Fun escapist reading. . .

If you want a book that you can not think to much about and enjoy a quick read in a good chair, you will probably like this one.
If you are looking for something more cerebral, you may want pick one I reviewed a week or so ago.
The Crack in the Lens is another 'Young Sherlock Holmes' without the Spielberg touches.
The book explores the life of a 17 year old Holmes, and, in it's own way, finds reasons for Sherlock's behavior as an adult, as well as helping to explain why he became a detective. It also tries  to explain Holmes hate for Moriarty.
We find Holmes and his two brothers growing up on a Yorkshire estate, in a household controlled by a domineering, inflexible and unimaginative father. His mother only floats around the edges of the book.
We find him close to his brothers, and well like by most within the story.
It is of course somewhat of a love story, hence the reference to Young Sherlock Holmes.
With the exception of part of the book near the end, the book moves well.
The author handles life on an estate well.
You will not spend a lot of time analyzing and discussing this book, but sometimes that's OK. My favorite thing about the book is that it makes Holmes out to be a Yorkshire man. I enjoyed it for what it was worth and I am looking forward to her other upcoming Holmes books.