Today I’m joining the publication day push for Sherlock Holmes & the Silver Cord by M. K. Wiseman!
Here’s the blurb
“I speak of magic, Mr. Holmes.”
Mr. Percy Simmons, leader of London’s Theosophical Order of Odic Forces, is fully aware that his is not a case which Mr. Sherlock Holmes would ordinarily take up.
These are not ordinary times, however.
For something, some unquiet demon within Holmes stirs into discomfiting wakefulness under the occultist’s words. The unassuming Mr. Simmons has spoken of good and evil with the sort of certainty of soul that Sherlock yearns for. A certainty which has eluded Holmes for the three years in which the world thought him dead. While, for all intents, constructions, and purposes, he was dead.
But six months ago, Sherlock Holmes returned to Baker Street, declared himself alive to friend and foe alike, took up his old rooms, his profession, and his partnership with Dr. J. Watson—only to find himself haunted still by questions which had followed him out of the dreadful chasm of Reichenbach Falls:
Why? Why had he survived when his enemy had not? To what end? And had there ever, truly, been such a thing as justice? Such a thing as good or evil?
Review
Sherlock Holmes is a beloved character to me so was very intrigued by this plot. It must be a dauting time writing a story based on such a well know individual so excited and worried slightly was how I felt.. would the book do the character justice?
In the word.. YES!
The tale starts strong with Sherlock vs his old nemesis Moriarty..These events leave Sherlock at a bit of a loss and with some inner turmoil to process.
As with any good detective Sherlock finds it impossible to stay still and his mind yearns for a case..and it just so happens one has just rocked up at his door.
A case of blackmail.. but the blackmail is written in the hand of the person being blackmailed.. how is that even possible??
We next meet Mr Simmons who has another case.. some friends of his have recently died under strange circumstances and the belief is a magical enemy is at fault.
Sherlock is obviously sceptical with the idea of magic but it intrigues his mind.. more so when there’s a link to the blackmail case..
There’s plenty of twists and turns for any hardcore Sherlock fan but what the author really got spot on for me was the character himself, he’s always been kind of a broken man and this tale explores that as Sherlock tries to figure out good versus evil… and which side of the line does he really sit on…he’s at a loss without the person he deemed his equal.
I also really enjoyed the pace in the very typical still of Holmes.. it’s a slow burner as Sherlock puts the pieces together.. but you are never board.. never left wanting..it’s offered up like a delicious three course meal bit by bit, with the truth at the end coming like a big fat piece of cheesecake just when you need it!
I was left feeling very happy after this offering, felt I had reconnected with a character we’ve know for years, and it had everything I wanted for a Sherlock book and more!
I can’t give the book anything less than 5* but I wish I could give it more.. The plot was awesome but Sherlock himself stole the show.. the mannerisms.. his temperament…his thought processes.. just divine!!
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Author Bio –
M. K. Wiseman has degrees in Interarts & Technology and Library & Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her office, therefore, is a curious mix of storyboards and reference materials. Both help immensely in the writing of historical novels. She currently resides in Cedarburg, Wisconsin.
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