Should you read The Final Problem by Arturo Perez-Reverte? | Why spy fans will love Moscow X

In this episode, first we have a spoiler-free review for mood readers of *The Final Problem* by Arturo Pérez-Reverte — a Golden Age locked-room murder mystery set on a Greek island in 1960. We have an aging actor forever shadowed by his most famous role: playing Sherlock Holmes on the silver screen. From there, we head into Unearthed, where we look at the real man behind that shadow — actor Basil Rathbone, and his true story of heroism as a WWI intelligence officer. Then it's over to The Tavern for a bonus review of David McCloskey's CIA spy thriller, *Moscow X* — vibing heavily in Moscow, Langley, London, and a Mexican horse ranch (the third in this series, London House, dropped recently). We close things out on Notes from the Road with a trip to Costa Rica including a hillside Airbnb overlooking the sea, a jungle stay near Arenal Volcano, and the strangest bird call you'll ever hear. Time stamped for convenience and links to order the books below!  (00:00) Welcome readers  (1:44) Spoiler-Free review of The Final Problem (4:38) Parnassus Books in Nashville, TN (8:02) Why this book is deeper than your typical mystery (12:11) Stats & the bottom line (13:33) Real life inspiration for the book, Basil Rathbone, who played Sherlock Holmes and what that has to do with James Bond (17:38) The Tavern - Spoiler-free review of Moscow X, by David McCloskey  (24:40) Costa Rica and advice if you’re travelling there (27:15) The weirdest bird call I’ve ever heard How to support the show? Follow, review, share, shop! ORDER: *The Final Problem*, by Arturo Perez Reverte  ORDER: *Moscox X*, 1st in the series, by David McCloskey  ORDER: *London Station*, 3rd in the series  Link to the place we stayed near Arenal Volcano below, with the weird birds: https://www.villadecary.com/ Link to hear birdcall of the Montezuma Oropendolaon youtube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FQKfukpV4X8 **Sign up for email updates or send us a note:** thebookandthevibe.com/contact/ Support the show Support the podcast here**:**  https://www.buzzsprout.com/2619689/support **Shop the** HIGHLY CURATED BOOKSHOP HERE **or below.**   https://bookshop.org/lists/the-book-and-the-vibe-a-mostly-historical-fiction-podcast **The below bio.site link will take you to all socials, website, curated bookshop and more.**  bio.site/Thebookandthevibe