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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN num: 9781846179808
ISBN number: 1846179807
Label: Ulverscroft Large Print
Manufacturer: Ulverscroft Large Print
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 1772
Printing Date: November 30, 2007
Publishing house: Ulverscroft Large Print
Studio: Ulverscroft Large Print
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Not even his creator, Sir Conan Doyle, could kill off Sherlock Holmes, literature's most famous detective. Even after the original series of deductive mysteries that were to gain world-wide fame and popularity in his own lifetime was ended with the death of their author, fans such as those who created the Baker Street Irregulars simply would not let go of the Baker Street Detective and began to write more stories of his great adventures. Now another enthusiast of the pipe-smoking, violin-playing, detective has contributed to the growing library of Holmesian literature a new adventure -- 'The Torment of Sherlock Holmes". The master detective is once again gripped by deep depression for a lack of interesting crimes to stimulate and exercise his intellect and his faithful companion Dr. John Watson is determined to help his friend. While strolling through Regent Park Watson sees a grey clad and heavily veiled drop a Victoria Railway Station ticket on the ground. Watson decides to utilize the ticket to retrieve whatever is claim in the property office to help shake Homes from his gloom. The find is a large heavy hat box; its contents, blood-stained clothing and a butcher's knife, launches the world's greatest detective out of his doldrums and into another riveting mystery. A deftly written and engaging story by an author who has mastered the tenets of the Holmesian cannon, "The Torment Of Sherlock" is especially recommended to the attention of the legions of fans of Sherlock Holmes.
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The best aspect of this Sherlock pastiche is the clever and amusing dialogue and characterizations, as good as Doyle himself. The plot and mystery and good, but not among the true "Game's Afoot" mysteries with nasty evildoers. There are some nice travel sketches, English period scenes, and even some medical aspects in which the good Dr Watson lends his expertise. Definitely among the better Holmesian pastiches, but no real thrill of the chase here!
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This was a fairly improbable book with a few spelling errors and many grammatical problems, like many of Val Andrew's books. The premise was unlikely - Irene Adler becomes involved with trying to ameliorate Sherlock Holmes' depression. After all this negativity, I must say that I enjoyed this book. I wouldn't buy it if you need high-quality editing, but it is, after all, a Sherlock Holmes book, and as such, a good sketch of Dr. Watson's and Sherlock Holmes' relationship.
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Val Andrews, a magician and photographer who has turned to writing has written a number of Holmes pastiches. This is the very first I've read, and while disappointed, I'll give his work another try. This story finds Holmes pulling out of a depression and becoming involved in a long dormant murder of a young woman at a seaside resort, by way of his old acquaintance Irene Adler. Andrews hits on all the Holmesian cliches (Holmes' disguises fooling Watson, the arrogant local policeman, etc.) but doesn't fool the reader as Doyle so cleverly did with the mystery elements. As someone skilled in slight of hand in real life, perhaps Andrews will grow more skilled at making us look at the wrong suspect more convincingly in his subsequent works. A good editor might help this writer to perfect Watson's unique narrative voice which here sounds right only part of the time. A pleasant read for an uncritical Holmes fan.
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Something a bit different from Val Andrews this time around: Holmes has had a nervous breakdown and is in a catatonic state. How to snap him out of it? Mycroft, Watson and a glamourous figure from Holmes' past join forces to re-awaken Holmes' interest in "mean streets" with unexpected results. Several Holmes pastiches (and an old play by William Gillette, which became the basis for the very first Basil Rathbone Holmes film) have used the notion of planting fake clues to lead Holmes astray. Here, Andrews works not one, not two, but three twists on this concept, as the clues are supposed to bring Holmes back to himself, and... could it be they're not fake after all?
If you have liked previous Holmes books by Andrews, you'll enjoy this one too.
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