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A review by lucyp21
Sherlock Holmes and the Lady in Black by June Thomson
3.0
I picked this book up from my local bookshop because I've been liking the Holmes book by other authors coming out lately and I thought I would try this one when I saw it going cheaply. It was alright, but that's about all I can say about it.
In this book, John Watson is going down to Sussex to visit Sherlock Holmes, eager to mend the rift between them that had sprung up on Watson's second marriage. Holmes regarded this as a betrayal, though we never truly find out why despite the rift and the reason behind it being mentioned several times. He is immediately embroiled in a mystery that Holmes was interested in involving stolen candlesticks and a crypt.
The mystery was interesting enough, though I can't remember much of the twists and turns of it. It involves Watson and Holmes working together, Holmes using his deductive skills and the two of them healing the rift that sprung up between them. Watson stands up for himself when he should and learns to accept Holmes as he is. It was good to see the both of them learning how to be with each other now their lives had changed and their relationship had changed with it.
There were several things I liked about this book but several things I found quite bizarre. I admired the author's attempt to explain the inconsistencies in Doyle's writings, such as Watson's wife and dates, but there were other times when you could tell it was written by a modern author, like when Holmes talks about women going to be successful and how they are becoming more and more prominent, because it just didn't suit Holmes at all.
Still, it was a quick and easy book to read. 3 stars!
In this book, John Watson is going down to Sussex to visit Sherlock Holmes, eager to mend the rift between them that had sprung up on Watson's second marriage. Holmes regarded this as a betrayal, though we never truly find out why despite the rift and the reason behind it being mentioned several times. He is immediately embroiled in a mystery that Holmes was interested in involving stolen candlesticks and a crypt.
The mystery was interesting enough, though I can't remember much of the twists and turns of it. It involves Watson and Holmes working together, Holmes using his deductive skills and the two of them healing the rift that sprung up between them. Watson stands up for himself when he should and learns to accept Holmes as he is. It was good to see the both of them learning how to be with each other now their lives had changed and their relationship had changed with it.
There were several things I liked about this book but several things I found quite bizarre. I admired the author's attempt to explain the inconsistencies in Doyle's writings, such as Watson's wife and dates, but there were other times when you could tell it was written by a modern author, like when Holmes talks about women going to be successful and how they are becoming more and more prominent, because it just didn't suit Holmes at all.
Still, it was a quick and easy book to read. 3 stars!