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The Confidential Casebook of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Book Description This long-awaited volume finally brings to light several cases of the world's most famous consulting detective that were originally suppressed to avoid scandal and embarrassment to the Crown, public figures, or to Holmes himself. Now, the truth is finally revealed regarding Holmes's exploits involving the Titanic, his rematch with Irene Adler, the childhoods of both Holmes and Watson, and such figures as Ida Tarbell, P.G. Wodehouse, and James McNeil Whistler. The Confidential Casebook of Sherlock Holmes is a cornucopia of Sherlockian that will delight fans young and not-so-young. Reader Reviews 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful: Stories kept hidden for various reasons, January 13, 2001 Reviewer: grrreg from Newtown, NSW Australia 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. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title
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