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A mysterious veiled lady carries a counterfeit painting into an art dealer's office. A widow with three hands slips out of a church door. A farmer lies dead in a barn, his son accused of his murder. A skeleton with a silver locket is unearthed in a back garden.What do they have in common? The famous resident of 221b Baker Street. From the gas-lit clamour of London's streets, to the isolated Welsh countryside, the great detective Sherlock Holmes, accompanied as always by his faithful friend and biographer Dr Watson, must solve cases as complex as any he has known before, some of which bring him face to face with old enemies from the past, figures left behind in the mists of the Reichenbach Falls. A brand new cache of original cases from the brilliant imagination of June Thomson displays the master of the art of deduction at his intriguing best and proves that the game is still very much afoot.… (más)
A collection of new short stories featuring the great detective and his loyal sidekick Dr Watson, it mimics very well the tone and atmosphere of the originals, even down to the outrageous coincidences and more than a hint of preposterousness. The author displays her knowledge of all matters Sherlock Holmes by cross-referencing previous cases in footnotes by the (fictitious) editor of these case histories.
The majority of the cases deal with rather trifling matters and are not terribly memorable, while the last two stories mark a step up in intensity and emotional investment but are not entirely satisfactory; 'The Case of the Missing Belle Fille' in particular leaves an important question unanswered. In all, the stories are mildly diverting, and I don't think I will seek out any of the other volumes of new Sherlock Holmes stories by this author - one for the die-hard fans and completists, in my opinion. ( )
A reasonable collection of seven new Sherlock Holmes stories. A number of them deal with quite banal crimes, though the collection improved as it went on and the last two, the Missing Belle Fille and the Watchful Waiter I thought were particularly strong. The depiction of Holmes and Watson was I thought pretty authentic. ( )
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To Guy Marriott, President of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London, with grateful thanks.
And also to 'Suzy', the laptop expert who saved my sanity on many occasions.
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Although some of you may already know how the collections of the hitherto unpublished Sherlock Holmes stories came into the possession of myself and my late uncle, for those of you unfamiliar with the details, I will recount them as briefly as possible.
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Información procedente del conocimiento común inglés.Edita para encontrar en tu idioma.
Standing there in silence we looked east over the moonlit sea to where those soldier ants were already gathering and whose mission, like Moriarty's, that arch-fiend, was to bring about the downfall of us and all that we, and millions like us, held most precious: our liberty and our lives.
A mysterious veiled lady carries a counterfeit painting into an art dealer's office. A widow with three hands slips out of a church door. A farmer lies dead in a barn, his son accused of his murder. A skeleton with a silver locket is unearthed in a back garden.What do they have in common? The famous resident of 221b Baker Street. From the gas-lit clamour of London's streets, to the isolated Welsh countryside, the great detective Sherlock Holmes, accompanied as always by his faithful friend and biographer Dr Watson, must solve cases as complex as any he has known before, some of which bring him face to face with old enemies from the past, figures left behind in the mists of the Reichenbach Falls. A brand new cache of original cases from the brilliant imagination of June Thomson displays the master of the art of deduction at his intriguing best and proves that the game is still very much afoot.
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The majority of the cases deal with rather trifling matters and are not terribly memorable, while the last two stories mark a step up in intensity and emotional investment but are not entirely satisfactory; 'The Case of the Missing Belle Fille' in particular leaves an important question unanswered. In all, the stories are mildly diverting, and I don't think I will seek out any of the other volumes of new Sherlock Holmes stories by this author - one for the die-hard fans and completists, in my opinion. (