If you are a Holmes fan, then do give “The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Devil and the Four” a try. As with many of Holmes' cases, all is not what it seems to be. Although I did find it a little predictable, it was still an enjoyable read.
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Written in her native French, it promises doom, as it states, “Four for the Devil.” This is part of a series of stories with Sherlock's cousin Henry Vernier (rather than good old Watson) and his wife Michelle. His wife, Marguerite, has received a letter that has frightened her out of her mind. Holmes is consulted by wealthy John Hardy. In “The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Devil and the Four,” Sam Siciliano has offered an interesting story with a somewhat unique setting for Holmes – Paris. Written in her native French, it promises doom, as it states Having been a Sherlock Homes fan for many years, I enjoy trying new authors and their attempts at portraying the world's greatest detective. Having been a Sherlock Homes fan for many years, I enjoy trying new authors and their attempts at portraying the world's greatest detective. The one-star ding is for the shameful treatment of Watson. It’s a great mystery and the logic followed in bringing it to a successful conclusion are superb! The interaction of the characters and the pacing make this story hard to put down! I thoroughly enjoyed it! Setting aside the treatment of Watson, the story itself is beautifully written. To have Watson out of the case is one thing to have him and his adventures dismissed as the lies of an incompetent is blasphemous. Vernier and Holmes go out of their way to let clients know that Watson will not be on the case. Watson is largely written out of the adventures and is treated like a bumbling buffoon. I have but one problem with all of Siciliano’s Holmes stories.
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No problem, a lot of tales out there are told by someone other than Watson. In these adventures, Holmes is seconded by his cousin, Doctor Henry Vernier instead of Watson. No problem with that, even ACD had shown he had feelings for Irene Adler. In Siciliano’s world of 221B, Holmes is still the logical detective, but he has a relationship of a sort with a woman named Violet Wheelwright from one of his cases. Thus begins a fast-paced story of secrets, murder, theft and… Satanism! Meanwhile, the first name on the list is found dead under suspicious circumstances… Rose Grace, a consulting detective! The husband states that his wife’s past is a mystery to him, but they have a happy thirteen-year marriage. It states, “Four for the Devil.” It then mentions four people and promises that she will be number three!įrightened, she has fled London for Paris, stating she wants to hire a certain Mrs. Written in her native French, it promises doom.
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Rose Grace, a consulting detective! The husband states that his wife’s past is a mystery to him, bu Sherlock Holmes… and Doctor Vernier… It states, “Four for the Devil.” It then mentions four people and promises that she will be number three! Frightened, she has fled London for Paris, stating she wants to hire a certain Mrs. Sherlock Holmes… and Doctor Vernier… Holmes is consulted by wealthy John Hardy. This is a good story but I felt there was a part in Michelle's story that dragged for a bit before picking up again.more
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Holmes and his cousin Henry Vernier (there is no Watson in this story) must travel to Paris in pursuit of Mrs Marguerite Hardy, and as the mystery starts to unravel, Holmes discovers a dark secret that Mrs Hardy is running from. This is a good story but I felt there was a part in Michelle' Mr Hardy, a wealthy businessman desperate for his wife's return, begs Sherlock Holmes to find out why his wife has fled their English home back to France after receiving a strange letter that mentions the Devil.
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Mr Hardy, a wealthy businessman desperate for his wife's return, begs Sherlock Holmes to find out why his wife has fled their English home back to France after receiving a strange letter that mentions the Devil.