Not just the most recent newspaper, but also the previous ones. The newspapers are very important in this case, and I really liked that. A statue is broken at the crime scene, and another statuette is mentioned as potential weapon. He then entered Oswald’s office and a violent fight ensued between Oswald and the attacker. The murderer sneaked into the house through an upstairs window. This case opens with the murder of Oswald Mason. The seventh case is called The Banker’s Quietus. I previously reviewed the first six cases in this collection: The Munitions Magnate, The Tin Soldier, The Mystified Murderess, The Lionized Lions, The Cryptic Corps and The Mummy’s Curse. The goal is supposedly to beat Holmes – solve the mystery with fewer clues than he does – but the real fun is if you follow all the clues, and get a picture of the entire mystery, including the parts Holmes doesn’t touch upon. It takes place in Victorian London (the 1880s-1890s) and you are trying to solve mysteries alongside Sherlock Holmes and his faithful companion, Dr. Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective is a solo or co-op board game that is ideally played by 1-4 players. I therefore do not hesitate in awarding the novel 4 out of 5 stars.JanuBoard Game Review: Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Case 7: The Banker’s Quietus Sherlock Holmes and the Body Snatchers was a complex, well-written and excellently plotted novel which pit the world's greatest detective against the forces of evil once more. Therefore, I highly recommend reading Turnbloom's first novel before moving onto its sequel. Characters are introduced and the reader is expected to know of their importance already, and events which transpired in the first book are referenced and hinted at, and then never fully explained. There's also the fact that if the reader has not read Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Vampire he or she is liable to be very lost. Holmes does too little detective work for my taste and by the time he has summed up the problem for the principle characters, the reader is already in possession of the truth. There are a few downsides to this novel though. What does that mean? It means that the characters pause, breathe heavily and clear their throats mid-sentence, which at first may be something of a stumbling block to the reader, but is easily overcome. What's more, Turnbloom nicely emulates the canon's style of writing, but perhaps writes a bit more naturally than Doyle. Turnbloom utilises Watson's point-of-view in the scenes which feature the intrepid detectives, which is different from previous novel which was told entirely in the third person. He comes across similarly as he did in the canon, as does Dr. Even the recurring characters from the first novel are reintroeuced once more - which is good since it had been over a year since I read Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Vampire.īut what of Sherlock Holmes? Well, he's rather sidelined again, which isn't necessarily a bad thing as the other characters are so interesting. Each character is developed in depth and you will emphatise with them as you read. Along with the fine plot are the excellent characters. Turnbloom takes his subject matter incredibly seriously, even when he's writing about vampires in New York City. So many plot threads are woven throughout the book's pages, and each one is nicely wrapped up in the finale. Sherlock Holmes and the Body Snatchers is a complex, well-plotted, well written novel. Turnbloom has managed to surprise me with his plots. Once in the Big Apple, the great detective is faced with one unnerving question - has the Ripper taken up roots in New York or are the killings the work of a vampire? This is enough to entice Holmes and Watson to cross the Atlantic. Each one has been found their bodies completely drained of blood. Inspector Andrews follows the clues to New York City where a number of people are beginning to be murdered. It seems as though someone has absconded with her body leaving numerous corpses in their wake. Inspector Walter Andrews of Scotland Yard is assigned to travel to Newfoundland and identify the body, but by the time he arrives, Miss Drake's body has disappeared. However, Miss Drake's body is recovered in a lifeboat and taken to a mortuary in Canada. Picking up right where Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Vampire left off, this novel finds Holmes and Watson disappointed in being unable to stop Baron Antonio Barlucci, the titular vampire, as well as his latest victim, Abigail Drake. That sequel, Sherlock Holmes and the Body Snatchers is the subject of today's review. So, when I learned that Turnbloom was writing a follow-up, I anxiously awaited its release. I was pleasantly surprised by Turnbloom's book as it was far more complex and deeper than I ever expected it to be. Turnbloom's first Sherlock Holmes novel, Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Vampire.
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