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Author name: P. C. Shumway

 : Sherlock Holmes and the Kiss of Death
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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9781419617676
ISBN number: 1419617672
Label: BookSurge Publishing
Manufacturer: BookSurge Publishing
Page Count: 178
Printing Date: November 01, 2005
Publishing house: BookSurge Publishing
Release Date: November 01, 2005
Sale Popularity Level: 673027
Studio: BookSurge Publishing




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Sherlock Holmes and 'The Kiss of Death' is a mystery/adventure with Sherlock Holmes, the world's greatest detective, contesting skills and nerves with the world's most clever magician. With Watson by his side the master of observation and deduction must solve the master of magic's greatest illusion in this macabre tale of misdirection and murder.



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User popularity level:  out of 5 stars

Rated by buyers 5 out of 5 stars - imaginative and suspenseful
A well-imagined suspenseful tale of Sherlock Holmes matching wits with a creative adversary. The story twists and turns with an inventive plot leading to a thrilling conclusion. The author's imagery pulls the reader into the story and the narrative is as significant a dimension of this book as is the mystery.



Rated by buyers 3 out of 5 stars - Could have been better
From all the other reviews, I expected this book to be a little better. While I realize the daunting task of writing a story with a classic character a little more research into Holmes would have really made this a much better story.

What I liked about the book:

The plot, I thought it was interesting enough to keep me reading it and not grow bored.
some of the dialogue was clever, I smiled at some of it
The author designed the cover

What I didn't like:
setting part of the story in Dartmoor, on the Grimpen Mire. For me only one Holmes story could ever take place there and I almost quit the book when I read that.

the accents. Ok, we know MacDonald is Scottish. We were also told Garth was Swedish. that is enough info for the reader to understand they have accents. The author did a terrible job of trying to transfer the accents to paper. I like the character of MacDonald but was really annoyed with the way the author tried to convey his accent.

Finally Holmes himself. There were several places in the story where Holmes steps completely out of character and I found this really jarring when it occurred. Perhaps it was an endeavor to make Holmes more compassionate, but it just didn't work for me.

I think this book could have been so much better than it was. But I give the author credit for taking on what must be daunting task of writing another Sherlock Holmes story.



Rated by buyers 4 out of 5 stars - Elementary...
Good pastiche, although for the length of this softcover, it is definitely over priced. Enjoyable and worth the read. Just a bit dear.



Rated by buyers 5 out of 5 stars - sherlock holmes and the kiss of death
this is an excellent book. it is well written and almost catches sherlock holmes the way mr. doyle did. i would recommend this book to anybody that as read sherlock holmes or even to those that would like to take the very first step into the world of sherlock holmes and dr. watson




Rated by buyers 5 out of 5 stars - Great Story
This is a typical Sherlock Holmes story line, but it is very easy to read, and suspenseful to the end.

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