The Execution of Sherlock Holmes: And Other New Adventures of the Great Detective
by:
Donald Thomas (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781933648224 (1933648228)
Publish date: May 1st 2007
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Pages no: 351
Edition language: English
Series: Sherlock Holmes (#4)
This collection includes five stories, the first one being the title story of the book. Sherlock Holmes is captured by his enemies and tied up in a dingy old cellar. A ‘trial’ takes place, which is clearly not very fair, before his execution. As odds are stacked up against Sherlock, he has only his ...
Donald Thomas did an excellent job of continuing on the deeds of Holmes and Watson in this collection of 5 short stories. Thomas caught the flavor of the times in speech, setting, and social inequities. The author also added an unexpected aspect in that not all mysteries were solved completely.This ...