852 reviews for:

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle

4.11 AVERAGE

kraken14's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

humatariq's review against another edition

5.0

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SPOILERS Ahead. Consider yourself warned!!

This is the book where Holmes return from the dead after he fell from the Reinchenbach Falls with his archenemy Professor Mortiary at the end of [b:The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes|194373|The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4)|Arthur Conan Doyle|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1374680963s/194373.jpg|6328892]. In the first story, The Adventure of the Empty House we learn that Holmes miraculously survived the fall and kept his death a secret for the last few months as Moriarty's gang was still at large.

The edition at my school library had a foreword which told the story behind Holmes resurrection. My best friend and I read with great interest that Doyle had killed Holmes as he had grown tired of him. Doyle wanted to be recognized for his other work beside Sherlock Holmes. However, Holmes had become such a beloved character at that time that there was an intense public backlash, especially from the readers of The Strand Magazine. One woman fan even wrote a letter to Doyle starting with these words, "You brute...". Eventually Doyle was forced to revive his most famous fictional detective and thankfully wrote four more books about Holmes.

bethybookworm's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Thriller/murder mystery, fantastic mysteries, beloved duo, a favourite.

sseulb1's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious medium-paced

johnson5509's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

starfish422's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

smunro's review against another edition

4.75

lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

chloemarsden's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

angevba's review against another edition

4.0

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harperbrum's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes