Book #15

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"The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes #9)" by Arthur Conan Doyle

Rating: ♣ ♣ ♣

And I'm done with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes series. I didn't like this one as much as the previous anthologies, though I loved "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs", one of the few stories where Holmes shows genuine feelings towards Watson, not just friendly tolerance. But with stories like "The Adventure of the Creeping Man" and "The Adventure of the Lion's Mane" whose resolution was less than satisfying... "The Adventure of the Lion's Mane" is also the only story, as far as I know, that doesn't feature Watson at all because it takes place after Holmes' departure to Sussex. Doyle also experimented with the form a bit here, "The Adventure of the Lion's Mane" and "The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier" are told entirely from Holmes' POV and "The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone" is told from a 3rd person POV.

To sum it up, except for "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs", the stories were mostly forgettable.