Maria M. (wildelover) reviewed on 3/14/2009 + 11 more book reviews

From the Publisher

The last twelve stories written about Holmes and Watson, these tales reflect the disillusioned world of the 1920s in which they were written. Some of the sharpest turns of wit in English literature are contrasted by dark images of psychological tragedy, suicide, and incest in a collection of tales that have haunted generations of readers.

From me

This is the collection of the short stories that C Doyle wrote after the popular outcry for the 'death' of his character, Sherlock Holmes. The stories are uneven, but interesting each of them.

1 The Mazarin Stone 5
2 Thor Bridge 23
3 The Creeping Man 50
4 The Sussex Vampire 72
5 The Three Garridebs 89
6 The Illustrious Client 106
7 The Three Gables 133
8 The Blanched Soldier 151
9 The Lion's Mane 172
10 The Retired Colourman 192
11 The Veiled Lodger 208
12 Shoscombe Old Place 220
Appendix: A Source for 'The Veiled Lodger' 290

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