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Word: genuflect (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1945-1945
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This literary descendant of the Master deserves the nostalgic sighs his exploits will bring from most died-in-the-red Baker Street Irregulars. Readers who do not genuflect before No. 7 will note that Detective Pons shares his prototype's shortcomings along with his virtues: his puzzles aren't always puzzling and his Dr. Watson is more ponderously thick headed than is absolutely necessary. Ver dict: good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Recent Mysteries, Nov. 19, 1945 | 11/19/1945 | See Source »

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