The Return of Sherlock Holmes

ByArthur Conan Doyle

Release Date: 1930-01-01
Genre: Historical Mysteries

Score: 4.5

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An Apple Books Classic edition.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s enduring detective takes on thirteen captivating mysteries in this short story collection.

Putting his immensely satisfying deductive powers to work, the legendary Holmes tackles everything from a perplexing locked-door murder to an eccentric criminal who’s obsessed with Napoleon. The compilation also contains one of the few Sherlock Holmes stories in which the emerging science of fingerprints helps to solve a case.

Published after the star detective had appeared to die in a previous story (which Holmes explains to a most relieved Watson in the opening tale), these mysteries crackle with Conan Doyle’s renewed enthusiasm for his beloved character. This is classic mystery fiction at its most thrilling.

Reviews

The first Sherlock Holmes story
5
By drtgaither
It still holds up over 120 years later.
Cool book
5
By Jefferey S
Even for 20201.
Good, but has some flaws.
4
By HamBurglar.
There are some flaws with this book, but I’ll only touch on one here. I feel that Part 2 shouldn’t have been in the book. It seems that it’s just there to make the book longer. The reason I say that is because, Hope explains what happened in Part 2 in the final chapters and states why he had done what he did. (Pardon me for being so general, but I don’t want to spoil the book for any new readers.)
Perfect Classic
5
By jules mccord
Loved it!
✔️
4
By this iz my view
Good read
A Study in Sherlock
4
By lauren wren
My mom is a lover of anything Sherlock, but had never read the books. I decided to give them a try and am delighted that I have taken such a liking to them. I can’t wait to read the next book and recommend this one to my friends. Yes, part II starts a little strangely but I quickly fell in love with the story and was satisfied with how the mystery all connected. Don’t lose hope, stick with the story and I’m sure you’ll find yourself happy you read it through.
Read this classic today
5
By reader 1215
Don’t fall for the catchy title of “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” - meet Sherlock for the first time here with this fascinating mystery of murder, love, and Mormonism.

Easy read. Entertaining story. Interesting layout of events. Highly recommended!
Page Issues
4
By Nanami Mika
Good story but the words are all to one side. Is anyone having this issue? Please let me know if you know how to fix it. 😭
Great read
5
By Konstantin C.
The beginning of the Sherlock Holmes series.
A Study in Defamation
1
By Wouldyourather?
This is where Sherlock Holmes started? What possessed this otherwise brilliant writer to have written this smut, God only knows.
SPOILER ALERT
Arthur Conan Doyle collected the vilest lies against the “Mormons” (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) and twisted them into a grotesque macabre scene of murderous conspiracy in which he slanders (viciously) actual people. This libel is all the more outrageous considering who his target is. The contrast to reality is mind-numbing. About the only thing he got right is the fact that they practiced polygamy (for about 40 years.) The manner and methods he outlined are, however, dangerously misinforming.
Based on the current review rating of this book (4.5), it’s evident that most readers are either ignorant of the facts, or they just aren’t that bothered by religious bigotry.
Having read Hound of the Baskervilles and Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, ACD vastly improved his writing style in his later books.
My recommendation is to read the first chapter or two for the interesting backstory provided on Watson and Holmes. Thereafter, it devolves into A Study in Defamation and should be left to the trash heap of history.

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