Review: A Solid Holmes Pastiche
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 22, 2013
Somewhere in between the length of a short story/novella, this proved to be an altogether enjoyable pastiche, where I was pleasantly surprised to find a plotted mystery along with well done characterizations and deductions nearly worthy of the originals. Beginning in the tradition of 'The Musgrave Ritual' and 'The Gloria Scott', Holmes recounts to the doctor one of his first cases, which also happens to be one of his foremost failures. It proves a very atmospheric and enjoyable start - Holmes' storytelling is surprisingly enthralling - yet what appeared to be an unsuccessful case of old segues into a new problem for the detective to unravel.I have to say, it was not only the humour laced throughout that kept my attention, but the case was actually an intriguing one, and it was nice to see Watson attempting deduction. His efforts, by the by, were admirable. So what I downloaded for a bit of late night Holmes reading actually turned out to be a very worthwhile pastiche. Undoubtedly the best I've yet to read for a .99 cent download.