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renya36's review against another edition
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At first I was sceptical, not quite sure what to expect from a Sherlock not written by Conan A. Doyle.
When I started reading my perplexity disappeared as I was getting more and more involved with the discovery of the international plot revealed page after page.
Once again I was walking the streets of a Victorian London with Watson as my guide, once again trying to guess the complex and unfathomable way of thinking of Sherlock Holmes.
Dealing with street urchins, powerful villains, complex government figures and historical mysteries, trying to discovery the truth about a missing officer and to give peace to a grieving mother.
Dr Watson’s character felt, to me, better highlighted than in most of the other adventures and, somehow, I felt this made Sherlock’s character more easily readable, less distant and less bizarre somehow.
The adventure per se it is revealed slowly and with a lot of research mixed with bits of action, even fights. The tone of the novel becomes more and more complicated, taking an investigation over a military matter to another level, the discovery of a political conspiracy (involving even people on the front pages of the political scenario of that time).
“So you divined a secret battle and an international conspiracy, simply because you were looking for a missing sailor.”
At first I was sceptical, not quite sure what to expect from a Sherlock not written by Conan A. Doyle.
When I started reading my perplexity disappeared as I was getting more and more involved with the discovery of the international plot revealed page after page.
Once again I was walking the streets of a Victorian London with Watson as my guide, once again trying to guess the complex and unfathomable way of thinking of Sherlock Holmes.
Dealing with street urchins, powerful villains, complex government figures and historical mysteries, trying to discovery the truth about a missing officer and to give peace to a grieving mother.
Dr Watson’s character felt, to me, better highlighted than in most of the other adventures and, somehow, I felt this made Sherlock’s character more easily readable, less distant and less bizarre somehow.
The adventure per se it is revealed slowly and with a lot of research mixed with bits of action, even fights. The tone of the novel becomes more and more complicated, taking an investigation over a military matter to another level, the discovery of a political conspiracy (involving even people on the front pages of the political scenario of that time).
“So you divined a secret battle and an international conspiracy, simply because you were looking for a missing sailor.”
karo_221b's review against another edition
2.0
Ever wondered what a pastiche would look like if someone tries to cram all Sherlock Holmes clichés, myths and characters into one story? Then you have come to the right place! This book includes - but is not limited to - such gems as [MINOR SPOILERS]: An exaggerated drug habit, Holmes murdering people for justice, Moriarty and Mycroft in league with each other, awkward and open conversations about sex (which feel kinda out of place in a novel set in victorian times by the way), Watson lying in his stories to hide the truth - and more! If that's your sort of thing, then you probably will enjoy this novel. Otherwise... well, you'll give it 2 stars. But only because somehow you kept on reading till the end - hoping for a plot-twist, which would reveal that this book is really a Sherlock Holmes parody rather than a 'Further Adventure'. Unfortunately the 'twist' is the lame thing you've seen coming from the beginning...
zoer03's review against another edition
5.0
I love love love this pastiche and the new twist in the historic meeting between two great characters. This gives new life and answers some of the little questions and coincidences in " A Study in Scarlet" such as its quite a bit of a coincidence for Stamford to meet up with Watson in that hotel just as Watson arrives in London. It also gives Watson a bit more depth in his character and some meaning. This is a must read for all Sherlock fans.