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The Great Detective: His Further Adventures (A Sherlock Holmes Anthology) Kindle Edition

by Marvin Kaye (Author), Magda Jozsa (Author), Stan Trybulski (Author), & 6 more Format: Kindle Edition
Sherlock Holmes! That magical name conjures up all that is thrilling and exciting about the classic mystery short story. The Great Detective, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is without doubt the most well-known and popular fictional character ever created--and with good reason. Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories are fascinating excursions into scientific detection with interesting, well-formed characters, offering intelligent, thoughtful mysteries that all men and women can relate to--and enjoy. Quite simply, Doyle created magic with his Sherlock Holmes stories. Writers over the last hundred years have been desperately trying to capture and recreate that magic, and I feel that the authors in this book have done just that. Here are a dozen well-crafted stories (nine of them original to this book) by writers whose love of the original Holmes stories clearly show in their work. So sit back in your comfortable chair, and let the fog of old Victorian London swirl around you. Once again, the game is afoot!
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00BNYSAHM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wildside Press (March 2, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 2, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 740 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 247 pages

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JOHN L. FRENCH is a retired crime scene supervisor with forty years’ experience. He has seen more than his share of murders, shootings, and serious assaults. As a break from the realities of his job, he started writing science fiction, pulp, horror, fantasy, and, of course, crime fiction.

John’s first story “Past Sins” was published in Hardboiled Magazine and was cited as one of the best Hardboiled stories of 1993. More crime fiction followed, appearing in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, the Fading Shadows magazines and in collections by Barnes and Noble. Association with writers like James Chambers and the late, great C.J. Henderson led him to try horror fiction and to a still growing fascination with zombies and other undead things. His first horror story “The Right Solution” appeared in Marietta Publishing’s Lin Carter’s Anton Zarnak. Other horror stories followed in anthologies such as THE DEAD WALK and DARK FURIES, both published by Die Monster Die books. It was in Dark Furies that his character Bianca Jones made her literary debut in “21 Doors,” a story based on an old Baltimore legend and a creepy game his daughter used to play with her friends.

John’s first book was THE DEVIL OF HARBOR CITY, a novel done in the old pulp style. PAST SINS and HERE THERE BE MONSTERS followed. John was also consulting editor for Chelsea House’s Criminal Investigation series. His other books include THE ASSASSINS’ BALL (written with Patrick Thomas), SOULS ON FIRE, THE NIGHTMARE STRIKES, MONSTERS AMONG US, THE LAST REDHEAD, THE MAGIC OF SIMON TOMBS, and THE SANTA HEIST (written with Patrick Thomas). John is the editor of TO HELL IN A FAST CAR, MERMAIDS 13, C. J. Henderson’s CHALLENGE OF THE UNKNOWN, CAMELOT 13 (with Patrick Thomas), AND (with Greg Schauer) WITH GREAT POWER …

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  • DLY49
    4.0 out of 5 stars a fine Holmes anthology
    Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2013
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    I became acquainted with the Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes stories years ago. I've re-read them several times over the years. For better or worse I have also read a lot of Holmes stories by other writers.

    This anthology seemed to be better than average. As usual, when you have different writers tackling the same theme, the results are a bit uneven. Other commenters have given good descriptions of the stories, so I won't try to repeat that.

    The only story I did not like was "Death and no consequences". Holmes and Watson just felt out of character here. While Holmes might occasionally let someone go if he felt that there was a good reason, I can't see him letting a murderer go because of his high standing. Also, some of the background felt unneeded.

    For the most part, the authors stayed true to Conan Doyle's Holmes. There were some fun references to items in the canon. There were enough variations from the canon to keep things interesting. But, there was no transporting him to modern times, battling Zombies or other monsters(with one exception), or marrying him off to a girl forty years his junior. Also liked that they mostly avoided the Holmes clichés that some writers resort to. The deerstalker cap, "the game is afoot", "elementary my dear Watson", "when you eliminate the impossible..." type stuff was kept to a minimum.

    If you are a Holmes fan, this one is worth the price.
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  • AcerAcer
    5.0 out of 5 stars I Must Have REALLY Liked This One...
    Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2013
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    ...because I started reading it at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, finished it up at 9 that night and barely set it down once the whole time.

