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The Game Is Afoot: Parodies, Pastiches and Ponderings of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Reader Reviews 1 of 2 people found the following review helpful: The garbage is afoot, July 25, 2001 Reviewer: bartholomew_simpson from Toronto, Ontario Canada I would have rated this book 1 star if not for the discovery of August Derleth and his Solar Pons story. Although one can easily solve the riddle at the very beginning because of the telltale "circular room", it fully restores the atmosphere of the canon and sends chill down one's spine. However, the section titled "6 classic Pastiches" seems to be the only valueable part of this collection. Others include some studies of Holmes' life and habits (apparently they forgot Holmes is not a real person, even if he were, I would not care about his private life), and some not so serious stories with a character named Sherlock Holmes who is apparently not the one of Baker Street (how curious some authors think that if they have enough fame they can borrow this name to decorate their nonsense). If one is looking for more tales of the great detective, one'd better not waste time on this book.
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