El tatuaje del dragón

Baker Street Mysteries #1

by Tim Pigott-Smith

Londres, 1893. Sherlock Holmes ha desaparecido y Billy Chizzell, su joven sirviente, sueña con encontrarlo y convertirse en el protagonista de los periódicos del día. Con la ayuda de Potts y Edie, sus dos mejores amigos, empezará a seguir la pista del famoso detective y se meterá en un lío del que le sacarán Sam y Renacuajo, dos huérfanos que sobreviven como pueden en la calle. Uniendo fuerzas, ingenio y valentía, los cinco continuarán investigando y pronto se verán arrastrados al peligroso mundo del clan de los Dragones de Shanghái, que están actuando en la ciudad, y al parecer a las órdenes de un viejo conocido de Holmes

Genres: Mystery

200 pages, Paperback

First published August 7, 2008

Reviews

[Vampirekav22]

boring!!!!!!

[Sara Kreps · Rating 2 out of 5]

first off, the scary looking figure on the cover is the hero of the story; the artistic style of the illustrator makes everyone look sinister. inside, the story about the founding of the baker street irregulars was fair but ignores the fact that, in the canon, they were formed without watson's knowledge, quite probably before he even knew holmes. my main issue with the story is that the telling of it was uneven, verging on erratic. the first half went smoothly enough but elements were just thrown in in the second half willy-nilly. for example, the titular tattoo is barely mentioned in the first part and only seen on one person; later it is mentioned that the guy was a member of the dragon clan (gang would've been a better word choice, among many options) and that must be why he has the tattoo. there was no mystery involved in the tattoo itself, uncovering the meaning of it, or how it ties into the current crime. i know this is a chapter book but the mystery could've been better executed. in fact, the main story isn't a mystery at all but an adventure: the kids who become the first irregulars trying to rescue a kidnapped friend but, since they see her being stashed in a warehouse, it's only a question of how. the secondary storyline, which could be considered a mystery, sees no investigation, is only given occasional lip service, and resolves itself in a twist anyone over the age of twelve could see several chapters prior. i'm not sure i recommend this book even for the target age group.

[Gary · Rating 3 out of 5]

As the first in a three-part series this book has a bit of foundation work that is necessary. But it succeeds and so whets the appetite nicely for the rest of the series.

This is the story of how Holmes came to use a group of children as an irregular police force. True to the Holmes brand.

Loved it.

[*unregistered_animagus* · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found it Watson!! The perfect Sherlock Holmes and Irregulars series I have ever read.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting twist to Sherlock Holmes this is about the kids he employed to help with his cases.