A review by thebeardedpoet
Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair by David Stuart Davies

4.0

The Hentzau Affair is quite like a movie style adventure story for Watson and Holmes. If you picture Basil Rathbone's version of Holmes mashed up with a sequel to The Prisoner of Zenda, you get the idea. I like what Davies did with it! I had fun reading it, but would never claim it was a faithful pastiche of Doyle's stories. Also I appreciate that this book inspired me to read The Prisoner of Zenda for the first time--since I wanted to have that experience before tackling this Holmes adventure. The Prisoner of Zenda is one of the most enjoyable books I've ever read, so thanks, David Stuart Davies!