Sherlock Holmes and the Lyme Regis Legacy in David Ruffle's Sherlock Holmes group

Aug 11, 2014 Mike Hogan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Sherlock Holmes and The Lyme Regis Legacy
In the second in Mr Ruffle’s trilogy we find once again the authentic tones of Doctor Watson’s narrative voice in a tale of revenge set in the pleasant resort of Lyme Regis.
Watson describes a series of murders that resonate with several canonical stories, particularly The Sign of Four and The Hound of the Baskervilles. A reluctant Holmes who prefers bee-keeping to sleuth-hounding, Watson and a nicely-drawn Inspector Lestrade attempt to track a fiend who e ...more

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Sep 28, 2012 Philip Jones rated it really liked it

This is another collection of tales by David Ruffle. By my count it is his fourth collection, but I am not sure of the various publishing dates and editions involved. This collection begins with a lengthy novella and includes a dozen or more, shorter items. Those that are not fragments could be described as short stories. Most have some Sherlockian content, but some have no relation to Holmes and Watson.

The title story is quite interesting and draws its villain from deep in Holmes’ past. Mycroft ...more

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May 08, 2013 Pamela rated it really liked it

Shelves: victorian-mystery

This was a well written story about Dr. Watson, and Sherlock Holmes. My only complaint about this series, is that the main story is not that long, and the rest of the book is filled with short unrelated stories, concerning Mr. Holmes. There are also just pages of information, like his death, and birth. These are interesting tidbits, but I bought the book because of the story listed on the back. That should have been book length.....

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