Just finished this collection of stories about Holmes--all told from the viewpoint of one of the other characters in his stories. It was very interesting to see Holmes through the eyes of someone other than Watson. Although, of course, any time one reads Holmes stories from outside the canon they must be taken with a grain of salt. My favorites were "The Dollmaker of Marigold Walk" (the 1st Mrs. Watson); "Call Me Wiggins" (the "chief" of the Baker Street Irregulars); "The Witch of Greenwich" (Billy, the page) and "Mrs. Hudson Reminisces." I still don't get the authors who insist on putting Mycroft in league with Moriarty. Had to suffer through another one of those...otherwise, I would have given a full four stars in Visual Bookshelf. And, of course, we had to have a few stories that showed Holmes in a less than glowing light (Dupin, Moriarty, & Col. Moran all have a chance to have their say on the Great Detective). I was a bit disappointed that none of the authors chose to write from the viewpoint of Lestrade....he only shows up in the last section, titled "The Others," and is given very little space.
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