Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Vampire by Dean P. Turnbloom

SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE RETURN OF THE WHITECHAPEL VAMPIRE is absolutely splendid from beginning to end, and should be read by anyone who hasn’t had enough of Sir Arthur’s great detective, and everybody who likes a good mystery!Īlthough I’m not certain what the source was, I created this handy-dandy little checklist for comma usage early on in my writing career. If I have one regret it’s not knowing that SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE RETURN OF THE WHITECHAPEL VAMPIRE was the third book in this series, and while obviously this instalment can be read as a standalone, the previous books figure now on my to-be-read-pile because it is simply brilliant. The pacing is perfect, and the story is as gripping as any Sherlock Holmes book. Turnbloom’s writing is eloquent and vivid, he captures the early twentieth century as accurately as a photograph, the tone is impeccable, the dialogues and the banter are entirely evocative of Conan Doyle’s, and Holmes and Watson are exactly how they should be. Watson but makes it his own, without the reader ever having the impression of the author “trying” never does the author endeavour to copy, but he in fact prolongs the formidable legacy of Conan Doyle. Turnbloom essentially captures everything that is Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Being a die-hard fan of the original, I then became wary: could a modern author be successful in this tremendous undertaking? The answer is a resounding yes! SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE RETURN OF THE WHITECHAPEL VAMPIRE is more than an homage to Conan Doyle: Mr. Right from the opening paragraphs, I was overjoyed because I felt I was reading a brand new Conan Doyle mystery. SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE RETURN OF THE WHITECHAPEL VAMPIRE is not the pastiche I thought it might have been, but the almost real deal. Watson must sail with Holmes to Manhattan Island, where more bodies have been found. The Baron is the only villain the great detective hasn’t captured, and of course, Dr. Barlucci is a painful thorn in Holmes’ side. Holmes fears their old nemesis, Baron Barlucci, after laying low for over two decades, is up to no good again. But Holmes has more than a few banalities to tell his old comrade: bodies have been surfacing near the coast of Newfoundland, drained of blood, but there’s no trace of a shipwreck. Watson in a few months, so when the post brings news from Holmes, Watson is pleasantly surprised. Mystery Historical Sherlock Holmes is now a country squire who has retired to Sussex to tend to his bees and write monographs. Fresh Fiction just reviewed Sherlock Holmes and the Return of the Whitechapel Vampire by Dean P.

Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Vampire by Dean P. Turnbloom