Sherlock_Holmes

Unquiet Spirits: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure | Bonnie Macbird

so-so

This mystery plot dragged a bit and was rather convoluted. I much prefer the previous Holmes and Watson novel I read by this author. (See my previous post.) I do like her portrayal of Holmes and Watson, though.

#mystery #detective #Holmes #litsylove

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MaGoose

Devil's Due | Bonnie Macbird

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Just finished this. Loved it. I'll read her other Sherlock Holmes novels, of which there are at least two more.

#litsylove #mysteries #SherlockHolmes

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dabbe

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes | Vincent Starrett

@kspenmoll I can't thank you enough for the lovely get-well package. The books are right up my mystery alley (especially the SHERLOCK one, which I haven't read 😱) and will keep my mind busy. The pens are perfect for the lovely journal. The LUCY mug is sooo meee! (I called myself “Crabby Abbe“ as a teacher!) and the post card is hysterical. What brought me to my, though, were the worry dolls. I had no idea how much I needed them. 😅 ⬇️

dabbe I can't believe how this surgery has thrown me for a loop. I thought, “How hard could it be? I mean, I was jogging two days after my hysterectomy.“ I wasn't prepared for the long journey ahead to get it to not hurt anymore. It helps knowing you've been through it, but 2 years? 😱😳😱 These worry dolls have a lot of work cut out for them! 😂 Thanks again, Katherine. I'm so glad to call you friend. 💛💜🧡 1mo

kspenmoll I am so happy the box arrived- I was told it would be delivered Friday this week! Please know you contact me anytime especially to rant! (edited) 1mo

kspenmoll But I also had a big tear in a muscle under my bicep which needed a screw. That actually took longer than my shoulder , that‘s why two years TOTAL healing! 1mo

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AmyG Beautiful gift! Hope you are continuing to get better! 1mo

AnnCrystal 👏🏼🤩 Worry Dolls, I grew up with these little magical dolls 😍🤩😍. Sending you positive vibes, may your healing come swiftly 💝💝💝. 1mo

dabbe @kspenmoll 🩵👍🏻🩵 1mo

dabbe @kspenmoll Is it wrong that you just made me happier that mine was not as bad as yours? Thank you for making me feel better and getting me out of my so-sorry-for-me slump. As we know, there are so many other things out there to worry about. My dolls are going to be put to good use! 🩶🤍🖤 1mo

dabbe @AmyG I am, especially with the help of all of you! 🩶🤍🖤 1mo

dabbe @AnnCrystal I've been holding one in my hand ever since I opened them! 🩶🤍🖤 1mo

AnnCrystal @dabbe 💝😘💝🫂💝. 1mo

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Blueberry

Holmes Entangled | Gordon McAlpine

Buenas Aires
Argentina, 1943

Sr J.L. Borges, 44, has completed his shift at the ill-organized Miguel Cané Municipal Library, near the city center, where he works
as first assistant.

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

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LitsyEvents

Time for Sherlock Holmes | David Dvorkin

repost for @dabbe

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin #SHPasticheBuddyRead

Hello, Pastiche-Sherlockians! We have some voting to do for the titles we're going to read! The link is below. All are welcome to join us! Just comment below, and we'll add you to the list. More info will be coming once the results are tallied!

Link to the survey: https://forms.gle/SXBadrcMfYGDfxP58

Skygoddess1 Voted! 2mo

dabbe TY! 🧡💜💛 2mo

dabbe @Skygoddess1 YAY! 🧡💜💛 2mo

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LitsyEvents

Time for Sherlock Holmes | David Dvorkin

repost for @dabbe

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes
@Cuilin @LitsyEvents 🧡🖤💛

Friendly reminder to get your nominations in for our pastiche #BuddyRead beginning in October! Please fill out the survey below by Sunday (tomorrow). Then, I'll have the voting survey out early next week.
Survey link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSecT0ZHVYWiI8wqu2ePKW9x58srco0b5h655rlm...

dabbe TY! 💛💜🧡 2mo

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Bookwomble

The Cambridge Companion to Sherlock Holmes | Janice M. Allan, Christopher Pittard

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I loved this! 5🔎😊

I think that most Holmes aficionados would find something of interest here, and personally I enjoyed all the essays, though they're probably not for casual readers of the stories (apologies if that sounds elitist - it does in my own ears!)
The chapters examine a variety of themes including colonialism and Holmes's cultural role in defending and normalising the moral threat to Victorian society of its perpetration of the ⬇️

Bookwomble ... horrors of imperialism (sadly, still relevant), gender and sexuality in the Canon, the interplay of Sidney Paget's illustrations and Doyle's text as first printed in The Strand, and (I think my favourite) a study of the tension in The Hound of the Baskerville's between the scientific and the supernatural, and the processes of elucidation and obfuscation. Loads of other interesting stuff. Recommended 😊 3mo

