Reviews

Echoes of Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon by Leslie S. Klinger, Laurie R. King

kayteeem's review

Overall, I enjoyed it. As usual in any short story collection, there were some I liked better than others.

naysh's review against another edition

3.0

This collection is often quite silly, but nice overall. The short stories "Holmes on the Range," "The Spiritualist," "Mrs. Hudson Investigates," and "Adventure of the Empty Grave" stand out as particularly fun.

bunrab's review against another edition

5.0

A delightful anthology. I think my favorites are the first story, about a private lending library that's actually a retirement home for famous fictional characters, and the story where an actor who plays Holmes gets asked for help by a little girl.

littletaiko's review against another edition

4.0

Fun collection of stories that were inspired by the Holmes canon. My absolute favorite was the first story called "Holmes on the Range" which imagines a world where there is a library that houses literary characters after the author's die. Would that not be the best place to work?

maria_pulver's review against another edition

4.0

Not all the stories equally interesting, but some are exceptionally good.

hellie1234's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

rachelmcg2004's review against another edition

4.0

A good, solid 4-star anthology!

Good job, King, Klinger, and...the rest of y'all. You did good! Raising the bar for sure.

Very slightly but still

Spoiler

There you go, Izzy. ;)

nicholeigh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

3.0

kittykornerlibrarian's review against another edition

4.0

This was a collection of mostly-strong Sherlockian spin-offs. There were only three I didn't care for (whose idea was it to put a graphic novel in this? It really doesn't work here.). I found Anne Perry's story "Raffa" to be particularly charming, and also especially enjoyed Meg Gardiner's "Irregular" and Tasha Alexander's "Before a Bohemian Scandal." I guess I liked the more feminist interpretations, which should not be a surprise to anyone who knows me. I want to read the other collection edited by Laurie King for sure.

judyward's review against another edition

3.0

Short stories inspired by the short stories and novels featuring Sherlock Holmes. An interesting collection of stories and an amazing variety in the approaches taken by the authors.