Out of the four Sherlock Holmes novel, I probably enjoyed this one the least. It was the second one I read and for all that I tried I just couldn't understand it. I wanted to get into the story, but something was preventing me from becoming truly engrossed like I've been with the other three novels....
I don't really remember the plot of The Sign of Four, and even if I did, I suspect I'd still be bored by it. The Sign of Four wasn't a terribly inspired Sherlock Holmes mystery, although I'm sure it was fully of fine prose and slight historical inaccuracies (as always). I would re-read this novel in...
This is the one where Watson meets Mary and we meet depressed and addict Holmes. Said like that it doesn't sound too interesting but it is. In this second adventure, Holmes is on the trail of a murderer, a thief and a lost treasure, we get a hot pursuit on the Thames and a chase with a dog that ends...
Holmes and Watson are back and while the mystery plot was OK what I really enjoyed was learning more about the main characters and their habits. As always, Patrick Tull did a great job with the narration.
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