A review by weaselweader
Sherlock Holmes: Trial of Sherlock Holmes Hc by John Reppion, Leah Moore
5.0
Fans of both graphic novels and Sherlock Holmes will applaud this fine effort!
Sherlock Holmes' England is under attack as anarchists fire bomb a factory in London. When former Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard, Sir Samuel Henry, gravely ill in his bed, received a bizarre, threatening letter from the anarchists claiming responsibility for the bombing and suggesting that they would murder him in his bed at precisely 7:00 p.m. the next day, the current Commissioner acted swiftly. A number of officers were posted throughout Henry's home as guards and, at Sir Henry's request, Sherlock Holmes and Watson attended personally as well. At 6:50 p.m. precisely, Holmes entered Henry's bedroom to personally ensure the ill man's safety. At 7:00 p.m., a shot rang out and officers barging into Henry's bedroom were shocked to discover a stunned Holmes, smoking revolver in hand, standing over the murdered and quite dead Murphy. Holmes, to the incredulous dismay of Watson and their long-time professional colleague, Inspector Lestrade, is charged with first degree capital murder and faces execution.
Leah Moore's and John Reppion's brilliant locked room mystery, complemented by Aaron Campbell's superb, deeply atmospheric artistic renderings, is a welcome and honourable addition to the very crowded universe of post Conan Doyle Sherlockian mysteries. The story line, while completely true to the Victorian sensibilities that the world has reasonably come to expect out of the best quality Holmes mysteries, has a very fresh and unique modern flavour that involves some very Machiavellian international espionage. No satire, no parody, no pastiche and certainly no mere adaptation, this is a very original story that will thrill long time Holmes readers. I'm also certain that fans of graphic novels reading this and encountering Sherlock Holmes for the first time will dashing to the book store seeking out Conan Doyle's original mysteries as well.
Highly recommended.
Paul Weiss
Sherlock Holmes' England is under attack as anarchists fire bomb a factory in London. When former Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard, Sir Samuel Henry, gravely ill in his bed, received a bizarre, threatening letter from the anarchists claiming responsibility for the bombing and suggesting that they would murder him in his bed at precisely 7:00 p.m. the next day, the current Commissioner acted swiftly. A number of officers were posted throughout Henry's home as guards and, at Sir Henry's request, Sherlock Holmes and Watson attended personally as well. At 6:50 p.m. precisely, Holmes entered Henry's bedroom to personally ensure the ill man's safety. At 7:00 p.m., a shot rang out and officers barging into Henry's bedroom were shocked to discover a stunned Holmes, smoking revolver in hand, standing over the murdered and quite dead Murphy. Holmes, to the incredulous dismay of Watson and their long-time professional colleague, Inspector Lestrade, is charged with first degree capital murder and faces execution.
Leah Moore's and John Reppion's brilliant locked room mystery, complemented by Aaron Campbell's superb, deeply atmospheric artistic renderings, is a welcome and honourable addition to the very crowded universe of post Conan Doyle Sherlockian mysteries. The story line, while completely true to the Victorian sensibilities that the world has reasonably come to expect out of the best quality Holmes mysteries, has a very fresh and unique modern flavour that involves some very Machiavellian international espionage. No satire, no parody, no pastiche and certainly no mere adaptation, this is a very original story that will thrill long time Holmes readers. I'm also certain that fans of graphic novels reading this and encountering Sherlock Holmes for the first time will dashing to the book store seeking out Conan Doyle's original mysteries as well.
Highly recommended.
Paul Weiss