Match Wits With Sherlock Holmes, Volume 2: The Adventure of the Cardboard Box & A Scandal in Bohemia

Match Wits with Sherlock Holmes #2

by Murray Shaw

Presents two adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, each accompanied by a section identifying the clues mentioned in the story and explaining the reasoning used by Holmes to put the clues together and come up with a solution. Also includes a map highlighting the sites of the mysteries.

Genres: Mystery

47 pages, Library Binding

First published February 1, 1990

About the author

Murray Shaw is a kitchen designer and a writer of books for children about Sherlock Holmes.

Reviews

[Bert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful tale that stand the test of time. I thoroughly enjoyed the narration.

Listened to this on chirpbooks.com.

[Zahnii (Suzanne) Artis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not sure if this is really an elementary book. Would seem better for middle, maybe 5th. It kept the original feeling of the Sherlock stories.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Several reasons to read this book (along with the others in the series) include its concisely written style (and short), it having two, not just one, mystery per book, and it is written in a dramatic fashion.

Not only those things,but at the end, it relieves the reader of the discomfort of not recalling all of the clues by listing each clue at the end in detail.

I admit, the second of the two short mysteries ended in a much more mild manner than I secretly hoped (because, in stories, I like some conflict). Nonetheless, it was well written!

This is not a short enough story to read aloud, but certainly is long enough for a student to read personally from the school library.

[Veronica · Rating 5 out of 5]

The first story is about an old Lady who receives a box with two ears inside. Sherlock Holmes deduce that is a murder of two people. One is a sister and the other is the lover.
The second story is about

I like this stories. Easy to follow and the idea of having the clues at the end make the opportunity to discover what was Sherlock Homes reasoning to solve the mystery.