A review by keepingyouonread
Return of the pharaoh: From the Reminiscences John H. Watson, M.D by Nicholas Meyer

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

3.0

Watson is in Egypt with his sick wife when he runs into Holmes (who happens to be using Watson’s military regalia to impersonate an officer). Watson details a missing Duke, Egyptian gold, murdered treasure hunters and more. 

What I liked: I haven’t read a lot of books set in Egypt so I really enjoyed the setting and learning more about life there in the early 1900s. Real life archeologist, Howard Carter makes an appearance as a minor character. 

I didn’t realize there were many good fakes of Egyptian artifacts. 

What didn’t work for me: I haven’t read any Sherlock Holmes books so for me the writing style was hard to connect with and at times difficult to read. 

I felt like the end was a little obvious once you got there but I wanted more of Holmes and Watson talking through the mystery. 

Who should read it: I think if you like Sherlock Holmes books you may connect more with this one, or if you read a lot from that time period so the writing feels more natural. 

Thank you Minotaur for my gifted copy. This is out now. 

I read this as part of my backlist books. Do you have any backlist books you’re trying to get to this year?