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1.0 out of 5 stars Love and enthusiasm don't always equal quality, December 20, 2000
This review is from: The Moriarty Principle: An Irregular Look at Sherlock Holmes (Paperback)
This book is written by Sherlockian Rolf Canton. He is obviously a huge fan of Holmes, and has put this book together with a great degree of enthusiasm. However, it lacks the most important ingredient: skill.

The book itself is a odd hodgepodge of things: the best thing is the opening essay, 'The Moriarty Principle', which looks at the role and importance of Moriarty in defining Sherlock Holmes. Then we have lots of photos of the Norwegian Explorers of Minnesota, a Sherlock Holmes fan club, poems (more or less - there is a lot more to poetry than just getting things to rhyme!), some essays of aspects of the Holmes canon and related matters (including an examination of whether Holmes' assigned birthday of 6 January really suits the astrological sign that would be his), some scripts and fiction.

Sadly, it really isn't worth the cost of the book overall.

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The Moriarty Principle: An Irregular Look at Sherlock Holmes
The Moriarty Principle: An Irregular Look at Sherlock Holmes by Rolf J. Canton (Paperback - May 1, 1997)
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