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There can be no question that the contents of this book will prove extremely controversial. Many people will be deeply shocked by the nature of Watson's statement. Many will no doubt prefer to reject it rather than surrender the beliefs of a lifetime. Others will at least regret that two of the great mysteries of crime are finally solved...An extraordinary document comes to light which for fifty years had been held on deposit by the bankers of the deceased John Herbert Watson MD - better known as Dr Watson. The document, written by Dr Watson himself, opens in the East End of London in 1888. Three women have been savagely murdered by Jack the Ripper. To calm the public outcry, Scotland Yard approaches London's most eminent detective, Sherlock Holmes, and asks him to investigate the killer. Can Holmes solve the mystery of Jack the Ripper? And why has this story been suppressed for so long? As cunningly plotted as anything by Conan Doyle, "The Last Sherlock Holmes Story" is a thrilling addition to the Sherlock Holmes canon from another of Britain's best-loved crime writers.
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| 30 of 35 people found the following review helpful  A variation on the death of Mr. Holmes, This review is from: The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Paperback) Brash, audacious, or perhaps blasphemous, are all expressions that the devotees of Arthur Conan Doyle could exclaim upon hearing that the final tale of Sherlock Holmes was to be re-written. There is literary precedent for this; at least two completed novels of Dickens were subjected to sequels by Authors who were not, and theories for solving the mystery of "The Mystery Of Edwin Drood", also by Mr. Dickens are vast in number. The latter exercise is not inappropriate as "Edwin Drood" stops in mid thought, as the Author left it for his dinner, and then a rest he was not to recover from. More recently "Gone With The Wind" was either the subject or the victim of a sequel as well. Why the fuss? The Bible is the most reproduced book in History, and if counted, might also take the crown for being offered in more variations than any other work as well. The revision here is to one story only, albeit the final one, but a challenge nonetheless.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is on record... Read more 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful  Do not read this book..., By Sam Morgan (Nova Scotia) - See all my reviews This review is from: The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Paperback) ... it will destroy your love of Holmes and should not have been written. Although it is somewhat familiar with the established Holmes continuity; it perverts and distorts the character into a vile, inhuman monster. A violation of all things good.As another reviewer said, avoid like the plague. 18 of 22 people found the following review helpful  Defending Dibdin, By Mr P R Pensom (London, England) - See all my reviews This review is from: The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (Paperback) As an ardent Sherlockian I am clearly in a minority in thinking this book stunning. Far from criticising the liberties Dibdin takes with Holmes, I applaud him for his interpretation - surely better than preserving the character in aspic. In brief then, Holmes is pitted against the Ripper, but this narrative has the feel of a gritty documentary, as compared to the white-washed 'screenplay' of the original stories. Dibdin skillfully extrapolates what was always present beneath the surface, if we're honest. Of course such a mind would be precariously balanced, of course the showy deductions would occasionally fail, and of course Holmes' Moriarty fixation is dangerously close to a persecution complex. What Dibdin attempts to do here is present us with a 'true' manuscript, beqeathed in Watson's Will, of his final 'adventure' with Holmes. All the old elements are in place, but very different, we feel as though someone has drawn back a veil. The ending of this book has been much... Read more |
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