![]() ![]() Watson hadn’t been so easily duped in the first story (one of my pet-hate tropes is the feeble-minded Watson) and that we’d seen more of the maniac and restless Holmes, but these were short stories of about 30 minutes each and it’s tough to develop both a well-built mystery and characterization.Ĭumberbatch narration was great. a detailed description of a bullet wound to the head). There were only a couple of times where I felt the canon wouldn’t have gone so far (e.g. Writing-wise, Taylor does a good job of using Conan Doyle’s style. The 10:59 Assassin was my favorite story because Watson did a bit of forensics, Sherlock was able to show off his physical abilities, the end was satisfying and it had the ONLY female character in the four stories. A strange figure in a wide-brim hat has been seen around the village and becomes the first suspect. In The Trinity Vicarage Larceny the pair travels to the country to help a bishop discover who stole the church funds. In The Conundrum of Coach 13 an American business man asks Holmes to help him find 5 million in gold bullion that disappear from a highly secured train carriage. But how could Watson say no to an old friend that comes knocking? In his basement he’s secretly and single-handedly inventing the science of ballistics and gives a warning to Watson: for our safety, and while I’m working on this case don’t leave 221B Baker Street don’t let anyone in. In An Inscrutable Masquerade Sherlock is helping the police convict a man they’re convinced committed murder. There are only four stories in this collection. ![]()
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