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A review by reading_w_dee
The Blue Diamond by Leonard Goldberg
mysterious
medium-paced
3.5
As I had never read a Sherlock Holmes mystery myself, I wasn't too certain what to expect. As this being a daughter of Sherlock Holmes Mystery, I was quite pleased with following along the trail of the missing diamond.
I enjoyed the nostalgia that I assume some would have with still having Dr. Watson in the picture as the father of Joanna's, Sherlock's daughter's, husband. It seemed fitting that they would be married together and this is told from his point of view, watching his wife work and musing over the old days when their fathers worked together.
This is also set during World War One, which was handled nicely with a few references to U-boats, spies and bombings. But it's highlight was definitely on solving the crime and following the path. Plots to evade the thief and catch him out, plans that go awry, and little hints of luminescence that lead the way.
I enjoyed the nostalgia that I assume some would have with still having Dr. Watson in the picture as the father of Joanna's, Sherlock's daughter's, husband. It seemed fitting that they would be married together and this is told from his point of view, watching his wife work and musing over the old days when their fathers worked together.
This is also set during World War One, which was handled nicely with a few references to U-boats, spies and bombings. But it's highlight was definitely on solving the crime and following the path. Plots to evade the thief and catch him out, plans that go awry, and little hints of luminescence that lead the way.