The Adventures of the Second Mrs Watson

Review: The Adventures of the Second Mrs Watson by Michael Mallory is a very neat idea stylishly executed. Sherlock Holmes knew where he stood with Mary, the first Mrs Watson, but he thinks that the doctor's spirited second wife Amelia takes up too much of his friend's time. She has quite a different view on the matter, and as she is pretty much the detective's match in ingenuity, intelligence and stubbornness the relationship is not exactly smooth.

These twelve exceptionally clever stories give us a fresh view of Holmes and Watson, and a lot of entertainment besides. You'll find echoes of 'real life' crimes here (a bizarre solution to the Ripper case, for instance), as well as new twists on Canonical matters.

Reviewed by: Roger Johnson, [District Messenger 200, 2000]