![]() Watson.Sherlockians will look forward to more from Kyme. The old banter is all there, Holmes constantly ‘using’ the long suffering Watson who in return begrudgingly understands it’s for the greater good and the genuine friendship these two share continues to be alive and well. Sherlock Holmes - The Legacy of Deeds Paperback Nick Kyme Item Weight. MEDIA REVIEWS British author Kyme (Rebirth) instantly establishes himself as a top-notch pasticheur with his outstanding mystery, which is especially effective at capturing Sherlock Holmess dry sense of humor and warm relationship with Dr. These types of books have to be able to convey Holmes and Watson as Doyle wrote them - they can’t simply be ‘well written mysteries’ - if they fail it’s like watching in your minds eye the wrong actor play a beloved role - it ‘jars’ - it feels ‘off’ - but here I found myself back in the company of ‘my’ Holmes and Watson. This story is one of the best I have read, rich, complex and ultimately making perfect sense. It is 1894, and Sherlock Holmes is called to a Covent Garden art gallery where dozens of patrons lie dead before a. ![]() Holmes and Watson are soon on the trail of a mysterious figure in black, whose astounding speed and agility make capture impossible. Nick Kyme Titan Books (US, CA), Fiction - 288 pages 0 Reviews Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified A DARK PAST It is 1894. Pastiches of Holmes have varying degrees of success. Paperback 19.50 24 Used from 5.70 14 New from 11.87 A DARK PAST It is 1894, and Sherlock Holmes is called to a Covent Garden art gallery where dozens of patrons lie dead before a painting of the Undying Man. Generally favorable reviews based on 172 Ratings. ![]() This is where the new generation of authors takes over offering us the chance to return to those first readings where the clues were fresh, the puzzle still waiting to be solved and new ‘game is afoot’. There is a limited number of times you can read the original Holmes stories before you know them by heart and you are no longer reading them as mysteries to be solved but as familiar text to be revisited and savoured.
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