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Sherlock Holmes and the Thames Murders
London in 1890 is shocked by a series of gruesome murders. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to them, except for their location in the Thames dockland. Scotland Yard is perplexed. Can Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson help before worse follows? And what is really going on? Author Johanna Rieke brings rich and poor in Victorian London realistically to life, as she unfolds for you the surprising story of the Thames Murders, as disaster is averted at the last moment.
83 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 21, 2015
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About the author
Johanna M. Rieke
8 booksJohanna M. Rieke, born in Germany, is a mathematician and an author.
Her authentically crafted, historic Sherlock Holmes stories, six up to 2021, are well-known in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. They have been published in German in book form and audio versions, and presented at the annual Frankfurt Book Fair. She is a member of the Sherlock Holmes Societies of Germany and London and of the Reichenbach Irregulars in Switzerland, where she lives, since marriage, near Basel.
Her authentically crafted, historic Sherlock Holmes stories, six up to 2021, are well-known in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. They have been published in German in book form and audio versions, and presented at the annual Frankfurt Book Fair. She is a member of the Sherlock Holmes Societies of Germany and London and of the Reichenbach Irregulars in Switzerland, where she lives, since marriage, near Basel.
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November 30, 2020
The year is 1890 and London is shocked by a series of brutal murders in London's docklands. Scotland Yard is desperate for assistance and call on Sherlock Holmes and John Watson to provide it.
"Sherlock Holmes and the Thames Murders" is a corker of a book. Well plotted and well written it is a delicious read from start to finish.
Ms. Rieke has kept the characters very true to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's originals, and the friendship between Holmes and Watson, always an important part of any pastiche for me, is rock solid.
"Sherlock Holmes and the Thames Murders" was first published in German in 2012. This English edition is published by MX Publishing in 2020.
The book evokes the time and the place with some considerable skill. It is no stretch of the imagination to describe the book as a masterpiece.
I look forward to reading the rest of Ms. Rieke's pastiches as they become available in English.
Thanks to Steve Emecz at MX Publishing for the review copy.
"Sherlock Holmes and the Thames Murders" is a corker of a book. Well plotted and well written it is a delicious read from start to finish.
Ms. Rieke has kept the characters very true to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's originals, and the friendship between Holmes and Watson, always an important part of any pastiche for me, is rock solid.
"Sherlock Holmes and the Thames Murders" was first published in German in 2012. This English edition is published by MX Publishing in 2020.
The book evokes the time and the place with some considerable skill. It is no stretch of the imagination to describe the book as a masterpiece.
I look forward to reading the rest of Ms. Rieke's pastiches as they become available in English.
Thanks to Steve Emecz at MX Publishing for the review copy.
February 22, 2025
I enjoy new approaches to Sherlock Homes, this novella was somewhat comfortable but not particularly rich or exciting. The characters were portrayed as more cut outs, and Watson really lacked. Solving the mystery was a bit clumsy. Im glad I tried this series but I don’t think I will continue… really more 2.5
November 30, 2020
Spannend zu lesen. Der Flair von Sherlock Holmes wird genau getroffen und der Schreibstil passt gut.
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