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Jun 08, 2012andreareads rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
With the first book (The Mysterious Howling) the formal tone and old-fashioned language gave the effect of a book written close to the time the story is set, so I found the more modern references odd. With this second book it's clear from the first chapter that we are in the present day looking at the past, and the deliberate "compare and contrast" asides about the two time periods are used to humourous effect, so I enjoyed this book more than the first one. I also thought the plot in this second book was an improvement. We have some series wide mysteries (Have we all figured out Lord Fredrick's secret by now?) but this particular story of the children's adventures in London is resolved. Looking forward to the next.