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The Adventures of the Second Mrs. Watson Paperback – August 31, 2011

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The redoubtable Amelia Watson - the second wife of Dr. John H. Watson of Baker Street fame - returns for thirteen light-hearted adventures whose puzzles would tax the ingenuity of the master himself! Whether soaring over England in a hot air balloon; sailing the seas on board ship; journeying to Scotland on behalf of His Majesty himself; becoming enmeshed in a Royal conspiracy at Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show; or following the clues of an ancient treasure hunt through the streets of Edwardian London, Amelia Watson is never far from a mystery, and never fails to solve the most baffling of conundrums.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Top (August 31, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 200 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1929976577
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1929976577
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.5 x 8.5 inches

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Michael Mallory is an internationally recognized authority on the subjects of film, animation and 20th century pop-culture, and the author of eleven nonfiction books, including "Universal Studios Monsters," "Essential Horror Movies," "Marvel's Black Widow," "The Art of Krampus," and "Marvel: The Characters and their Universe." With the legendary American animation artist Iwao Takamoto he co-authored the memoirs "Iwao Takamoto: My Life with a Thousand Characters," and has written more than 650 magazine and newspaper articles that have been published worldwide. In the realm of fiction Mike writes the Amelia Watson mystery series, which include the novels "The Stratford Conspiracy" and "Murder in the Bath," and humorous mysteries featuring hapless Hollywood P.I. Dave Beauchamp, including, "Dig That Crazy Sphinx!" and "Bada-Bing, Bada Tomb!" In addition, he is the author of the stand-alone novels "The Ambulance," "Ebenezer Scrooge and the Battle for Christmas," "The Mural." and "Death Walks Skid Row. He has written some 190 published short stories (mostly mystery), many of which have been collected and anthologized. A former newscaster and actor, Mike lives and works in the Greater Los Angeles area.

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  • Coneflower Books
    5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2013
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    A collection of twelve short stories featuring the delightful character of Amelia Watson who enjoys battling wits with Sherlock Holmes.

    Mallory created a woman who is ahead of her time, an observer of small details, and who uses her sharply focused mind when it comes to crime. She tries not to over shadow her husband, and is aware of Holmes' weaknesses, so she uses her womanly perspicuity to circumvent offending the men's pride as she pieces together clues. The stories are written with humor, and Amelia is a woman we can admire.

    I enjoyed this first book of Amelia Watson, and intend to read those that follow.
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  • Raven
    3.0 out of 5 stars Will the real Mrs. Watson please stand up?
    Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2005
    The Adventures of the Second Mrs. Watson by Michael Mallory

    The first thing that I must point out is that this book is most definitely non-canonical. It has been argued among Holmes scholars as to who was Watson’s second wife, and indeed, if he even married twice.

    The indispensible Mr. Baring-Gould in his Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street states that Watson’s first wife was Constance Adams, whom he married on November 1, 1886. This would make Mary Morstan Watson’s second wife, not the first. Further, Baring-Gould has a third Mrs. Watson, but experts are divided on who she was. Two suggestions havr been Violet de Merville (The Illustrious Client); and Lady Francis Carfax. Baring-Gould states in the footnotes in chapter 23 that both have been squashed by most Sherlokians.

    The Mrs. Watson in this case is Amelia Pettigrew Watson. She has quite a different feeling about Holmes and the audacity to investigate on her own.

    Now Canon aside (Mr. Mallory uses the same quote from “The Adventure of the Blanched Solider” that Baring-Gould uses to justify a third Mrs. Watson to make a case for Amelia as second) the stories are pretty good.

    I came across Michael Mallory when Murderous Intent Magazine where these stories first appeared honored me by publishing a poem I wrote called “He Escaped.” I liked the stories (I got a free one year subscription for my poem) and my copy of the book is personally signed by Michael Mallory.

    Here’s a complete rundown. Any spoilers are totally unintended.

    “The Adventure of the Left-Behind Wife:” is a letter to a friend describing her tense relationship with Holmes.

    “The Adventure of the Other Woman:” Watson is kidnapped and Holmes has to team with Amelia to solve the case.

    “The Adventure of the Ripper’s Scrawl:” An man is found ripped up in an alley with Jack the Ripper’s famous Goulston Street Graffito scrawled above him. Great twist ending on this one!

    “The Adventure of the Damsel in Grey:” A young woman confined to her room by illness dies from head trauma, and is found in the yard fallen from a window. Was it accident or murder? Amelia is on the case!

    “The Adventure of the Glass House:” Watson being away on a case, Amelia runs into an old friend. There are valuable diamonds at stake.

