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A review by booksandbacon
A Biased Judgement: The Sherlock Holmes Diaries 1897 by Geri Schear
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
My thanks to Steve at @mxpublishing for a review copy.
Europe is in turmoil, it's heading for total chaos, and heads of state, Monarchs and influential people are been assassinated. Who is capable of orchestrating these terrible deeds, there is (or was) someone more than capable of it, Moriarty, but he's dead Sherlock took care of that. Has someone taken over Moriarty's organisation which has its claws around the world?
That's how the story begins and it's a really fantastic start.
There is another plot in which we find murdered a servant girl from a prestigious family but is she as innocent as her colleagues say?
It's really a fascinating story, I'm certainly no Sherlock expert but I believe Geri has captured Sherlock's essence. What I love about that era is the language, for example:
Blackguard:"A man who behaves in a dishonourable or contemptible way"
Brown Study:"A mood in which you are very involved in your own thoughts and not paying attention to anything else". Sherlock has many of those lol. There are a few modern words or references but I'm fine with it, it's the story that counts.
Love it!!
My favourite character is the lovely Lady Beatrice, a woman ahead of her time thanks to her father who believed women should have education on par with their male counterparts. Very forward thinking for the 1800s.
Geri is a great storyteller and I shall check out her other works.
Highly recommended.
Europe is in turmoil, it's heading for total chaos, and heads of state, Monarchs and influential people are been assassinated. Who is capable of orchestrating these terrible deeds, there is (or was) someone more than capable of it, Moriarty, but he's dead Sherlock took care of that. Has someone taken over Moriarty's organisation which has its claws around the world?
That's how the story begins and it's a really fantastic start.
There is another plot in which we find murdered a servant girl from a prestigious family but is she as innocent as her colleagues say?
It's really a fascinating story, I'm certainly no Sherlock expert but I believe Geri has captured Sherlock's essence. What I love about that era is the language, for example:
Blackguard:"A man who behaves in a dishonourable or contemptible way"
Brown Study:"A mood in which you are very involved in your own thoughts and not paying attention to anything else". Sherlock has many of those lol. There are a few modern words or references but I'm fine with it, it's the story that counts.
Love it!!
My favourite character is the lovely Lady Beatrice, a woman ahead of her time thanks to her father who believed women should have education on par with their male counterparts. Very forward thinking for the 1800s.
Geri is a great storyteller and I shall check out her other works.
Highly recommended.