The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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The Complete Sherlock Holmes

“The Complete Sherlock Holmes” is a classic collection of short mysteries. Although I have not read every story in the book, I have read a good amount of them. The mysteries have an unexpected plot twist which is a classic Sherlock Holmes ending. Although the endings are always an unexpected plot twist they make sense. In many mysteries, the author attempts at one of these endings but just makes something that would not happen or has such a low chance of happening. The well thought out endings of Doyle’s mysteries makes them unique. 

One interesting short story in the book was The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb. Although the mystery is not a great representation of a classic Sherlock Holmes mystery it is still compelling. The story is about Mr. Victor Hatherly, a hydraulic engineer, in London in the 1880s. Hatherly gets a commission from a man to examine a hydraulic press. Mr. Hatherly took the commission and met the man at a train station. Additionally, Mr. Hatherly is told to keep it confidential. Mr. Hatherly is driven for a long time in a carriage with windows he could not see out of. Later Holmes finds out it was near the station and the long drive was just to make it seem like it was longer. Mr. Hatherly discovers the real use of the hydraulic press, to make counterfeit coins, and is almost murdered by the man who commissioned him. The man tries to crush him in the hydraulic press but fails. Mr. Hatherly has to jump out of a second story window but gets his thumb cut off. 

This certain Doyle mystery does not have the classic plot twist mentioned earlier, nor is Holmes able to bring justice to the criminals. The mysteries are structured in a way where usually the story is recounted and then Holmes slowly unfolds the mystery piece by piece. Overall I would recommend this collection of mysteries as they are classics. Each one is unique and they do not follow similar plot lines to each other as many low quality mysteries do. 

-Ross


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  1. LeorMay 9, 2022 at 11:49 AM

    Great book review Ross, I think that sherlock holmes is considered a classic in literature and I'm glad that you did a review on this book series. I agree with you that these books will definitely give you the thrill of the mystery. Overall great review to end off the year.

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  2. Yusef AboukhatwaMay 14, 2022 at 10:12 PM

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  3. Yusef AboukhatwaMay 14, 2022 at 10:13 PM

    Interesting review and nice job! I like how you chose to mention a story in the broader collection about Holmes. On that note, how many mysteries are there in total, and how long would you say each is?

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