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Confidential Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, The
 
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Confidential Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, The (Paperback)

de Marvin Kaye (Author)
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These 15 "newly released" cases of the famous detective involve him with such notables as Ida Tarbell, Consuelo Vanderbilt, and James McNeil Whistler. Contributors include Carole Bugge (see above), Jay Sheckley, Roberta Rogow, P.C. Hodgell, et al. A sparkling collection for Sherlock fans.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.

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Interested historians may someday trace Sherlock Holmes's shift from exemplary detective to all-purpose cultural icon to Kaye's third anthology of Sherlockiana (The Resurrected Holmes, 1996, etc.). Except for what turns out to be an uncharacteristically ingenious entry by Henry Slesar, Holmes is tricked out in every guise from Malibu Barbie to Astronaut Barbie--trading compliments with Jacques Futrelle on the doomed Titanic (Edward D. Hoch), getting duped still again by Irene Adler (Aline Myette-Volsky), infiltrating the Fenian Brotherhood at the behest of Professor Moriarty (Carole Bugg), contracting an Arabian Nights marriage (Shariann Lewitt), going undercover in all-too-successful drag (Craig Shaw Gardner), and providing, with Watson, an unsettling preview of Laurel and Hardy's most famous short (Patrick LoBrutto)--except that of Inductive Barbie. Readers with a taste for the bizarre will find the collection typified by Jay Sheckley's fantasia on memory, sex, and circus freaks; purists are hereby warned. Kaye would've provided a real service for consumers by labeling this farrago of 15 stories The Contortions of Sherlock Holmes. -- Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Stories kept hidden for various reasons, Janv. 14 2001
Par "grrreg" (Newtown, NSW Australia) - Voir tous mes commentaires
Ce commentaire est de: The Confidential Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (Hardcover)
The third (and currently last) of editor Marvin Kaye's Sherlock Holmes collections (the previous two being 'The Game's Afoot' and 'The Resurrected Holmes'), this volume continues the good quality of the previous two.

In general, I found the majority of the fifteen stories in this book to be worth a read. The only real failure, in my view, was 'The Little Problem of the Grosvenor Street Furniture Van', but I readily accept that this is due to my personal tastes. The story is notionally written by Arthur Stanley Jefferson (better known by the name he acted under, Stan Laurel) and is a slapstick comedy story. I've never been a fan of slapstick, and even if I had some fondness for it I'd rather see it in its best medium, something visual.

Having said that, the other 14 stories were all fine with me. I'll take the opportunity to specifically mention 'The Affair of the Counterfeit Countess' by Craig Shaw Gardner, which proves that you can tell a successful Holmes story and still be funny, and 'The Secret Marriage of Sherlock Holmes' by Shariann Lewitt, which lives up to its title (!). Both these step outside what one might expect in a Sherlock Holmes story and pull it off well.

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2.0étoiles sur 5 Some merit, but not my cup of tea, Juil 19 2000
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Ce commentaire est de: The Confidential Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (Hardcover)
As one who truly loves the original, I found most of the stories in this far-fetched and far more dark. More dark and strange than most pastiches, even. It was like someone taking Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to a rave party or something -- it was 20th century writing with 19th century (okay early 20th century too) characters. I just didn't care for it.
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2.0étoiles sur 5 Not the best anthology, Avril 23 2000
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Ce commentaire est de: The Confidential Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (Hardcover)
I thought this book was going to be better than it was, especially after reading Marvin Kaye's other Holmes anthology, "The Resurrected Holmes". I was disappointed in the slim pickings in this volume. Only a few of the stories were actually good and worth reading. Some, like "A Ballad of the White Plague" and "Vittoria, the Circus Belle", are flat-out strange. It was quite a disappointment, especially for Holmes fans.
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1.0étoiles sur 5 Don't Waste Your Money
As a long-time Holmes fan, I have read most of the stories written by a surprisingly vast number of authors. Lisez davantage
Publié le Avril 5 2000

5.0étoiles sur 5 PUBLISHERS WEEKLY LOVES THIS BOOK!
from PUBLISHERS WEEKLY issue of December 15.THE CONFIDENTIAL CASEBOOK OF SHERLOCK HOLMES Edited by Marvin Kaye. St. Martin's, $23. Lisez davantage
Publié le Juil 26 1999

5.0étoiles sur 5 A must for Holmes's fans.
Very well written in my opinion. What caught my eye in the list of short stories was the title "The Secret Marrige of Sherlock Holmes" which turned out to be a good... Lisez davantage
Publié le Oct. 14 1998

2.0étoiles sur 5 A drab book that lacks excitement
I picked up this book expecting to find a book packed with intricate mysteries and excitement only to be disappointed by being presented with a series of stories that I can only... Lisez davantage
Publié le Mai 2 1998

5.0étoiles sur 5 Anthology lovers will adore this mystery collection

This Sherlock Holmes short story collection consists of fourteen tales written by different authors. Lisez davantage

Publié le Janv. 26 1998

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