    “The Adventure of the Illustrious Patient:” Doctor Watson takes on a very special client at the request of Mycroft Holmes.

    “The Adventure of the Bramley Court Devil:” An Inspector Laurie comes looking for Amelia, as a supernatural demon has apparently decided to haunt Bramley Court.

    “The Adventure of the Retiring Detective:” The Woman Irene Adler returns in mortal danger.

    “The Adventure of the Disappearing Coach:” Amelia’s friend Harry Benbow is in trouble again, accused of kidnapping…

    “The Adventure of the Nefarious Nephew:” Watson is a witness at a murder trial, and Amelia impersonates the Prosecutor.

    “The Adventure of the Japanese Sword:” One woman is murdered and another in danger from someone who kills with a katana.

    “The Adventure of the Three Verners:” Amelia Watson is shaken by leaves from her family tree…

    All in all, while I like the stories, I find them a little sophomoric at times. Canonical continuity is not only missing but parts of the canon are questioned or simply declared to have never happened.

    But it is a lot of fun, and Mr. Mallory did sign the book for me.

    Three stars out of five.
    Quoth the Raven…
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  • annemieke wielinga
    4.0 out of 5 stars very good indeed
    Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2014
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    A lovely read, nice to hear about sh from someone other than watson. Nice little short stories, written with great skill
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  • Mimbelina
    5.0 out of 5 stars Spunky Sherlockian Heroine
    Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2013
    What is a woman to do when all she hears each day is a constant stream of praise for that great detective and thorn in her side, Sherlock Holmes? A staid, respectable wife would throw her hands up in despair and meekly accept her fate as a veritable widow to the great man's claim on her husband's life. Luckily for the reader, Amelia Watson, the second wife of Dr. John Watson, isn't a proper, retiring wife! Frustrated by the absence of her husband in her life, all due to his apparent greater loyalty to Sherlock, Amelia takes matters into her own hands. Fighting fire with fire, she takes on the great detective in several extraordinary and perplexing cases, assisting (and, in a few, even besting him) in detection. With an equal mixture of wit, ingenuity and charm, Amelia works to solve each case with as much skill and acting ability as the great detective himself. Much more blessed than her husband in the art of perception and deduction, Amelia proves herself an able sidekick to Holmes and shows, time and again, that a woman have a brain and use it as well as, if not better than, a master detective!

    This collection of twelve intricately plotted short stories highlights Amelia's skill as a detective and Michael Mallory's talent in creating a Sherlock pastiche that is certain to entertain and delight any Conan Doyle fan. I should admit, however, that I am not as avid a reader of Doyle's original stories as others. Thus, those with more stringent criteria for Doyle-like accuracy and reproduction may disagree. From my limited experience, I do feel that these stories ring true, both in historical accuracy and in Holmesian quality, Whatever the case, they are just as delightful on their own, whether or not they perfectly reproduce the Doyle style. Five stars for this wonderful collection!
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  • Christina Grossman
    4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful collection of stories!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 1999
    As much as I hate to bring down that 5-star rating, I simply couldn't ignore the apostrophe abuse that didn't get edited out of the first several stories. Even a major pet peeve like that, however, could not keep me from thoroughly enjoying Michael Mallory's tales of Amelia Watson's adventures. Each story can stand on its own merits quite well, but they are especially effective collected into one volume. Having read only a few recent MIMM publications, I was pleased to be able to go back and start from the beginning, and I look forward to Vol. 2 with a great deal of anticipation.
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  • Perceptive Reader
    3.0 out of 5 stars Delightful Fan-fiction
    Reviewed in India on May 16, 2021
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    The Canon had produced many parodies and pastiches. Many of them are bad. Several are good. Some are good. Few are truly excellent, commanding respect from the ardent Sherlockians as well as post-modern fans. This book lies in the middle. It contains a bunch of fan fiction written by the second wife of Dr. John Watson.
    Learned Holmesians and Sherlockians would know, a huge amount of ink as well as bit and byte have been spent trying to understand the number of Watson's wives and the nature of the relation between Holmes and Watson. This collection deals with both, and furnishes its own series of adventures.
    The writing style is witty, but marred by too many Americanisms and shoddy editorial inputs (or lack thereof), robbing the book off a pastiche-status. These are fan-ficrions. The mysteries are nothing to talk about. At times they are so absurd or silly that a degree of fun and thrill is generated purely out of speculations regarding the extent to which the author and Mrs. Amelia Watson would go.
    Good collection to pass these dreary times. Nothing more.
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