I’m winding down to a close with the Sherlock Holmes mysteries. Thanks to the hints and clues dropped in His Last Bow, I think I would enjoy the Mary Russell mysteries. The idea of Holmes beekeeping initially seems like kind of a cop-out on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s part, but Laurie R. King seems to have taken the idea and turned into something interesting and provocative. Anyway: back to this collection. I thought there were some strong adventures here, and it seems like Doyle knew […]

In my Sherlock Holmes reading, I vaguely remember reading The Valley of Fear many years ago, but I couldn’t have told you what it was about. Part of my mission in going through the stories and novels this time was for my own memory purposes. While The Valley of Fear doesn’t break a lot of new ground, it does give insight into Sherlock Holmes’ method of investigation. Plus, the novel gives Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to develop more of the methodology and adventure one comes […]

I have a whole bunch of Sherlock Holmes collections in the queue coming up, so you’ve been warned. I’ve never yet made my way through the entire collection, but I’m now over halfway there! I do enjoy reading the series, even though there are certainly some stories that are a product of the biases and viewpoints of their time. While The Return of Sherlock Holmes isn’t the most groundbreaking of collections, it is certainly enjoyable. I explain more in my full review.