On the most secret and dangerous assignment of their lives, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are sent into the newborn Soviet Union to rescue The Romanovs: Nicholas and Alexandra and their innocent children. Will Holmes and Watson be able to change history? Will they even be able to survive?
The Secret Journal of Dr Watson: A Sherlock Holmes Novel
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"The Secret Journal of Dr Watson" tells of Holmes and Watson's most dangerous mission. In 1918, at the personal request of King George, they risk their lives to save those of the King's cousins, the deposed Tsar Nicholas II and his family. On their journey deep into a Russia torn by violent revolution, they discover that friend and foe alike have their own agendas; even their most trustworthy helper, a Colonel in the secret police, is not what he seems. More dangerous even than the Reds and the Whites are the unknowns who want the Romanovs and their rescuers dead. The drama is exotic but the characters and events exude authenticity, and despite the occasional stylistic infelicity (notably the consistent use of `shall' for `will'), the narrative carries you along like an express train.
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This novel has Holmes summoned out of his retirement on the South Downs by King George V himself. His mission is to rescue the King's relatives, the Tsar of Russia and his family, from the Bolsheviks.
It's therefore not a conventional pastiche. Conan Doyle rarely sent Holmes abroad for long periods and was chary about introducing real and eminent people into his stories. However, the turmoil of Russia during its civil war where everybody seemed to be fighting and betraying everybody else is well done. The book is full of action and Holmes finds a new disguise as a smelly Russian peasant!
It's therefore not a conventional pastiche. Conan Doyle rarely sent Holmes abroad for long periods and was chary about introducing real and eminent people into his stories. However, the turmoil of Russia during its civil war where everybody seemed to be fighting and betraying everybody else is well done. The book is full of action and Holmes finds a new disguise as a smelly Russian peasant!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Phil Growick's, 'The Secret Journal of Dr Watson', is an adventure which takes place in the latter part of Holmes and Watson's lives. They are entrusted by HM Government (although not officially) and the King no less to undertake a rescue mission to save the Romanovs, Russia's Royal family from a grisly end at the hand of the Bolsheviks. There is a wealth of detail in the story but not so much as would detract us from the enjoyment of the story. Espionage, counter-espionage, the ace of spies himself, double-agents, double-crossers...all these flit across the pages in a realistic and exciting way. All the characters are extremely well-drawn and Mr Growick, most importantly, does not falter with a very good ear for Holmesian dialogue indeed. The tale is fantastic yes, but the skill of the author is apparent for he makes us believe that these events could have happened just as he describes. None of the content is superfluous in any way at all and the whole is a pleasure to read. Highly recommended. A five-star effort.
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