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A review by hollowspine
A Study in Sherlock: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon by Margaret Maron, Neil Gaiman, Leslie S. Klinger, Charles Todd, Lee Child, S.J. Rozan, Laurie R. King, Laura Lippman, Jerry Margolin, Jan Burke, Lionel Chetwynd, Thomas Perry, John Sheldon, Gayle Lynds, Dana Stabenow, Jacqueline Winspear, Colin Cotterill, Alan Bradley, Tony Broadbent, Phillip Margolin
4.0
A collection of stories involving our favorite detective, Mr. Sherlock Holmes. As an anthology of different works by different authors, this one was very well worked. Unlike the Steampunk anthology I read recently these stories were much better balanced, they worked well together, steeping the reader in the Sherlockian feeling despite their differences in location, point of view etc.
My favorite story did happen to be Gaiman's contribution, "The Case of Death and Honey," but I couldn't separate these stories into categories of better and 'less successful' like I did with the Steampunk antho. These all were well up to par and as a reader I was in heaven with all the wonderful writing in this volume, not to mention the mysteries, the references and the Watson. Whether delving into alternate histories, additional Sherlock adventures or stories of those inspired by the great sleuth every story in here is worth reading at least twice.
I would also like to say, that as these stories were inspired by Sherlock, they also inspire those of us who are not as familiar with Arthur Conan Doyle's stories to correct that mistake. The mark of great literature is that it makes it's reader desire more. And I do.
My favorite story did happen to be Gaiman's contribution, "The Case of Death and Honey," but I couldn't separate these stories into categories of better and 'less successful' like I did with the Steampunk antho. These all were well up to par and as a reader I was in heaven with all the wonderful writing in this volume, not to mention the mysteries, the references and the Watson. Whether delving into alternate histories, additional Sherlock adventures or stories of those inspired by the great sleuth every story in here is worth reading at least twice.
I would also like to say, that as these stories were inspired by Sherlock, they also inspire those of us who are not as familiar with Arthur Conan Doyle's stories to correct that mistake. The mark of great literature is that it makes it's reader desire more. And I do.