The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part VIII: Eliminate The Impossible: 1892-1905

This is a massive tome, full of pastiches that sought to capture ACD's sensational tilt as well as various aspects of English life and times. In these tales, we.have a multitude of Holmes with all sorts of knowledge, proclivities and mindset. One almost gets to believe that the poor ghosts, even if they really were there, would stand no chance against this man who is a legion!But, I hate to add that amidst all these readable stories, there were few that left a lasting impression. In my opinion, those few stories were~1. Andrew Lane's "The Inexplicable Death of Matthew Arnatt";2. Michael Mallory's "The Adventure of the Highgate Spectre";3. Wendy C. Fries's "The Case of the Corpse Flowers";4. Aaron Smith's "The Problem of the Five Razors";5. Derrick Belanger's "In the Realm of the Wretched King"— best of the lot;6. William Meikle's "The Case of the Little Washerwoman";7. Roger Riccard's "The Curious Case of Charlotte Musgrave";8. Craig Janacek's "The Adventure of the Awakened Spirit";9. Jeremy Branton Holstein's "The Adventure of the Theatre Ghost";10. Daniel McGachey's "The Adventure of the Pallid Mask"— rather too dramatic, in my opinion, nevertheless memorable.However, I would emphasise that this book and its companion volume would be quite a treat as Halloween approaches.Recommended.

The stories were very enjoyable and worthy additions to the Holmsian canon.However the same cannot be said for the quality of the ebook which is absolutely littered with typos and grammatical errors. Does nobody bother to proof-read books anymore?

as others in the series a very good read-looking forward to more

I have been a big fan of Sherlock Homes stories since I was a kid. Since I discovered this series I have become a real avid fan again. These are great books and this volume was a great read. Keep them coming.

Personally, didn't like the ghost theme for the entire book. Aside from that, the stories were good with only two being dud's.

Of all Sherlock Holmes stories, my least favorite are the totally mysterious and open ended ghostly tales.This book was full of them, and, while often well written, not at all my cup of tea.