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Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Missing Stradivarius
'The languorous sounds of Holmes’ violin floated mournfully through the brisk autumnal air of the beckoning day. The death of Moriarty had a left a vacuum... he was attempting to fill by a far more diligent attention to the Stradivarius he had so felicitously acquired some year before...'
Arriving in London for what he hopes will be the concert of all concerts, the performance that will give him his big break and establish him as the virtuoso don of professional violinists, Donato del Nero awaits his moment with bated breath...
Donato del Nero has honed his skills to perfection on his beautiful and priceless instrument, the Medici Stradivarius.
This instrument, the once-secret treasure of Paganini, and Stradivarius’ masterpiece, rumour has it, possesses near-magical properties.
It is upon this instrument alone that Donato has realised his potential as a musical genius. So what will become of del Nero’s plans for a meteoric rise to musical success, if he cannot play the Medici Stradivarius?
For, shock horror, his most prized possession has been stolen!
Fearing the crumbling of his talent into dust without the instrument, del Nero presses Sherlock Holmes – who has hitherto been languishing in ennui since the death of his nemesis, Moriarty, leading him to consider retirement from the detective business – into action.
Holmes’ investigation of the theft quickly assumes a simultaneous and fascinating inquiry into the best kept secrets of the music world, from the secrets of virtuosity and musical interpretation, to clandestine formulas for the perfect instrument observed by the violin-making industry.
Will Holmes succeed in his quest to recover the stolen musical treasure? Or will it be too late, leaving del Nero’s talent and musical career to wilt before it had fully bloomed...
Charming, witty, and exquisitely erudite, The Case of the Missing Stradivarius is sure to delight fans of music and Conan Doyle alike.
Emanuel E. Garcia is an American poet and novelist who now calls New Zealand home.
Arriving in London for what he hopes will be the concert of all concerts, the performance that will give him his big break and establish him as the virtuoso don of professional violinists, Donato del Nero awaits his moment with bated breath...
Donato del Nero has honed his skills to perfection on his beautiful and priceless instrument, the Medici Stradivarius.
This instrument, the once-secret treasure of Paganini, and Stradivarius’ masterpiece, rumour has it, possesses near-magical properties.
It is upon this instrument alone that Donato has realised his potential as a musical genius. So what will become of del Nero’s plans for a meteoric rise to musical success, if he cannot play the Medici Stradivarius?
For, shock horror, his most prized possession has been stolen!
Fearing the crumbling of his talent into dust without the instrument, del Nero presses Sherlock Holmes – who has hitherto been languishing in ennui since the death of his nemesis, Moriarty, leading him to consider retirement from the detective business – into action.
Holmes’ investigation of the theft quickly assumes a simultaneous and fascinating inquiry into the best kept secrets of the music world, from the secrets of virtuosity and musical interpretation, to clandestine formulas for the perfect instrument observed by the violin-making industry.
Will Holmes succeed in his quest to recover the stolen musical treasure? Or will it be too late, leaving del Nero’s talent and musical career to wilt before it had fully bloomed...
Charming, witty, and exquisitely erudite, The Case of the Missing Stradivarius is sure to delight fans of music and Conan Doyle alike.
Emanuel E. Garcia is an American poet and novelist who now calls New Zealand home.
- GenresMystery
151 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 18, 2009
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December 23, 2017
"The Case of the Missing Stradivarius" eBook was published in 2016 (the original paper edition was published in 2009) and was written by Emanuel E Garcia. This is Mr. Garcia's first publication.
I received an ARC of this novel through https://www.netgalley.com in return for a fair and honest review. I categorize this novel as ‘G’. The story is set during the heyday of Sherlock Holmes. As you would expect, the primary characters are Sherlock Holmes and John Watson.
A noted violinist comes to London to give a performance, but his rare Stradivarius violin is stolen. He and his wife seek out help from Watson and Holmes to recover the rare instrument.
I was disappointed with this novella. I was really expecting more of a mystery with this 133 page Homes tale. The characters of Watson and Holmes were well represented, but I did not think much of the mystery they set about to solve. The cover are is OK, but I would have chosen something with a violin in it since that was the focus of the mystery. I give this novel a 2.7 (rounded up to a 3) out of 5.
Further book reviews I have written can be accessed at https://johnpurvis.wordpress.com/blog/.
I received an ARC of this novel through https://www.netgalley.com in return for a fair and honest review. I categorize this novel as ‘G’. The story is set during the heyday of Sherlock Holmes. As you would expect, the primary characters are Sherlock Holmes and John Watson.
A noted violinist comes to London to give a performance, but his rare Stradivarius violin is stolen. He and his wife seek out help from Watson and Holmes to recover the rare instrument.
I was disappointed with this novella. I was really expecting more of a mystery with this 133 page Homes tale. The characters of Watson and Holmes were well represented, but I did not think much of the mystery they set about to solve. The cover are is OK, but I would have chosen something with a violin in it since that was the focus of the mystery. I give this novel a 2.7 (rounded up to a 3) out of 5.
Further book reviews I have written can be accessed at https://johnpurvis.wordpress.com/blog/.
September 25, 2023
120 pages that could have been halved, too much devoted to the story of the violin and the violinist - to elevate this short story more needed to be devoted to the solving of the case by Holmes and Watson. On the plus side, what there was of Holmes was reasonable, but I felt Watson was given less gravitas. There are lots of notes with facts on characters mentioned in this story which are instructive. This isn't the cover I have on my copy, mine is a violin with the deep curve used to hold a profile of Holmes.
December 30, 2017
More violin than detective fiction
Not enough of Holmes and Watson. Too much violin. I'm not that interested in violin history. It needs more incidents of Ho!he's genius.
Not enough of Holmes and Watson. Too much violin. I'm not that interested in violin history. It needs more incidents of Ho!he's genius.
July 7, 2012
Actually, I am reading the eBook format.
Not my favorite story including Sherlock. Not bad, neither is it great and the story is somewhat predictable. Rather wordy almost lecturing about the different musicians... less on the building of character or plot.
Not my favorite story including Sherlock. Not bad, neither is it great and the story is somewhat predictable. Rather wordy almost lecturing about the different musicians... less on the building of character or plot.
May 22, 2017
1896 London and Donato del Nero arrives with his Stradivarius to give a concert. Unfortunately it is stolen and Holmes and Watson are brought in to investigate.
Too much about the violin, and not enough of the mystery though that is quite a straightforward one.
A NetGalley Book
Too much about the violin, and not enough of the mystery though that is quite a straightforward one.
A NetGalley Book
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