Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Blue Gem

On the Case with Holmes & Watson #3

by Arthur Conan Doyle, M.J. Cosson, Sophie Rohrbach (Illustrator)

" A hat, a goose, and a priceless blue gem ...Can Sherlock Holmes add up the clues?

When countess's blue gem is stolen and winds up inside a goose, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson jump on the case. But will they ever find the thief? Or is it just a wild goose chase? "

Genres: Graphic Novels, Mystery, Fiction, Comics

48 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2010

About the author

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle was a Scottish writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for A Study in Scarlet, the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Sherlock Holmes stories are milestones in the field of crime fiction.

Doyle was a prolific writer. In addition to the Holmes stories, his works include fantasy and science fiction stories about Professor Challenger, and humorous stories about the Napoleonic soldier Brigadier Gerard, as well as plays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels. One of Doyle's early short stories, "J. Habakuk Jephson's Statement" (1884), helped to popularise the mystery of the brigantine Mary Celeste, found drifting at sea with no crew member aboard.

Reviews

[Katie Solt · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was cute book

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

[Anthonia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderfully portrayed in graphic novel form the adventures of sherlock holmes. A must read.

[Minnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Auch diese Geschichte von SH kannte ich schon 😎 Ich bin aber dennoch begeistert von den Comics 🥰 Eine echt tolle Umsetzung.


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[Claudia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Once again it's nice to read a graphic novel in between other stuff, but somehow I miss the details a novel offers.

The story was good, a typical Sherlock Holmes story. But even if it's nice to read the graphic novel, I think I'll re-read them in one of my target languages.

3,75/5

[Susan Menk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tags: Sherlock Holmes, mystery, graphic novels, easy reader, case files, humor

This graphic novel version of the famous "Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" in the Sherlock Holmes mysteries by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is a fun romp. The story line and language are simplified to entice beginning and reluctant readers to enjoy these mysteries. The story is told in the guise of Dr. Watson writing a report, or case file, about some of his adventures with Holmes.

Shaw, Murray and Cosson, J.M., illustrated by Shopie Rohrbach. "Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Blue Gem." part of a series entitled "On the Case with Homes and Watson" #3.Graphic Universe: Minneapolis, 2011.

[Christiane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Volume three in the series adapts the story "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" where a priceless jewel somehow ends up in a holiday goose. It takes a few liberties with the original but not in a bad way. As in the other volumes there is an excellent "Further Reading and Websites" list at the end. These books are an easy, fun way to introduce the Sherlock Holmes stories to young readers.

[Becca Sharp · Rating 5 out of 5]

The well-known mystery solving team of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are at it again in this graphic novel. The duo works to put the clues together to solve the mystery of the missing blue gem in a very easy to read, riveting story.

[Shiela · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one wasn't as good as the other two.

[Tif · Rating 2 out of 5]

As a graphic novel, this book was not very interesting. I don't think I could recommend it to someone of the age it was meant for.