The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

by John Joseph Adams

2009•Mystery•402 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivehorroradventurefresh & originalheavyintricateenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsrescue/escape/jeopardyinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeSmall-scale and inventive: a mystery that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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About This Book

A Sherlockiana primer / Christopher Roden -- The doctor's case / Stephen King -- The horror of the many faces / Tim Lebbon -- The case of the bloodless sock / Anne Perry -- The adventure of the other detective / Bradley H. Sinor -- A scandal in Montreal / Edward D. Hoch -- The adventure of the field theorems / Vonda N.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

MysteryDetectiveHorrorAdventureSolving the riddle/not as it seemsRescue/escape/jeopardyInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

American Detective and mystery storiesEnglish Detective and mystery storiesDetective and mystery stories, EnglishDetective and mystery stories, AmericanDetective and mystery stories

Details

Author
John Joseph Adams
Published
2009
Pages
402
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