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The Remarkable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Volume Two
More remarkable mysteries from the master detective!
Mike Adamson returns with ten terrific tales to astound, confound and provide puzzlement most profound! What is the significance of a coin featuring a rat on one side, and a skull on the other? Which criminal activity can be revealed by the weight of a coffin? Who hid hundreds of guineas in a secret bricked-up apartment? Who absconded with the twenty missing Maxim guns? How can a missing train threaten the life of Queen Victoria? And which criminal organization had the gall to leave our Great Detective a farewell letter?
Mike Adamson returns with ten terrific tales to astound, confound and provide puzzlement most profound! What is the significance of a coin featuring a rat on one side, and a skull on the other? Which criminal activity can be revealed by the weight of a coffin? Who hid hundreds of guineas in a secret bricked-up apartment? Who absconded with the twenty missing Maxim guns? How can a missing train threaten the life of Queen Victoria? And which criminal organization had the gall to leave our Great Detective a farewell letter?
314 pages, Hardcover
Published September 21, 2025
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October 21, 2025
Mike Adamson writes (mostly) excellent traditional pastiches. They are well-researched, with the characters remaining canonical and the writing lucid to keep the reader moving along. This book contains ten such tales. Except the 'The Squires of Finchley'— a bloated, soporific piece full of dumped information and derivative of several canonical tales— most of these stories were rather enjoyable.
Best thing about these two volumes, in my opinion, was the setting up of 'The Final Problem'. While Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had used it merely as a tool to get rid of his creation, Adamson creates a singularly grim and inevitable confrontation between the opposites. Through a series of tales that depict changing times, changing minds, he presents us with the eternal clash between light and darkness.
Well played, Sir.
Highly recommended.
Best thing about these two volumes, in my opinion, was the setting up of 'The Final Problem'. While Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had used it merely as a tool to get rid of his creation, Adamson creates a singularly grim and inevitable confrontation between the opposites. Through a series of tales that depict changing times, changing minds, he presents us with the eternal clash between light and darkness.
Well played, Sir.
Highly recommended.
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