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Titan Books (2010), Edition: Remainder, Paperback, 208 pages
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Sherlock Holmes has already encountered the evil young hedonist Edward Hyde, and knew he was strangely connected with Henry Jekyll, the respectable young doctor. It was not until the Queen herself requested it, however, that Holmes was officially on the case of the savage murder of Sir Danvers Crew. Here, then is the account of that devilish crime as recorded by Dr Watson...
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LibraryThing member ponsonby
Okay sort of pastiche, with the framework lifted wholesale from Stevenson's original novel and Holmes/Watson inserted into the narrative. A few anachronisms/americanisms (eg 'trash basket) but on the whole fairly good on 'tone' and language'. Not a lot of actual detecting but then the same is true
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of Conan Doyle's stories, so no point in objecting on that account. With local colour ready-made, this is a reasonable addition to the many pastiches that have been published Show Less
LibraryThing member craso
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are brought into a case where a prominent physician, Dr. Jekyll, is being black mailed by an homely evil little man named Edward Hyde. Holmes looks into Mr. Hyde's life, but after Hyde commits murder he disappears. The great detective turns to investigating Dr.
The story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is universally known, so there is no real mystery in this novel. Estleman fills the space with action scenes. One scene in particular, a fast paced hansom cab race through the streets of London, was very exciting.
The characterization of Holmes and Watson was more in the vein of the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce movies. I don't like when authors make Watson stupid and bumbling. This author made Watson dim, but an extremely loyal friend and Holmes was very kind to his less intelligent counterpart.
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Jekyll's past and his studies. Jekyll has spent his life looking for a way to split the evil part of human nature from the good.The story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is universally known, so there is no real mystery in this novel. Estleman fills the space with action scenes. One scene in particular, a fast paced hansom cab race through the streets of London, was very exciting.
The characterization of Holmes and Watson was more in the vein of the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce movies. I don't like when authors make Watson stupid and bumbling. This author made Watson dim, but an extremely loyal friend and Holmes was very kind to his less intelligent counterpart.
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LibraryThing member melydia
This is exactly the sort of crossover you expect it to be. I would only recommend this to people who have read both the original Stevenson book (as opposed to merely seen adaptations of the story) and some Holmes tales. The concept is kind of silly but the tone is pure Doyle. I enjoyed the novelty
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of reading a mystery in which I knew the answer long before Holmes did. A fun diversion. Show Less
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Original publication date
1979
Physical description
208 p.; 8.1 inches
ISBN
1848567472 / 9781848567474
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