    I usually hesitate before buying a new and unreviewed book of Sherlock Holmes stories because I am distressed by the amount of tales whose authors think they know how to write a Sherlock Holmes story better than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. They will change absolutely anything! They may have Holmes find the love of his life (most commonly, women writers do this). They could introduce their own series character into the stories, essentially shoving Watson to one side. They might have Holmes pensively mooning about what-might-have-been regarding his "relationship" with Irene Adler. (It is mostly male writers who cannot seem to resist doing this, as if they had never actually read "A Scandal in Bohemia.") They might introduce personality traits which are completely out of character because that suits their story better. And so on. (Feel free to fill in your own pet peeve).

    The editor of this book promised not to do any of that, and for the most part, kept his promise. "None of that nonsense, thank you very much, but I could not resist just one exception!" Although I personally felt there was more than one exception, I really can't complain very much, as I found this book to be full of totally engrossing tales. And for the price? How can you beat it?

    1. The Mystery of Ogham Manor -- An insurance company engages Holmes to look into the suspicious timing of the death of a businessman who had been insured for an obscene amount of money and then died a month later. I find Holmes and Watson to be more than a bit out of character here, and going along with this, Irene Adler gets a backstory of having betrayed Holmes's love but later sacrificing her life for his...and in a footnote the author of the story conveniently mentions the title of this other story in case you want to look into such non-canonical nonsense. Despite managing to stuff Irene Adler's name into the story for no good reason, it's a very good whodunnit!

    2) The Dentist -- Pursuing locum work to earn more money, Dr. Watson takes over the practice of a fellow physician away on vacation. While familiarizing himself with the absent doctor's cases, Watson realizes that several of his female patients had died presenting obvious symptoms of having been poisoned, but the doctor hadn't seemed to notice. Watson turns to Holmes when yet another female patient dies showing the same poisoning symptoms as the others. (This was my personal favorite.)

    3) The Fury -- Colonel Ross (from the story, "Silver Blaze") asks Holmes to help him locate a missing trainer who had been the only person in Ross's employ able to handle The Fury, a highly promising champion colt from Silver Blaze's bloodline.

    4) Death and No Consequences -- A nephew of Queen Victoria is allowed to commit murder with impugnity, and Holmes is hired not to solve the murder, but to make it look as if everything possible was being done to pursue the murderer. Once again, I felt the characters of Holmes and Watson were a bit off, and there was a lot of unnecessary exposition in it (how Holmes got hooked on drugs, how he became a detective, comments about his family life) that seemed completely out of place and totally non-canonical.

    5) Murder at the Diogenes Club -- Holmes and Watson are called in to investigate...yes...a murder at the Diogenes Club. A tale of homicide, espionage, double dealing and Mycroft Holmes.

    6) The Adventure of the Night Hunter -- this story pairs two of Arthur Conan Doyle's creations, Professor Edward Challenger and Sherlock Holmes, as they pursue an otherworldly killer. A highly non-canonical but engrossing adventure.

    7) The Adventure of the Devil's Father -- A story written to explain the Watsonian reference to Colonel Warburton's madness: "Of all the problems which have been submitted to my friend Sherlock Holmes for solution, there were only two which I was the means of introducing to his notice: that of Mr Hatherley's thumb and that of Colonel Warburton's madness... " The Engineer's Thumb

    8) A Memo from Inspector Lestrade -- Written by Lestrade! Holmes, Watson and the now-retired Lestrade team up to run a con on a card cheat who has joined Lestrade's gentleman's club. Not particularly canonical; not sure I care. Very clever and entertaining story.

    9) The Button-Box -- Holmes is employed to retrieve a stolen button-box. The reaction of the male characters to the concept of button-boxes is most amusing. Then the story takes a twist into something entirely different!

    10) Sherlock Holmes - Stymied! -- Holmes develops an interest in the game of golf after having been hired to locate a stolen silver trophy and a missing caddy. The title of the story comes from a rule which vanished from the golfing codes in 1952 but of course, was still in effect at the time of this one round played between Holmes and Watson.

    11) Bad Habits -- Watson and Holmes look into the death of a nun who was murdered on her way to engage them on a case. A very exciting story.

