Sherlock Holmes seems to be making a very welcome comeback to popular culture (but did he ever really go away? Even Sir Arthur tried to kill him once and that didn't work!). While many stories have been written over the years involving the great detective, this novel is the first to be authorized by the Conan Doyle estate.
So, is it any good? Yes it is. And it'll be very familiar to anyone who's read the original Holmes stories. My only problem is I didn't know which version of Holmes to picture in my mind as I read it. Basil Rathbone? Jeremy Brett? Robert Downey. Jr? Benedit Cumberbatch? (hell, you could even throw in Tom Baker and John Cleese!) But I guess everyone's got their view on who the definite Holmes is.
Always a pleasure to meet a Sherlockian :)
ReplyDeleteI too liked this pastiche. The plot, the cameos and the climax were the best parts of the book.
I would also recommend the book "Bending the Willow: Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes" by David Stuart Davies. This book is a must read for fans of the Granada adaptation and/or Jeremy Brett.
Cheers!