As always with a set of stories this is a mixed bag, but there's a love of the stories of Sherlock Holmes that comes across from all of the stories. Little details like the Persian Slipper become stories. There's mashups from other stories (H G Wells War of the Worlds for example) and they often t...
In bad need of a good line editor. -Lyr
George Mann and thirteen other writers provide new mystery-solving fodder for the famous duo of Holmes and Watson. I say well done over all. A couple of the stories were a bit dry (and I fell asleep reading those), but I enjoyed most of the stories. I liked how unique each one read, yet Holmes and W...
I enjoyed this book but some parts were difficult for me to get through - would like to give a HUGE trigger warning to this book with regards to rape and imprisonment/captivity. -G
I enjoyed it but none of the stories stuck with me or stood out.
A creepy story, but disappointing once the mystery was revealed. The author did a good job of creating a bitterly cold, creepy atmosphere, however I find that stories like this are better when the reason behind all the creepiness is left more of a mystery.
In which I am talking to myself:"So Aoife, tell me again: Did you ever read a crime short-story collection (apart from Sherlock Holmes) you actually liked?""Well, there was this one by Pater Tremayne.""And apart from that?""None.""So why exactly did you think you'd like that one?""Because of the con...
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