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Sherlock Holmes
The Game of Cat and Mouse
The interior was dark and neither of us searched for a lamp or switch. There came a ticking of some clock or another. And the sound of a dripping faucet somewhere in the house was like a hammer to an anvil. Our breaths were loud, but my heart sounded louder to me. Interestingly enough, Holmes moved as though he’d been through here before. I had no time to ponder this as somewhere behind us, I heard a door shut and then the click of a lock.
1. A Strange Affair with the Woman on the Tracks
2. The Case of the missing Mayan Codices
3. The Case of the Cracked Mirror
4. The Mystery of the Poisoned Tomb
5. The Curse of a Native
6. The Mystery of the Faceless Bride
7. The Sphinx Collection (Three Holmes' stories in one book)
8. The Phoenix Collection (Three Holmes' stories in one book)
Seventh in a string of new stories set in the late 19th century, no fictional character is more renowned for his powers of thought and observation than Sherlock Holmes.
1. A Strange Affair with the Woman on the Tracks
2. The Case of the missing Mayan Codices
3. The Case of the Cracked Mirror
4. The Mystery of the Poisoned Tomb
5. The Curse of a Native
6. The Mystery of the Faceless Bride
7. The Sphinx Collection (Three Holmes' stories in one book)
8. The Phoenix Collection (Three Holmes' stories in one book)
Seventh in a string of new stories set in the late 19th century, no fictional character is more renowned for his powers of thought and observation than Sherlock Holmes.
18 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2014
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Pennie Mae Cartawick
62 books66 followersBorn: Catherine Cartawick.
Pennie Mae Cartawick is a best selling author of both fiction and nonfiction books. Her work is based on a variety of subjects including weight management and nutrition, recipe books, horror novelettes, and short Sherlock Holmes mysteries.
She was born in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England and emigrated to Florida in 1993.
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Pennie Mae Cartawick is a best selling author of both fiction and nonfiction books. Her work is based on a variety of subjects including weight management and nutrition, recipe books, horror novelettes, and short Sherlock Holmes mysteries.
She was born in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England and emigrated to Florida in 1993.
http://penniemaecartawick.wordpress.c...
View my original paintings at:
http://penniemaecartawick.wix.com/mysite
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October 2, 2014
If you are a Sherlock Holmes fan, you'll find what you want here--Sherlock Holmes, Watson, and a mystery that is skillfully unraveled. The process of Sherlock Holmes' reasoning skills is as awe-inspiring as it should be. He presents his evidence and observations, and you are left thinking, as the reader, "Wow, I wish I could think like that!"
But my favorite part of this short story is the language. There were several places where I thought, "Man, I love how that was written." Just the smallest things are enough to make me marvel.
The first sentence starts it off perfectly: "Today seems to me particularly vile in nature with skies as grey, grungy and tattered as the laundry around the lower flats." Later, there are other gems of sentences such as this one: "The time between the discharge of her duty and her disappearance was short enough to pass as magic." Another great line: "The streets were already beginning to buzz with life even as last night’s dew arose in sheets of steam."
This story really got me to thinking more about language. It's not enough to simply cut to the action as soon as you can--you should breathe life into your stories by respecting the beauty that language can reveal. I adored all the sentences like these which were to be found in the work--wonderfully crafted, yet not extraneous to the work as they very well could have been.
As you read this work, pay attention to the beauty of the language. We do not often receive as many gems in a work as this short story offers.
But my favorite part of this short story is the language. There were several places where I thought, "Man, I love how that was written." Just the smallest things are enough to make me marvel.
The first sentence starts it off perfectly: "Today seems to me particularly vile in nature with skies as grey, grungy and tattered as the laundry around the lower flats." Later, there are other gems of sentences such as this one: "The time between the discharge of her duty and her disappearance was short enough to pass as magic." Another great line: "The streets were already beginning to buzz with life even as last night’s dew arose in sheets of steam."
This story really got me to thinking more about language. It's not enough to simply cut to the action as soon as you can--you should breathe life into your stories by respecting the beauty that language can reveal. I adored all the sentences like these which were to be found in the work--wonderfully crafted, yet not extraneous to the work as they very well could have been.
As you read this work, pay attention to the beauty of the language. We do not often receive as many gems in a work as this short story offers.
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