thebeardedpoet's review
4.0
The Illumination of Sherlock Holmes completes the trilogy, The Odyssey of Sherlock Holmes. My only complaint is that this third book lacks the inventive plotting and expansive storytelling of the previous two installments. It is very much an endcap on the story arc and suffers from a common ailment of endings, just not as exciting as the buildup. This book is shorter than the previous too as well.
I did enjoy it anyway and would still highly recommend this set of Sherlock Holmes stories. I intend to read Paul D. Gilbert's other Holmes books as well. Gilbert convincingly breathes life into Doyle's characters and plays fairly with the canon.
I did enjoy it anyway and would still highly recommend this set of Sherlock Holmes stories. I intend to read Paul D. Gilbert's other Holmes books as well. Gilbert convincingly breathes life into Doyle's characters and plays fairly with the canon.
vesper1931's review
3.0
Dr Watson, while travelling on a train to Bavaria, assesses the past six months of the exploits of Holmes and himself, as they have travelled to Rome and Egypt. Also the cases that have occupied them n Britain. He hopes that he is on the right track in discovering the whereabouts of the Holmes brothers. But what is the connection to the Bavarian Brotherhood.
It unfortunately took me a long time to get into the story, and what was actually happening. Though I did like the portrayal of Watson and Holmes.
A NetGalley Book
It unfortunately took me a long time to get into the story, and what was actually happening. Though I did like the portrayal of Watson and Holmes.
A NetGalley Book
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