A young boy’s dog is cruelly slain. A British agent is murdered aboard a train and the daughter of a distinguished military officer commits suicide. These are just three of the five mysteries contained in this volume of new Sherlock Holmes adventures as offered by writers I.A. Watson, R.A. Jones, George Tackes and Jonathan Casey. Each offers the brilliant Holmes and his ever loyal companion, Dr. Watson, unique and exotic puzzles that will test their skills and bring them face to face with murder most foul.
Usually I enjoy one of the authors in this anthology, but none of the stories are especially entertaining . The one by Casey is, at best, an exaggerated caricature of Mycroft, Sherlock, and Watson. Plenty of other Holmes stories out there that are more true to the characters and more entertaining.