Sherlock Holmes: The Game's Afoot (Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)
by David Stuart Davies
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Author: David Stuart DaviesEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-02-05
ISBN: 1840220716
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
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Book Review: It's 1895 again.
Summary: 5 Stars
This collection is described by the editor as "... a new batch of twenty adventures ... to fascinate and entertain you." The recent appearances of several assemblages of Sherlockian tales constructed around one theme or another have tended to jade the palates of Sherlockians for specialized sorts of mysteries. Without citing any particular example, I have noted, and reviewed, a number of specialized collections in recent times to the point that the appearance of a solid `clump' of Sherlockian entertainment is a welcome arrival. Unfortunately, the Publisher has not seen fit to include credits for earlier publications of many of the included items.
The tales published here for the first time include two well executed stories by Matthew Booth, "The Tragedy of Saxon's Gate" and "The Dragon of Lea Lane." One of three included by the editor, his "The Adventure of the Whitrow inheritance," introduces a particularly cheeky villain. A new effort by M. J. Elliot, "The Adventure of the Forgetful Assassin," describes a new and unique murder weapon. Rafe McGregor's "The Long Man" is a chilling echo of a real-life occurrence. Two new tales by Chrisopher Sequeira. "The Return of the Sussex Vampire" And "The Adventure of the Haunted Showman," both point up the effect of Watson's story telling on Holmes' practice. The single new entry of three by Denis O. Smith, "The Adventure of the Brown Box," is a classic Sherlockian tale. Two efforts by Mark Valentine complete the list of new tales, "The Adventure of the Green Skull" highlights one of the horrors of Nineteenth Century Industrialism and, "Jerusalem Keep," written with the help of John Howard, employs Sherlock Holmes, Antiquarian, as an expert witness in a unique court.
Old favorites reprinted here include a selection of hard-to-get items. Two by Davies, "Sherlock Holmes and the Ghost of Christmas Past," from The Strand, and "Sherlock Holmes and the Reichenbach Secret" from Sherlock magazine, have only been available in old magazines. Now Mr. Gulli, of The Strand, and Mr. Davies, of Sherlock, no doubt have copies available, but they are hard for the rest of us to find. M. J. Elliot's "The Adventure of the Hanging Tyrant" appeared in Curious Incidents II and John Hall's "The Adventure of the Christmas Bauble" was only to be found in another back issue of Sherlock Magazine. On the other hand, his "The Disappearance of the Cutter Alicia" appeared first in The Shoso-In Bulletin and was later reprinted in The Strand Magazine.
Denis O. Smith's "The North Walk Mystery" and "The Adventure of the Richmond Horror" both appeared in editions of Sherlock Magazine, but `North Walk' was also published in Volume 4 of Smith's Chronicles of Sherlock Holmes. Allen Stockwell's "The Adventure of the Intermittent Jig-Saw Puzzle" originally appeared in the second edition of his The Singular Adventures of Mr. Sherlock Holmes, but not in the first. In addition, there it was titled simply "The Intermittent Jig-Saw Puzzle." Both of June Thomson's tales, "The Case of the Vanishing Barque" and "The Case of the Gustafsson Stone," originally appeared in her The Secret Notebooks of Sherlock Holmes.
I believe we may conclude that the editor has succeeded in his goal
Reviewed by: Philip K. Jones; April, 2008.
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