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I devoured Sherlock Holmes when I was a kid. Loved everything about him and read all the stories. Either I have outgrown him over the years or I have simply read too many and seen too many to get that same thrill. Still, it is always fun to step into the familiar territory and watch him dissect a scene. When I read iconic works like this one, I try to remember that all that has come after was born here, in the imagination of this man, in the person of this character. When Sherlock Holmes took to
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The Hound is perhaps the best known, quintessential Sherlock mystery. It packs a bit of everything in - supernatural suspicions, ominous setting, eccentric characters, family heredity - you name it! It's interesting in that Holmes is absent for the majority of the novel and the reader is left with Dr Watson's account of things and his efforts at deduction. I quite enjoyed seeing more of Watson's character and how more of a lay-person might go about investigating and deducting. There is a suitabl
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This book held me so captive I'm sad I didn't pick it up sooner. A perfect read for the fall season - spooky, atmospheric, introspective and full of action.
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The BEST Sherlock Holmes.
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