Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and the Victorian era lives again in some of the most baffling adventures that Watson has ever recorded. Holmes and Watson find that some of their investigations are more complex and bizarre than most and Sherlock Holmes battles his greatest fear, the unexplained.Sherlock Holmes must use his fine-tuned skills and knowledge of science and biology to decipher some of the most interesting cases he has ever faced. Can lightning strike without a storm? Do Zombies exist? Can a spool of copper wire be an accessory to a crime? Can it be that apparitions are among us?The thick London fog rolls over the cobblestone streets..it's the Victorian era..it's Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watsonand the game is afoot!
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Rock DiLisio is a freelance writer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His writing background includes articles published both in books and newspapers. He graduated from Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh with a B.S.B.A. and also holds a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Professional Writing from the same university. He completed his MBA at City University (Seattle).His interest in Sherlock Holmes originated from his English Literature classes at Cornell Senior High School in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania and carried forward to this, his first book. He captured the "voice" of Sherlock Holmes while he completed writing courses for the British-American School of Writing.
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New Twists are Intriguing,
By S. Riker (New York) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sherlock Holmes: Mysteries of the Victorian Era (Paperback)
This book was interesting in the fact that it was different than other Holmes books. It has some different approaches and moves into some different areas where other Holmes books don't attempt (such as the last story). This is supposedly the author's first book and it's not bad in that regard. I read some of the other reviews and noticed that the "purest" of the Holmes society have once again tried to trash anyone who tries to write out of the original canon. Shame on them. There are some editing problems in the book, but I have found that these are somewhat common from the specific publisher.
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Excellent Reading!,
By Lisa Gapsky (Allison Park, PA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sherlock Holmes: Mysteries of the Victorian Era (Paperback)
I am relatively new to the world of Sherlock Holmes and I very much enjoyed this compilation of stories. The book contains 5 short stories. Each story was well-developed and contained just the right amount of mystery. I particularly liked the last of the stories, "The Adventure of Jackthorn Circle". What an ending!! The book cover indicates that this is the first book for this author (although you wouldn't know it based on his writing). I will be sure to buy future books by Mr. DiLisio.
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It is unfortunate that this type of poor pastiche is allowed to be published. For example, in the first story, the murder weapon is a vial of "Liquid Nitrogen" into which a copper coil is dipped. After 3 days, the vial is still steaming. Any 4th grade student knows Nitrogen exists as a liquid only under high pressure, and is not going to sit around in a glass vial. In addition, the grammar and spelling is atrocious! Perhaps my guess at the work being of a 4th grade level is not so far off. One of the worst of many Sherlock Holmes pastiches I have read.
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Sherlock Holmes, Mysteries of the Victorian Era, Professor Berol, Baker Street, Gladys Joncock, Professor Crabtree, Sir Charlemane, Crawford Botkin, Inspector Holt, Pierce Charlemane, Inspector Robinson, Sylvester Joncock, Nobel Prize, Briarwood Mansion, Professor Yark, Scotland Yard, Liquid Nitrogen, Professor Brockner, Boyton School, Inspector Gregson, Reverend Wallis, Professor Wright, John Watson, Joshua Jillings, Doctor Wortle Browse Sample Pages:
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