A review by kittykornerlibrarian
The Whole Art of Detection: Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes by Lyndsay Faye

5.0

Lyndsay Faye creates one superb Sherlock spinoff after another in this book of Holmes & Watson detective stories. I especially liked how she recognized the different periods of time during the events of the canon.... for example, the first section of the book consists of Holmes telling Watson about early cases in his career before they had met, in the tradition of the Musgrave Ritual and others. She actually succeeds in adding some dimension to these already well-drawn characters, such as when she shows Holmes having regrets for how he handled the conclusion of the Case of Identity (which has always bothered me, too). Holmes and Watson live on in this collection of stories. Well done, Ms. Faye!