Sherlock Holmes & The Mystery of the Last Line

New Sherlock Holmes Adventures #3

by M. Pepper Langlinais

When Holmes rousts Watson and Mrs Hudson from their beds early one morning, they follow him without question, only to land at the estate of Holmesweald, Holmes's childhood home. Holmes has brought them there to see him through the process of ending his cocaine habit. Meanwhile, Watson discovers a diary that he is sure can help him solve the greatest mystery yet--that of Sherlock Holmes himself.

Genres: Mystery, Fiction

31 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 15, 2012

About the author

M Pepper Langlinais is an author, award-winning screenwriter, and produced playwright. She writes in a wide variety of genres including mystery, fantasy, and historical romance. M worked on the set of the film "Hope Floats" and was a participant in the Shakespeare at Winedale program at UT Austin. She has also taught Shakespeare, mythology, and creative writing. She earned a Master of Arts from Emerson College and worked for Houghton Mifflin and Pearson before deciding to write full time. M lives in Livermore, California.

Note that the author does not use a period after her first initial, though Amazon and Goodreads insist on including one.

Reviews

[Dominic · Rating 5 out of 5]

Deep into Holmes' past

This story starts out simple enough to finally tackle Holmes' but uncovers much of his intimate past. Looking forward to more of these.

[Frank Papafotiou · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed reading. Not got the magic but has the flavour of the original author. Enjoyable nevertheless.

[Christine Rains · Rating 5 out of 5]

Holmes takes Watson and Mrs. Hudson back to his childhood home to conquer his cocaine habit. His rehabilitation is rough, especially when there is nothing to occupy him. Until Watson comes across an old diary which opens up a Holmes family mystery like none other.

You'll find this well written tale in the traditional style. There is nothing of the new action packed Sherlock in this. The mystery looms, but the writing is fine and subtle. I highly recommend this read to those who loved the original Sherlock Holmes books.

[Michele bookloverforever · Rating 3 out of 5]

ends with more questions than answers....Sherlock returns to his childhood home after the death of mycroft to kick his cocaine habit. he also finds the skeletal remains of his mother buried in the back yard with her wedding ring stuck in her throat! there are hints of possible sexual abuse in Sherlock' s childhood. they all leave with lots of questions unanswered as Sherlock shuts the door on his past to face the future.

[Christina · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't feel that this author kept the the spirit of what Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wanted for his characters.

[Jim · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sorry but I did not care for this.

[Gary Varney · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Author did a decent job in keeping with the Sherlock Holmes feel... But ended it rather abruptly..

[Alan Brindley-Taylor · Rating 1 out of 5]

Sorry not impressed at all especially with the abrupt ending.