Die Themsemorde

Sherlock Holmes (Johanna M. Rieke) #1

by Johanna M. Rieke

Wir schreiben das Jahr 1890. London wird von einer Serie grausamer Morde heimgesucht. Zwischen den Opfern existiert keine Beziehung. Die einzige Gemeinsamkeit ist der Fundort der Leichen – nämlich das Themseufer. Scotland Yard ist ratlos und bittet Sherlock Holmes um Hilfe. Wird es Holmes und Dr. Watson gelingen, den Mörder zu überführen, bevor dieser erneut zuschlägt? Spannend, unterhaltend und ganz im Stil von Sir Arthur Conan Doyle gelingt es der Autorin mit ihrem Buch Die Themsemorde das viktorianische London aufl eben zu lassen. Johanna M. Rieke ist Diplom-Mathematikerin und seit frühester Jugend begeisterter Sherlock Holmes Fan. Versehen mit einer regen Fanatasie hat sie sich gerne Geschichten erdacht. Doch erst seit sie Mitglied in der Sherlock Holmes Society of London ist, hat sie ihren Wunsch, einen Kriminalroman zu schreiben, in die Tat umgesetzt. Die Themsemorde ist ihr erstes Buch, weitere sind in Arbeit.

124 pages, Paperback

First published April 21, 2015

About the author

Johanna M. Rieke, born in Germany, is a mathematician and an author.

Her authentically crafted, historic Sherlock Holmes stories, six up to 2021, are well-known in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. They have been published in German in book form and audio versions, and presented at the annual Frankfurt Book Fair. She is a member of the Sherlock Holmes Societies of Germany and London and of the Reichenbach Irregulars in Switzerland, where she lives, since marriage, near Basel.

Reviews

[Margaret · Rating 5 out of 5]

The year is 1890 and London is shocked by a series of brutal murders in London's docklands. Scotland Yard is desperate for assistance and call on Sherlock Holmes and John Watson to provide it.

"Sherlock Holmes and the Thames Murders" is a corker of a book. Well plotted and well written it is a delicious read from start to finish.

Ms. Rieke has kept the characters very true to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's originals, and the friendship between Holmes and Watson, always an important part of any pastiche for me, is rock solid.

"Sherlock Holmes and the Thames Murders" was first published in German in 2012. This English edition is published by MX Publishing in 2020.

The book evokes the time and the place with some considerable skill. It is no stretch of the imagination to describe the book as a masterpiece.

I look forward to reading the rest of Ms. Rieke's pastiches as they become available in English.

Thanks to Steve Emecz at MX Publishing for the review copy.

[Jane · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoy new approaches to Sherlock Homes, this novella was somewhat comfortable but not particularly rich or exciting. The characters were portrayed as more cut outs, and Watson really lacked. Solving the mystery was a bit clumsy. Im glad I tried this series but I don’t think I will continue… really more 2.5

[Pascal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Spannend zu lesen. Der Flair von Sherlock Holmes wird genau getroffen und der Schreibstil passt gut.