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Book Review of The Old Wine Shades (Richard Jury, Bk 20)

The Old Wine Shades  (Richard Jury, Bk 20)
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This is one of my favorite of the Richard Jurys. The elusive, splendidly written character of handsome & wealthy Harry Johnston (who vaguely resembles Melrose Plant)is a fascinating addition to the usual cast. I esp like the use of physics concepts to solve this particular & baffling mystery - the Super String Theory being one, (and how the Little Piddleton gang get involved with their own theories, of course). I love meeting the dog Mungo (with his need to move tiny kitten Elf around while he thinks) and the cat Schrödinger (Shoe for short), who will show up again in the next 3 books. Great reading experience, could not put this one down!