David Pirie (1) (1946–)

I disliked the opening- felt a little too modern- but as it progressed the Wilkie Collins and Doyle tributes began to pleasantly pile up.
Good plot- liked the witches bits

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I, for one, hope Cream stays dead. Had enough of him already. Stand alone stories are best

liked it more than I expected to. It's been a while since I read my Holmes, so there were nagging bits that I was sure I was meant to recognize, as well as the blatantly obvious one. Ending was a bit disappointing, as I'd kind of anticipated it. Overall a fun read

The text is a tad dated and a bit flat, beautiful images though.

I enjoyed this for several reasons, the most important of which is the POV narrative. In other words, while I've read stories with new characters that took place after the rise of Sherlock and spins on stories Doyle never wrote, this is the first where the POV storyteller is Doyle himself where he's playing the Dr. Watson role along side Dr. Bell, who is obviously the model for Sherlock.. Well done, plenty of surprises and could make a good film too.