Douglas’s help is instrumental in solving the mystery. And he doesn’t just document Mycroft’s mystery solving. Douglas is a Black man in London who owns his own business, all be it with a bit of subterfuge to disguise that fact. While Sherlock is still honing his skills at university, Mycroft and his friend Douglas take on the task of figuring out why children are disappearing in Douglas’s homeland of Trinidad. That is one reason why Mycroft by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse was such a refreshing and interesting read. It was good but it didn’t break any new ground.Īs an African-American woman I am not surprised when I don’t see people who look like me in historical fiction, but it can still be disheartening. This isn’t surprising given that Horowitz was officially authorized by the Conan Doyle estate to write sequels. Notwithstanding the absence of Sherlock and John, Moriarty was pretty close in tone to the original source. With Chase’s assistance, Jones channels his inner Sherlock and tries to stop them. Chase warns Jones that a notorious American criminal gang is now aiming to set up shop in London. Both have traveled to Reichenbach Falls to find out if Sherlock and Moriarty really perished as reported. Instead of Holmes and Watson we get Inspector Athelney Jones of Scotland Yard and Pinkerton detective Frederick Chase. The first was Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz. Without intending it, my Holmes themed reading journey began with two books in which Sherlock Holmes is largely absent. Four were set in the Victorian era, while the other two were set in contemporary times. Three of the books were young adult novels. While reorganizing my unread pile I found half-a-dozen books that reimagined Doyle’s characters and decided to embark on a Sherlock Holmes themed month (or so) of reading. Stories that reflected and explored the diverse experiences of humanity in some way were especially intriguing to me. I wondered how else the story might have gone and began searching for other versions of the characters Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created.
WHAT OTHER NOVEL SHERLOCK HOLMES PERSONA SERIES
Like many, I had mixed reactions to the most recent series (season) of the show. One of the versions I turn to is the BBC series Sherlock.
I’m not sure what draws me to this archetype but I turn to it again and again, in print and on screen. What do you expect in a Sherlock Holmes story? Perhaps two English men, one who is keenly observant, intellectually curious, and disarmingly blunt the other who falls somewhere between competent partner and fawning assistant, in either case whose main job is to document the adventures of the other? In modern versions the consulting detective is often battling demons of various sorts (drug addiction, compulsive behavior) while still being brilliant and solving crimes.
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