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Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective #12
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Volume 12
FIVE NEW MYSTERIES! Why do people cheat, rob and murder? Why are people tempted to commit dark deeds? These are the questions that have always plagued the great detective, Sherlock Holmes. In this, the 12th Volume of the best-selling series, Consulting Detective, he and his faithful companion, Dr. Watson, take on five new cases that will challenge their intellect and lead them through the twisted minds of nefarious souls. From chasing after a notorious confidence man to solving the death of a twin, a stolen tattoo or the murder of a bride before her wedding day, writers I.A. Watson, Barbara Doran, Fred Adams Jr. and Brad Mengel have produced truly remarkable mysteries guaranteed to keep Holmes and Watson fans up late into the night. Once again the game is afoot!!
180 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 15, 2018
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November 29, 2020
This was a good collect collection of pastiches grounded in canon and presented in the fashion of new Pulp.
I.A. Watson presented too superlative stories. 'The Nottingham Crakster' was entertaining. 'The Hangman's Daughter' was gruesome. Both were very well-researched, as we have come to expect from the author.
Barbara Doran's 'The Counterfeit Secretary' was a letdown. Rather than a coherent mystery it was a mishmash that went nowhere.
Fred Addams Jr's 'The Pepperbox Affair' was less about brain and more about brawn. But it was good.
Brad Mengel's 'The Adventure of the Stolen Tattoo' was dark and very competent.
Overall, a very good anthology for Holmesians.
I.A. Watson presented too superlative stories. 'The Nottingham Crakster' was entertaining. 'The Hangman's Daughter' was gruesome. Both were very well-researched, as we have come to expect from the author.
Barbara Doran's 'The Counterfeit Secretary' was a letdown. Rather than a coherent mystery it was a mishmash that went nowhere.
Fred Addams Jr's 'The Pepperbox Affair' was less about brain and more about brawn. But it was good.
Brad Mengel's 'The Adventure of the Stolen Tattoo' was dark and very competent.
Overall, a very good anthology for Holmesians.
November 2, 2018
Good collection
Uniformly good stories in authentic Doylean voice. I would have given five stars had not one glaring error to Canon been allowed to pass through the publication process. In the story "The Hangman's Daughter" Dr Roylott of "Speckled Band" notoriety is referred to not once but several times having met his fate at the end of a hangman's noose. As anyone who has read Canon knows, Roylott died as the result of the snake he'd trained to kill his stepdaughters retorting back on him after Holmes beat it back up the bell pull which Roylott had trained it to descend into his victims' room.
If one is going to use a Canon character, even in passing like this, it would behoove the author to check the original story. As it stands the impression is given that the author has not bothered to read the same! Otherwise good story, but this faux pas knocked me right out of the story at each reference.
Uniformly good stories in authentic Doylean voice. I would have given five stars had not one glaring error to Canon been allowed to pass through the publication process. In the story "The Hangman's Daughter" Dr Roylott of "Speckled Band" notoriety is referred to not once but several times having met his fate at the end of a hangman's noose. As anyone who has read Canon knows, Roylott died as the result of the snake he'd trained to kill his stepdaughters retorting back on him after Holmes beat it back up the bell pull which Roylott had trained it to descend into his victims' room.
If one is going to use a Canon character, even in passing like this, it would behoove the author to check the original story. As it stands the impression is given that the author has not bothered to read the same! Otherwise good story, but this faux pas knocked me right out of the story at each reference.
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