Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures [Hardcover]

Michael Ashley (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2004

A great anthology of Holmes stories. PART ONE THE EARLY YEARS: The Bothersome Business of the Dutch Nativity by Derek Wilson; The Affray at the Kildare Street Club by Peter Tremayne. PART TWO THE 1880s: The Case of the Incumbent Invalid by Claire Griffen; The Adventure of Vitoria the Circus Belle by Edward D. Hoch; The Darlington Substitution Scandal by David Stuart Davies; The Adventure of the Suspect Servant by Barbara Roden; The Adventure of the Amateur Mendicant Society by John Betancourt; The Adventure of the Silver Buckle by Denis O. Smith; The Case of the Sporting Squire by Guy N. Smith; The Vanishing of the Atkinsons by Eric Brown; The Adventure of the Fallen Star by Simon Clark. PART THREE THE 1890s: The Adventure of the Dorset Street Lodger by Michael Moorcock; The Mystery of the Addleton Curse by Barrie Roberts; The Adventure of the Parisian Gentleman by Robert Weinberg & Lois H. Gresh; The Adventure of the Inertial Adjustor by Stephen Baxter; The Adventure of the Touch of God by Peter Crowther; The Adventure of the Persecuted Painter by Basil Copper; The Adventure of the Suffering Ruler by H. R. F. Keating; The Repulsive Story of the Red Leech by David Langford; The Adventure of the Grace Chalice by Roger Johnson; The Adventure of the Faithful Retainer by Amy Myers. PART FOUR THE FINAL YEARS: The Case of the Suicidal Lawyer by Martin Edwards; The Legacy of Rachel Howells by Michael Doyle; The Adventure of the Bulgarian Diplomat by Zakaria Erzinclioglu; The Enigma of the Warwickshire Vortex by F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre; The Case of the Last Battle by L. B. Greenwood. ALSO: COMPLETE CHRNOLOGY OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, plus THE COMPLETE STORIES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 502 pages
• Publisher: Booksales (June 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785818804
• ISBN-13: 978-0785818809
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,684,649 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars REPRINT OF MAMMOTH BK OF NEW S. HOLMES ADVENTURES, May 31, 2004

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Miss Marple - See all my reviews

This review is from: Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures (Hardcover)

THIS IS SIMPLY A REPRINT OF THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF NEW SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURES WITH A DIFFERENT ISBN. VERY DISAPPOINTING AND MISLEADING. I RATED IT FOUR STARS ONLY BECAUSE IT IS A HARDBACK WHEREAS THE PREVIOUS EDITION WAS A LARGE TRADE PAPERBACK. THE STORIES ARE RATHER ENTERTAINING AND SOME ARE WELL WRITTEN.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beware, Watson!, November 19, 2004

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

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This review is from: Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures (Hardcover)

I was almost crushed when I recieved my book. This is another example of marketing ploy. It is a rerelease of The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holms Mysteries under a new title and new ISBN number. As with my colleague, the stars are only for the hard cover, not for being gyped AGAIN with a rerelease with different title, ect. We want new stories, not rereleases of books already collected, however attractive you make them! Quoth the Raven...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as bad as the one star review suggests..., August 29, 2008

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Harkius "harkius" (Laramie, WY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures (Hardcover)

First, I had no idea that this was the Mammoth Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories. Fortunately, I didn't own that either, when I purchased this. Yay me.

Second, the stories are not quite so transparent as the one star review suggests. The point of Sherlock Holmes stories is not the same as Agatha Christie mysteries. You aren't supposed to try to figure it out! That isn't the point! The point is to simply go along for the ride, like our dear Dr. Watson.

That said, many of the stories are passable, and a few of them are even quite interesting. There is the normal, apparently insurmountable, urge to make Sherlock meet and work with every possible famous person from the time period to which he is ascribed, which is annoying (at best). Again, that wasn't the point, either. The point was for Sherlock to go out and solve interesting mysteries. Some of these actually manage to do this, so I enjoyed it.

Finally, there is an annotated bibliography which is present that is quite useful, even if the comments about other works are snarky (which is common) or downright rude (which occurs). It certainly makes it easier to track down additional Holmesiana without resorting to Wikipedia or google.

Worth reading if you like Sherlock Holmes and are interested in seeing other authors handle the character. If you are a purist, avoid it like the plague. If you are not interested in Sherlock Holmes, why are you reading this review again?

So, generally worthwhile. B-

Harkius