So glad to be part of Bits About Books Blog Tour for this wonderful book.

While I enjoy Sherlock Holmes stories I must admit that I am more of a fan of a lot of the spin-off series.  This one follows well and keeps to the characteristics of the true Sherlock Holmes series.  The phrasing, responses, and attitudes of the characters are right in line with the original.  Intrigued by the set up for this book – a retired journalist has purchased, at auction, a box belonging to Dr. Watson and inside are manuscripts from unpublished works.  This particular one includes a letter from Dr. Watson regarding Sherlock’s forbidding it to be published.  With such a captivating start, I was pulled into the book and barely looked up until I was finished.

Dr. Watson is the main voice in this story and he carries the reader along the adventure as…