Welcome to Sherlock Holmes Week! For the next seven days I’ll be posting about books and movies related to Sherlock Holmes. Some will be classic, some will be new but all should entertain you. I’m starting off with a new book by Theodora Goss, The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter. Mary Jekyll finds herself in dire straits when her mother dies and the pension that was supporting the London household dies with her. Mary learns some facts about Mr. Hyde who murdered a rich man. Mary knew Hyde as her father’s assistant. The murdered man’s family is offering a hundred pound reward for information about Hyde and Mary desperately needs the money. But, she decides to first contact Sherlock Holmes for advice and assistance.
As you can imagine, The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter is a mashup of Robert Louis Stevenson and A. Conan Doyle. But wait, there’s more! As Holmes and Watson and Mary Jekyll investigate a series of murders, more pieces of this complex puzzle change everything. Theodora Goss has written a surprising mystery by mixing classic characters and elements. Highly recommended! GRADE: A
I’ll be curious to see if Rick reads this one. I won’t be.
Jeff, we woke up to 3 inches of snow! Winter Wonderland! Holmes, Watson, and Dr. Jekyll’s daughter! Great fun!
It’s snowing here too! The lawns and cars are covered, but the streets are pretty much clear. It is supposed to go to 46 this afternoon. We’ll see.
Jeff, we’re supposed to see temperatures in the 40s this afternoon so all this fresh snow should melt away.
Big Orange has probably hibernated until next winter.
Jeff, if I have to fire up Big Orange in April, the weather has really gone wacky!
Looking forward to Sherlock Holmes week, though this isn’t one I’ll read.
Rick, I’ll be posting about a variety of Sherlock Holmes-related books and movies. I’m sure you’ll find some of them interesting.