Sherlock Holmes Elegy for a Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Resurgent Mystery

by J.B. Varney

Holmes is back and…the game is still afoot! The year is 1899 and Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson are at home at 221B Baker Street as London endures its coldest winter in memory. Then comes a telegram from Sir Henry Baskerville, Baronet, filled with fearful premonitions and a supposed sighting of the ghost of Jack Stapleton, the evil mastermind behind “The Hound of the Baskervilles”, upon the moor. This is followed immediately by reports declaring the death of the Devonshire Baronet in a “tragic accident”. Were Sir Henry’s words to Holmes and Watson mere hysteria? Was the tragic accident really a brutal murder? Had Jack Stapleton, that devil of Dartmoor, truly returned from his grave in the Great Grimpen Mire?
Only Sherlock Holmes can help and soon he is upon the bitterly cold, windswept moor, the human bloodhound on the trail for truth again. In J. B. Varney’s “Resurgent Mysteries” the game is afoot and Holmes and Watson will soon find themselves in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an evil madman. Mr. Varney, himself a descendant of the Baskerville Line, offers the reader the first breathtaking adventure of his Resurgent Mystery Series. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are back in all their Victorian glory. Enjoy!

252 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 1, 2022

Reviews

[Christa Saccullo · Rating 2 out of 5]

I Enjoyed the Idea, buuut...

As an idea...this book was really good.

But it was hard to get through. Punctuation could really use some work...
The story starts in November and ends at Christmas, and I had no idea so much time had passed...
Scenes are very jerky...

This is the first book in a series the author has written. Maybe there are improvements. Otherwise, I don't recommend this one.

Christa

[Susan Santos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Slumber Party Remembrance

I read the legend of the hound at a slumber party decades ago. Scared about half of my friends.
I really liked the continuance of the friendship of Holmes and Watson, the appearance of Murray, and that evil did not win all in the end. Great descriptions of the countryside. I like stories with a sense of place.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not exactly Conan Doyle…

But certainly very similar in pace, interactions between characters, deductive show boating, and character development. A nice post script to the Hound, and an enjoyable read.

[P.A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wasn't sure what to expect from this author's take on the Baskerville story. What I got was a subsequent tale that was not only plausible, but well written in the style of Doyle himself. I look forward to reading other stories by Mr. Varney.

[Donn Sottolano · Rating 5 out of 5]

Compelling Story

Varney’s story is an exciting and well written conclusion to the tragedy of the Baskerville legacy. A must read for SH fans.