    12) Irene and the Old Detective -- The retired detective befriends a young schoolgirl, and by teaching her how to listen and to think, helps her raise her school grades. (No, Irene Adler is not in the story, but once again, here is a male writer who could not stop himself from bringing her up.) I assume this is the (distaff) story that the editor said he could not resist, because it is a real charmer.
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  • K. J. Kalin
    3.0 out of 5 stars The Great Detective: His Further Adventures (A Sherlock Holmes Anthology)
    Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2014
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    I thought it was OK. I had just read Lyn Mc Conchie's "Sherlock Holmes: Repeat Business" and 2 of her stories were in this. Along with 2 by Magda Jozsa: "The Dentist" and "Bad Habits" they were the best of the book.

    Several stories I really did not like, but that's a matter of personal taste and other readers are free to have their own likes and dislikes. The writing and ability to capture the "voices" of Holmes and Watson were uneven, with some authors going off on their own distinctly different directions. I don't want to say more and give things away. That's the reason for the three stars. Taken as a whole work, I have read better, and worse, too-ones I really hated, but all in all, it was relatively inexpensive and worth the price for the ones that I did like. You'll just have to take a chance and make up you own mind.

    I don't know if Magda Joza has more Sherlock Holmes stories, I hope so. I can recommend Lyn McConchie.
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  • jonesdfamily
    4.0 out of 5 stars the great detective-further adventures of sherlock holmes
    Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2013
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    this is another one for airports and waiting rooms. it is fun to reinhabit the sherlock holmes universe with a few new tales.
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  • Gabbee
    5.0 out of 5 stars Most stories are entertaining.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2018
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    Some of the stories are simple, some are obvious and one or two are good. But as an avid Sherlockian I enjoyed my time with the great detective and his Boswell.
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  • Perceptive Reader
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good Collection
    Reviewed in India on February 21, 2024
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    This solid collection of pastiches showcased the Great Detective and the Good Doctor in circumstances and adventures that were not exactly canonical, but were highly readable. Like all anthologies it contained several weak tales, notably one from the Editor himself and few from his SHMM co-contributors. But there were several outstanding tales that shone through all that.
    My favourites were~
    1. "The Dentist" by Magda Jozsa;
    2. "The Fury" by Lyn McConchie;
    3. "Murder at the Diogenes Club" by John L. French;
    4. "The Adventure of the Night Hunter" by Ralph E. Vaughan;
    5. "The Adventure of the Devil's Father" by Morris Hershman;
    6. "The Button-Box" by Lyn McConchie;
    7. "Bad Habits" by Magda Jozsa.
    Overall I would remain indebted towards this anthology for introducing me to the works of Magda Jozsa, and to some extent to Ralph E. Vaughan. I would try to get hold of their individual works as soon as possible.
    In the meanwhile, this collection is recommended to all admirers of the Great Detective and the Good Doctor.
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  • CarolM
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Great Detective:His Further Adventures
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 18, 2013
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    A very enjoyable read, perhaps not all the tales were 'up to' the high standard of the master himself (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle), but they were all credible and welcome attempts at the resurrection of the 'Great Detective'.
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  • Colin Price
    4.0 out of 5 stars The Great Detective - His further stories
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 12, 2018
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    As with any book which is the output of many different authors the stories sure bound to very different in type, details and the closeness to the style of the original writer. Thus this book whilst being entertaining its content must judged accordingly.
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  • A LAWSON
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good story lines but . . .
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 19, 2013
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    The story lines were original and in some cases inspired. This collection would probably pass muster to most US readers but to a Brit and especially one familiar with the Canon or any UK produced Sherlock Holmes TV series, the US idioms are very annoying. For instance, in the penultimate story (Bad Habits), a 19th century provincial station master from Wiltshire or Gloucestershire sounds like a Wyoming cowpoke. If the authors or editor hired a British English speaker to edit these stories into Watson's British / Victorian voice then this compilation would rate five stars. Yet again, the old chestnut has been demonstrated to be true - the US and the UK are two nations divided by a common language.
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  • P B Jackson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 22, 2015
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    Another good non Conan Doyle book.
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