This is a collection of five cases, written up by Dr. Watson without benefit of his notes, which had been lost. There is no particular theme to the stories and they represent varied plots and they are placed at various times... On the whole, this collection was disappointing. My initial reaction was colored by my surprise at the solution to the first mystery and my disbelief of that solution. The other tales do not present that kind of error and some are fairly interesting. However, the confused cultural setting in the "Pinson Manor" detracted from the story's readability, and the solution of Jackthorn Circle was a disappointment, leaving two satisfactory stories out of five.
Reviewed by: Philip K. Jones, March 2004

mmckay | Apr 11, 2006 |

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and the Victorian era lives again in some of the most baffling adventures that Watson has ever recorded. Holmes and Watson find that some of their investigations are more complex and bizarre than most and Sherlock Holmes battles his greatest fear, the unexplained.
Sherlock Holmes must use his fine-tuned skills and knowledge of science and biology to decipher some of the most interesting cases he has ever faced. Can lightning strike without a storm? Do Zombies exist? Can a spool of copper wire be an accessory to a crime? Can it be that apparitions are among us?
The thick London fog rolls over the cobblestone streets.....it's the Victorian era........it's Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson......and the game is afoot!

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