Sherlock Holmes: Repeat Business: New Stories of the Great Detective

by Lyn McConchie

Have you ever wondered about the clients who came to the front door of 221B Baker whence they derived, how they heard of Holmes, who sent them? This book answers these questions. For, as Watson "I have often observed the two advantages that my friend Holmes has over most other private detectives and also the police. One is that it is very rare for him to fail, and the other springs from that. In short, his clients tend to recommend him vigorously to others, and, if they have a new problem themselves, it is to Holmes their mind automatically turns for aid again."Here are fourteen new cases by repeat customers written by award-winning author Lyn McConchie, in which the famous duo deals with blackmail, a kidnapped child, a lost gem of immense value, a missing girl, and other heinous crimes, including murder most foul--and know that for every crime investigated, there will be a Holmesian solution, of far better than seven percent!

Genres: Mystery

246 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 11, 2013

Reviews

[Shubhra · Rating 4 out of 5]

A surprisingly good collection - keeping in spirit with Holmes canon...
The name says 'Repeat Business', and so it has faithfully reintroduced those characteristic clients of Holmes - with some interesting new cases...
In fact, with such good success of Holmes, its a gap in the original Doyle works that clients never came back, or rare was the case of referrals... This book does a good job of filling such a gap well.
The writing is faithful, and the stories range from above-average to intelligent, hence, worthwhile reading for Holmesian fans.

[Joy Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this collection of 14 new cases investigated by Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson. That is, the cases are new--written by Lyn McConchie--but the clients are old. The stories start out with background and then move on to the new cases, which vary and are interesting. And most importantly, they have the flavor of Holmes mysteries, including background. It's not easy writing sequels, and I think she did a great job. (I'm always happy when that happens 'cause it's not often that it does...) Stories include: A Question of Presence, A Perfect Jewel, A Lie Once Told, On the Cliffs, and The Button-Box.

[Kim Holborn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommend!

I just finished this book and was so disappointed to be done already! I really enjoyed seeing familiar characters with new mysteries. Holmes and Watson were written to perfection.

[Rozonda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple and well written, these pastiche stories take a very plausible concept (clients that appear in the canon stories consult Holmes again after a few years, with different cases) and make it work easily.Very entertaining and pleasant reading.

[Read1000books · Rating 2 out of 5]

A good premise (clients from the original 60 stories return to Holmes with another case) and the author gets the "voices" right, but the stories just seem to fall flat, the single exception being "Strange Events In Finchley", which was very good. This edition also has lots of typo's. (Editors: put EYES on the paper!).