Improbable Sherlock Holmes
ed. John Joseph Adams
various authors
fantasy
copyright 2009
read in March 2021
rated 5/10: readable but only if there's nothing else
Let's say Sherlock Holmes on the cover, and hope that suckers will read this book. It's a collection of short stories which have Watson and Holmes as characters. Okay, there's usually a crime. Not always solved. The stories are not even in the Conan Doyle style.
There are horror stories, for example. Nasty threats, attempts to build suspense, a gruesome death... no explanation. Standard horror nonsense. Ho hum. There are several stories where Watson is old and can barely recall details of the case that is discussed. Ho hum again.
None of the stories are as good as the real Holmes stories.
There is just one excellent story in the entire book. It's very funny. Ludicrous. Well structured with a satisfactory ending.
The rest... may entertain fans of the actual authors. Otherwise, oh, readable enough. But not Holmes. Just, ho hum.
Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
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