Review: Dr. Moreau's Beast Creations Versus Sherlock Holmes
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 7, 2013
Guy Adams in his book, "Sherlock Holmes: The Army of Doctor Moreau" a Book in the Encounters of Sherlock Holmes series published by Titan Books brings us a new adventure featuring Sherlock Holmes.From the Back Cover:  Wild beasts abroadDead bodies are found on the streets of London with wounds that can only be explained as the work of ferocious creatures not native to the city.Sherlock Holmes is visited by his brother, Mycroft, who is only too aware that the bodies are the calling card of Dr. Moreau, a vivisectionist who was working for the British Government, following in the footsteps of Charles Darwin, before his experiments attracted negative attention and the work was halted.  Mycroft believes that Moreau's experiments continue and he charges his brother with tracking the rogue scientist down before matters escalate any further.If you are anything like me then you grew up with Sherlock Holmes as well.  When I was a kid I read everything that Arthur Conan Doyle wrote about the master sleuth and, of course, watched all the movies with Basil Rathbone.  However Mr. Doyle only wrote so many Holmes stories before he died.  Hooray for Guy Adams!  He has written brand new adventures in a very clever format.  Dr. Moreau is a vivisectionist which means he performs surgery conducted for experimental purposes on a living organism.  What he really is doing is trying to make the animal kingdom human.  What happens is Moreau is building an army of `beast men'. Tired of having his work ignored -- or reviled -- by the British scientific community, Moreau is willing to make the world pay attention using his creatures as a force to gain control of the government.  The novelist H. G. Wells wrote "The Island Of Dr. Moreau" in 1896.  As Wells And Doyle were writing around the same time period it seems odd that their characters did not meet sooner.  Dr. Moreau is a worthy adversary for Holmes and this book is a page turning thriller.  "Sherlock Holmes: The Army of Doctor Moreau" is great fun.  Let me assure you if you like Sherlock Holmes then you are going to really enjoy this.  I recommend it highly!Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Titan Books.  I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."