Sherlock Holmes: Murder at the Cabaret

by Gary Reed, Michael Zigerlig (Illustrations), Guy Davis (Contributor)

Murder at a famed cabaret! Sherlock Holmes is called in to investigate a double murder at a cabaret in Paris...a crime that has to be kept silent. But Inspector Bodine claims the murder and motive are obvious and Mr. Holmes’ services are not needed. Holmes demonstrates that not everything is as it first appears with more than enough suspicions and contradictory clues to go around. With guest character appearances such as Oscar Wilde and Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec, the mystery weaves a tapestry of betrayal and forbidden love.

58 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2016

About the author

There is more than one author with this name

Gary Reed was a prolific comic book writer and publisher. He was formerly the publisher of Caliber Comics and Vice President of McFarlane Toys.

Also wrote under assumed names (including Brent Truax, Kyle Garrett, Randall Thayer).

Reviews

[Jason G · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a big Sherlock Holmes fan and a comic book fan I thought this book would be a quick read. The setting in the moulin rouge gave the book an interesting setting. As the story developed you can see the author's attempt to craft Sherlock Holmes as an investigator and not as a genius. The comic book style allowed for a visually stunning narrative. The plot of the book was pretty easy to guess from the onset. The character of Sherlock Holmes had a degree of his investigative genius from the past but not as much as classical books have so the story was lacking. As a graphic novel I think they did a decent job with Sherlock Holmes.