Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Volume 6

Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective #6

by I.A. Watson, Michael Black, Alan Porter

Gaslight Mysteries Sherlock Holmes, arguably the greatest fictional character ever created, returns along with his faithful friend, Dr. Watson, in five new stories pitting his deductive skills against all manner of gaslight villainy. A man awakens in a sanitarium claiming to be Dr. John Watson. A young student is charged with the murder of his famous professor. A Paris gang of jewel thieves brings the Great Detective to the City of Lights. Murder in a London opium den unlocks the evil lurking within the estate of a prestigious British family and the ghost of Dr. Moriarty may have risen from the grave to challenge his Baker Street rival one final time. These are the baffling cases documented here by writers I.A. Watson, Michael A. Black, Alan J. Porter and Greg Hatcher; all guaranteed to keep Holmes fans intrigued and entertained from the first tale to the last. The fog rolls in off the Thames, the clip-clop of hansom cabs rolls by and shrill screams cut through the night. Once more the game is afoot!

Kindle Edition

First published June 24, 2014

Reviews

[Riju Ganguly · Rating 4 out of 5]

The good people at Airship 27 have given us another set of fine, and eminently readable novellas describing the 'best and the wisest man' as described by Doctor Wataon. These are:
1. I.A. Watson's "The Case of the Counterfeit Watson": A dark, thrilling, and taut tale of twisted vengeance and reprisal.
2. Michael A. Black's "A Most Unusual Dichotomy": Another dark story, featuring a very real person, full of suspense and action.
3. Alan J. Porter's "The Case of the Sugar Pearls": The worst story of this collection, full of unnecessary pomp and absurd action, rendering the story rather unreadable.
4. Michael A. Black's "The Dark Visage in the Mirror": A grim and taut story which, despite its predictability, doesn't lose its shine.
5. Greg Hatcher's "The Adventure of the Infernal Inheritance": A brilliant story that succeeds in giving us the 'Infernal' device that all Holmesians have thought in connection with Professor Moriarty at some point of time, but had never got.
Overall, a highly readable and enjoyable collection of tales of the Great Detective.
Recommended.

[Edo Bosnar · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very enjoyable collection of Holmes stories - and you don't have to be very knowledgeable about Sherlock Holmes to enjoy and appreciate them.
Even so, I think all four of the authors did a really nice job of capturing Doyle's style, so this book is another worthy addition to the now vast body of Holmes pastiches.

[Shubhra · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good book in this continuing, excellent series of pastiches. Stays in spirit of the canon, and sticks to the narrative style of how Sir Doyle would have written it.
A good read... Worthwhile for those who take interest in Holmes.

[I A · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some more fine and varied tales in a series that just keep on cranking them out.

[Can't review the first story though, as I wrote it].