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A review by geertje
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb and Other Cases by Arthur Conan Doyle
3.0
3.5 stars
The stories printed in this edition seemed to be, contrary to the five orange pips and other cases, to be completely arbitrary. I would have preferred a more chronological order. I do feel that I’ve become a bit more familiar with Doyle’s writing style and the structure of these stories (which, sadly, also meant that some were a bit easier to solve. Times have changed, too: I fear that there’s nothing mysterious about the KKK anymore, Mister Holmes). The adventures and cases were highly entertaining, though, so 3.5 stars for that :).
The stories printed in this edition seemed to be, contrary to the five orange pips and other cases, to be completely arbitrary. I would have preferred a more chronological order. I do feel that I’ve become a bit more familiar with Doyle’s writing style and the structure of these stories (which, sadly, also meant that some were a bit easier to solve. Times have changed, too: I fear that there’s nothing mysterious about the KKK anymore, Mister Holmes). The adventures and cases were highly entertaining, though, so 3.5 stars for that :).