The_Book_Ninja I do like analyses of stuff I like: whether it‘s casual or academic. 3mo

Bookwomble @The_Book_Ninja I think this is on the casual side of academic, rather than the academic side of casual, if that makes sense 😊 3mo

The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble That‘s the best place to be 3mo

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Bookwomble

The Cambridge Companion to Sherlock Holmes | Janice M. Allan, Christopher Pittard

I'm attending a weekend conference in Derbyshire and, not feeling the necessity of checking my ticket, I've arrived at 8:30 for a 9:00 start, but it actually kicks off at 11:00! 🤦🏻‍♂️
Oh, well, there's worse ways of spending a couple of hours than sitting in a conservatory with a book and a coffee 📖☕😌

Suet624 Thankfully you have your book with you. 3mo

RaeLovesToRead Those gardens look fancy... 👀 3mo

Bookwomble @Suet624 Two! And a couple of magazines. I have form for this kind of thing, so always come prepared 😁 3mo

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Bookwomble @RaeLovesToRead They're very nice, and well kept. I'm sitting in the sunny garden now with the bees and butterflies 🐝🦋😌 Turns out arrival was scheduled for 11:00 and the conference starts at 12:00! 3mo

Cuilin And what a fabulous choice of literature! 3mo

Bookwomble @Cuilin 🔎😉 3mo

dabbe #sherlocked 🩵💙🩵 3mo

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Cuilin

The Problem of Thor Bridge | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes

@pageshifter @AnneCecilie @indoordame @librarybelle @theAromaOfBooks @Aimeesue @kelli7990 @5feet.of.fury @Read4Life @AnnR @mom2bugnbee @pageturner1 @eeclayton @erzascarletbookgasm @aroyse @dabbe

Cuilin @mollyanna @Tineke @Larkken @StayCurious @kimrenee @alldebooks @CogsOfEncouragement @catlass007 @CrystalE02 @curiouserandcurioser @Larkken @BeeCurious @Blackink_WhitePaper @Daisey @RayHallucinogen @Born.A.Reader @Chrissyreadit @Fr3NcHtOaSt @Anishalnkspill 3mo

eeclayton Mrs Gibson was a mere cliché in this story. Grace was more 3D, but I didn't understand her reasoning of staying with the family to be a positive influence on Mr Gibson. Was it an excuse that she had invented for herself? 3mo

CogsOfEncouragement I feel like women do take it out on the other woman far too often instead of the man who made vows to them, but I would have liked to see this story flip that and have the straying (to whatever degree) husband framed instead. Have the anger pointed to the truest offender. Those poor kids, no matter what. 3mo

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dabbe @Cuilin @eeclayton @CogsOfEncouragement Boy, it truly did stink to be a woman in that era! And why did Maria have to be another “creature from the tropics“ (talking to you, Bertha). Does “tropical“ now mean hot-headed, emotional, and out of control? 3mo

dabbe @eeclayton Agree 💯. I thought it was weird that Grace stayed, but then we wouldn't have much of a story if she had left, I guess. 3mo

dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement I wanted Gibson to get it and get it good! 😂 3mo

Cuilin @dabbe Gibson got away with too much IMHO. 3mo

Librarybelle Definitely Gibson got away with a lot…another case of a powerful man getting out of a jam with barely a blemish. 3mo

Cuilin @Librarybelle while I enjoyed this mystery, Gibson getting away with his predatory behaviour was frustrating. 3mo

dabbe @Cuilin “Boy“ did he!!! 🎯🩵🎯 3mo

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Cuilin

The Problem of Thor Bridge | Arthur Conan Doyle

eeclayton I'm not sure I believe that the two chips on the parapet can be indentical, but other than that, I found the plot clever. 3mo

CogsOfEncouragement I liked it. I‘ve read another popular mystery that had something similar that was of course written after this, so now I wonder if this one sparked the idea for the other. No spoilers, I won‘t even mention the other famous author. 3mo

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dabbe @CogsOfEncouragement Oh shoot, I think I just did in the previous post. 😬 3mo

dabbe @Cuilin @eeclayton @CogsOfEncouragement I would think this plot device would be far-fetched if it hadn't actually happened! I enjoyed how Doyle turned it into a love triangle instead of a ploy to collect insurance money for your family. 3mo

Cuilin @dabbe yes, I read this was based on a true story. 3mo

Librarybelle Definitely a good twist, and I could see this being based on a true story @Cuilin . 3mo

Daisey I enjoyed this one, and I actually thought the pair of pistols had to be key early on for framing the governess especially with the murder happening near the water. 3mo

Cuilin @Daisey yes, a pair of pistols and one is missing??? Suspicious 🤨 3mo

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