Friday, October 14, 2022

Sherlock Holmes and the Explorers' Club (The Early Casebook of Sherlock Holmes 2)

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Sherlock Holmes and the Explorers' Club is the second Early Sherlock Holmes historical mystery by Linda Stratmann. Released 12th Jan 2022, it's 239 pages and is available in paperback and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately. For Kindle Unlimited subscribers this book is currently included in the KU subscription library to borrow and read for free.

This is a well written and succinct mystery true to its roots. The clues are laid out tantalizingly and (as always) woven together into a whole cloth by young Mr. Holmes. The details are just as outlandish as we could wish, the apparent accidental death of a young man with seven toes his foot leads Holmes to secret society and more "accidental" deaths. 

I recommend it to fans of the canon who are yearning for more Holmes and Watson adventures. Stratmann is a capable writer with a sure voice who captures the period very well. In the uncorrected proof provided for review, there were a few grammatical and typesetting errors. These have presumably been corrected in the release version. That being said, they weren't egregious even in the pre-release copy.

Four stars. Well done and entertaining.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

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