Echoes of Sherlock Holmes

What's the quickest way to this girl's heart? A well-told Sherlock Holmes tale. So imagine how happy this girl is to have read seventeen stories inspired by the greatest detective who never lived. Off the charts happy.

Now, I'm a little nervous of collections like this, because they tend to run the gamut from just okay to amazing, but this is one of the rare short story collections in which nearly all were gems. And the only one I didn't care too much for was not due to the quality; I just wasn't a fan of the genre used to tell the story. I'm shocked at how fantastic each of these stories, including a comic, were. My personal favorites were “Before a Bohemian Scandal” by Tasha Alexander, “Mrs. Hudson Investigates” by Tony Lee and Bevis Musson, “The Adventure of the Dancing Women” by Hank Phillippi Ryan, and “The Adventure of the Empty Grave” by Jonathan Maberry (the reason I decided to read this book).

So, if you like Holmes and enjoy mysteries, this is a great book to try. I hope you'll like it as much as I did.