3.5
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Ripper Legacy
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A visit from the distraught Ronald Temple sets SHERLOCK HOLMES and Dr Watson on the hunt for a kidnapped child. With no ransom note and a sinister connection to the highest echelons of Victorian society, it becomes clear that it is no ordinary kidnapping, and soon the companions’ lives are in danger. What is the child’s true heritage? And what is the connection with the Whitechapel murders of a decade before?
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3.5
“Davies captured the victorian atmosphere and got the Holmes/Watson dynamic correctly, though both characters felt noticeably more cynical, bitter and world weary in this book set in post Reichenbach Falls period.
What didn't click for me is that this one reads more like an action thriller than a proper mystery, which was my expectation going in. The paper thin conspiracy was telegraphed early on, and the mastermind's identity was rather predictable if one knows anything about Holmes lore. That's why the ending, while fitting the dark mood due to its bitter conclusion, felt inevitable rather than surprising.
My Rating - 3/5”
About David Stuart Davies
David Stuart Davies is one of Britain's leading Sherlockian writers. He was editor of Sherlock Holmes The Detective Magazine, authored several Holmes novels, hit play Sherlock Holmes: The Last Act, Titan’s Starring Sherlock Holmes and a biography of Jeremy Brett. He is advisor to the Sherlock Holmes museum, and contributed commentaries to DVDs of the Basil Rathbone Holmes films.
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