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Sherlock Holmes: A Year of Mystery #4
Sherlock Holmes: A Year of Mystery 1884
The ongoing saga of a beautiful friendship!
For all we know, or think we know, about Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, what we don't know is far, far greater. In one of the duo's most exciting cases, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, we know when Helen Stoner arrives "in a considerable state of excitement" at the door of 221B Baker Street, seeking the assistance of Holmes and Watson: "It was early in April in the year '83..." But what happened during the rest of 1883? Or all of 1884?
To help fill the void, we have asked today's top Sherlockian writers to rummage through their Watsonian correspondence and uncover the many mysteries left untold until now.
There's a new story for every month of the year, forewords from noted Holmesians, and a gorgeous cover from Jeffrey McKeever, whose work continues to grace the pages of The Strand Magazine!
The game is afoot!
For all we know, or think we know, about Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, what we don't know is far, far greater. In one of the duo's most exciting cases, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, we know when Helen Stoner arrives "in a considerable state of excitement" at the door of 221B Baker Street, seeking the assistance of Holmes and Watson: "It was early in April in the year '83..." But what happened during the rest of 1883? Or all of 1884?
To help fill the void, we have asked today's top Sherlockian writers to rummage through their Watsonian correspondence and uncover the many mysteries left untold until now.
There's a new story for every month of the year, forewords from noted Holmesians, and a gorgeous cover from Jeffrey McKeever, whose work continues to grace the pages of The Strand Magazine!
The game is afoot!
- GenresShort StoriesCrime
417 pages, Paperback
First published November 13, 2022
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August 27, 2024
A pretty good collection of stories from when Holmes has a reputation built up and is getting better, more regular cases. The quality varies but is all pretty well done. This whole series of Year of Mystery books was pretty solid.
January 28, 2024
Following the thoughtful 'Timeline 1884' and the cracking Introduction from Tracy Clark in the form of 'Sherlock Holmes: The Bomb-diggity' and Richard T. Ryan's 'Foreword' we have thirteen stories covering twelve months and two bonus stories.
Except the over-written anf drankly moronic "Strictly Business" by Stephanie Shaw and the rubbish "The Web of Duplicity" by Gordon Dymowski all the tales were interesting and readable. They were full of charm and pace, punctuated by bouts of nastiness and violence. The bonus stories were also effective, full of empathy and detection.
Overall, although this volume is somewhat lesser than the previous three (situation being compounded by the aforementioned two padded tales), it's definitely enjoyable and very good indeed.
Recommended.
Except the over-written anf drankly moronic "Strictly Business" by Stephanie Shaw and the rubbish "The Web of Duplicity" by Gordon Dymowski all the tales were interesting and readable. They were full of charm and pace, punctuated by bouts of nastiness and violence. The bonus stories were also effective, full of empathy and detection.
Overall, although this volume is somewhat lesser than the previous three (situation being compounded by the aforementioned two padded tales), it's definitely enjoyable and very good indeed.
Recommended.
March 23, 2023
Another Collection of Wonderful Stories
Well done y'all. This is definitely a series worth collecting and rereading for years to come.
The fourth year of Holmes and Watson's friendship. Honestly, the third year stories were a bit more interesting, but these still had gold, especially the first three and very last story. And all told by experienced Holmes writers.
Christa
Well done y'all. This is definitely a series worth collecting and rereading for years to come.
The fourth year of Holmes and Watson's friendship. Honestly, the third year stories were a bit more interesting, but these still had gold, especially the first three and very last story. And all told by experienced Holmes writers.
Christa
January 7, 2023
Very good series
I prefer short story volumes rather than novels. This series of books fill the bill admirably with good stories well written.
I prefer short story volumes rather than novels. This series of books fill the bill admirably with good stories well written.
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