THE BEEKEEPER’S APPRENTICE by Laurie R. King ~ A Book Review
THE BEEKEEPER’S APPRENTICE strains credulity. If I ever thought that someone as self-centered as Sherlock Holmes would ever take on an apprentice, I would naturally have assumed it to be a young man, as Holmes consistently feels uncomfortable in the presence of women, or, at least, treats them in a very patronizing manner. But perhaps […]
MORIARTY by Anthony Horowitz ~ A Book Review
MORIARY is a very different book than THE HOUSE OF SILK. Whereas THE HOUSE OF SILK focuses on Sherlock Holmes and his side-kick Dr. Watson, MORIARTY focuses on—well, on Moriarty. Except that he isn’t there, at least not until the very end. Obviously, with the title of Sherlock Holmes’ famous nemesis, Moriarty must be around […]
The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz ~ A Book Review
In THE HOUSE OF SILK, Anthony Horowitz writes a story that Conan Doyle could never have written, and has added all the details that Doyle left out of his original stories. Like most writers of his time, Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was very comfortable writing about the aristocracy. He relished setting his most famous stories, […]
