The Adventures of the Second Mrs. Watson [Paperback]

Michael Mallory (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1999

The redoubtable Amelia Watson - the second wife of Dr. John H. Watson of Baker Street fame - returns for thirteen light-hearted adventures whose puzzles would tax the ingenuity of the master himself! Whether soaring over England in a hot air balloon; sailing the seas on board ship; journeying to Scotland on behalf of His Majesty himself; becoming enmeshed in a Royal conspiracy at Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show; or following the clues of an ancient treasure hunt through the streets of Edwardian London, Amelia Watson is never far from a mystery, and never fails to solve the most baffling of conundrums.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Michael Mallory is the author of another Amelia Watson collection, The Exploits of the Second Mrs. Watson, and the novel Murder in the Bath, as well as some one hundred short stories for both adults and children, many of them featuring Amelia Watson and Sherlock Holmes. A Derringer Award Winner and two time Pushcart Award nominee, Mallory has also written five non-fiction books on pop culture subjects and nearly 400 magazine and newspaper articles. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 164 pages
• Publisher: Deadly Alibi Press Ltd. (November 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 188619906X
• ISBN-13: 978-1886199064
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 4.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,904,993 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Michael Mallory leads multiple creative lives. In fiction he is best known as the creator of "Amelia Watson," the second wife of Dr. John H. Watson (Sherlock Holmes' friend and "Boswell"), and the eleven-year-old detective "Scotty," whose adventures appear regularly on the Los Angeles Times Reading Room Page. A recognized authority on 20th century pop culture, he is the author of several nonfiction books, including "Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror," "X-Men: The Characters and Their Universe," and "Iwao Takamoto: My Life With a Thousand Characters," which Mike co-wrote with the late animation legend Iwao Takamoto. He has published over one-hundred short stories and more than 400 magazine and newspaper articles. In addition, Mike is a frequent public speaker, a former newscaster, and over the years has been known to take on an acting role or two.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sherlockian Bonanza, December 4, 1999

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G. Miki Hayden, author of Writing the Mystery... (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Adventures of the Second Mrs. Watson (Paperback)

Attention Sherlockians! The soul of Arthur Conan Doyle lives in the brain of author Michael Mallory. There are many takes on Sir Conan Doyle's characters, some more skilled and intriguing than others (such as The Seven-Per-Cent Solution or the Wilder/Diamond film The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes). The Mrs. Watson mysteries presented regularly in each issue of Murderous Intent Mystery Magazine rank at the very top of the Sherlock subgenre.

Reading the stories in a package like this is sheer, undiluted, hedonistic pleasure. Taken together in a bunch, the pieces form an episodic whole, much like those that comprise the original tales about the master-sleuth Holmes himself. Amelia's aventures are impressive. She is a woman very much of her Victorian time. She retains her femininity utterly, yet has a strong and well-formed individuality. These admirable traits enable her to pair with Holmes as well as her own dear Watson, showing the men a thing or two about ultra-intelligent forensic deduction. More tolerant and more compassionate than Holmes, Mrs. Watson is equally strong-minded and relentless in pursuing justice. Brava Amelia.

Even those faithful MIMM subscribers who have closely followed the dering-do of Dr. Watson's second wife will want to buy the current collection. The stories do bear reading a second time, and even a third, revealing more of their inner life and breadth on each go-round. This little volume is thoroughly pleasing and it's time Mrs. Watson's work was made known beyond the MIMM inner circle. Here's a holiday present that will last--Sherlockian short mysteries so authentic you'll breathe the very fog of London and startle to the baying of the Baskervillelike hound. By Jove, Mallory, you've done it now.--G. Miki Hayden

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful collection of stories!, December 22, 1999

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Christina P. Branson "Strixaluco" (Fort Collins) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Adventures of the Second Mrs. Watson (Paperback)

As much as I hate to bring down that 5-star rating, I simply couldn't ignore the apostrophe abuse that didn't get edited out of the first several stories. Even a major pet peeve like that, however, could not keep me from thoroughly enjoying Michael Mallory's tales of Amelia Watson's adventures. Each story can stand on its own merits quite well, but they are especially effective collected into one volume. Having read only a few recent MIMM publications, I was pleased to be able to go back and start from the beginning, and I look forward to Vol. 2 with a great deal of anticipation.

4.0 out of 5 stars Sherlock Holmes and AMELIA Watson..., September 13, 2005

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Darkendale "Raven" (VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Adventures of the Second Mrs. Watson (Paperback)

Well, Mr. Mallory, I finally managed to keep my promise and obtain my copy of your book. And I must say I really enjoyed it very much. (I can only hope you might have noticed my gallows-humor poem "He Escaped" sharing space with your story in MURDEROUS INTENT MYSTERY MAGAZINE. Dang, I'm shameless!) The stories are an intersting sidelight on the Holmes stories, one unexplored by other writers, and quite refreshing. But The Raven always has to drop at least one black feather. I'll have to ding you for killing off Irene Adler. Shame, shame. Bad form, sah! Cheers to you though, and keep 'em coming! Quoth the Raven...