3.5
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Counterfeit Detective
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An anonymous telegram brings strange news to Baker Street; there is an impostor Sherlock Holmes at work in New York City, solving cases and taking society by storm. The real Sherlock Holmes, fresh from an undercover mission for his enigmatic brother Mycroft, wastes no time in crossing the Atlantic to confront the charlatan. But he and Watson find more than they bargained for: the counterfeit Sherlock is nowhere to be found and his clients are none too keen on revealing their secrets...
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3.5
“A Sherlock Holmes pastiche that breaks the mold, sort of. Holmes gets word that someone in New York is impersonating him, so of course he must leave at once to see what this is about. The duo travel in style on the RMS Oceanic. While on board, Holmes saves the life and reputation of a crewman, a detail that will be important later.
While in New York, the reader is subjected, or treated, to Watson's comparisons of New York and London, depending on if you enjoy such things. I liked it. Most of his observations were favorable. However, I wish there had been a comparison of the White Chapel District and Five Points, but I believe the 'clean up' of Five Points was underway about this time. I found it interesting that the two were always being served tea instead of coffee, but that's just a minor detail.
Holmes discovers his impersonator is not some newbie detective using his name to garner a reputation, but a blackmailer. The chase is on all over the various parts of New York, from Gilded Age mansions to the roughest slums, all the while there is something more sinister going on behind it all, a hidden reason for Holmes to be in New York instead of London.
A good read, a little different from the usual Holmes faire, but enjoyable.”
About Stuart Douglas
Stuart Douglas is the author of numerous short stories and novellas, and has edited several anthologies. He set up Obverse Books in 2009, a small press imprint. He contributed a story to Titan’s Encounters of Sherlock Holmes in 2013, and is the Features Editor of the British Fantasy Society journal. He lives in Edinburgh.
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