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Like a lot of people, I'm a casual fan of the original Sherlock Holmes stories (ie. "the canon"), but am also plenty willing to pick up and enjoy one of the hundreds of pastiches for what they are. However, this first "authorized" Holmes story is a huge disappointment -- especially given my admiration for Horowitz's excellent TV series Foyle's War.
Not being an expert in the original stories, I'm hesitant to pronounce on how deftly the tone and texture are captured, other than to say that from ti ...more
Not being an expert in the original stories, I'm hesitant to pronounce on how deftly the tone and texture are captured, other than to say that from ti ...more
I experienced this as an audiobook read by the great Derek Jacobi, a performance than greatly enhanced the pleasure of following an intricate plot through fin de siecle London in the company of two of literature's most famous leading men and supported by a cast of familiar characters. Horowitz's reimagined Holmes has a bit more social conscience than Arthur Conan Doyle's original, and readers are clearly invited to see the horrors of social injustice that escape even the more reflective Dr. Wats
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Horowitz makes understanding Sherlock Holmes much easier and a lot more enjoyable. I loved this book.
Well done!! Surprise twist at the end that I did not expect!
I'm not a big fan of Sherlock Holmes but this book is actually pretty decent. I love how Watson played an important role here. And this novel was filled with some emotionally intense scenes - not as boring as some of Holmes's short stories :D
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