Dramatic, gripping, exciting and respectful to its source material, I thoroughly enjoyed every surprise and twist as the story unfolded. So, we have Sherlock Holmes, steampunk, a nineteenth century crime fighter, and a plot that could change the face of Europe. They are here with all their individual tics, mannerisms and eccentricities. These are not just caricatures, but the same people from the original four novels and fifty-six short stories. Furthermore, and crucially, the characters of Holmes, Watson, Mycroft and Lestrade all ring true. Fortunately, it is also clear that Lovegrove is a fan of Holmes’ creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, as there are plenty of references and allusions to the original canon. With its martial arts, fast, unrelenting action, suspense and heroics this has all the ingredients you could hope for in a Sherlock Holmes adventure. This nineteenth century vigilante suffers from the same problem: is he a friend or foe? The enigmatic character of Baron Cauchemar is exciting and reminiscent of Iron Man or Batman. You know there is big trouble when the usually unflappable older brother of Holmes, Mycroft is rattled. This “problem” goes right to the heart of the British Empire, threatening the institution of the Monarchy itself. With mounting social unrest, the threat of riots and fear and confusion everywhere, our heroes are up against time as well as a formidable and cunning adversary. London has, through the suspected terrorist attacks, become a city under siege. He is known only by the name Baron Cauchemar, and he appears to be a scourge of crime and villainy.īut is this masked man truly the force for good that he seems? Is he connected somehow to the bombings? Holmes and his faithful companion Dr Watson are about to embark on one of their strangest and most exhilarating adventures yet.įrom its breath-taking and shocking opening, you know this is going to be a memorable outing for Holmes and Watson. He possesses weaponry and armour of unprecedented sophistication. He moves with the extraordinary agility of a latter-day Spring-heeled Jack. Sherlock Holmes believes Professor Moriarty is orchestrating a nationwide campaign of terror, but to what end?Īt the same time, a bizarrely garbed figure has been spotted on the rooftops and in the grimy back alleys of the capital. But one man suspects an even more sinister hand behind the violence.
BOOK REVIEW SHERLOCK HOLMES IN AMERICA FULL
The newspapers are full of fevered speculation about anarchists, anti-monarchists and Fenians. (Feb.It’s the autumn of 1890, and a spate of bombings has hit London. Other contributors include Steve Hockensmith, Peter Tremayne, and Rhys Bowen. Watson appears once, in a postscript to Gary Lovisi’s improbable “The American Adventure,” in which the normally emotionless Holmes falls hard for a beautiful stage actress. Barnum, in Michael Mallory’s droll “The Sacred White Elephant of Mandalay.” Dr. In Darryl Brock’s witty “My Silk Umbrella,” Holmes encounters Mark Twain at a Hartford “base ball match.” The detective meets another Connecticut luminary, P.T. Lupoff gets the volume off to a strong start with “Inga Sigerson Weds,” in which the adolescent Sherlock’s cash-strapped parents send him and his jealous sister across the Atlantic to a distant cousin’s New York City wedding. The 10 all-original tales in Edgar-finalist Kurland’s lively third Sherlock Holmes anthology (after 2004’s Sherlock Holmes: The Hidden Years)Ĭhronicle the exploits of the fledgling sleuth in America, before he settled in Baker Street.
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