Sherlock
Holmes And The Adventures of The Modern Cinderella
By
Thomas Owen
ISBN
978-1461167167
Amazon
Paperback
$5.95
Kindle
$2.99
53
Pages
Rating
5-Stars
“A
Delightful And Fun Read.”
Inspector
Lestrade brings Prince Anthony of Grautania to Sherlock Holmes with an odd
story: While attending a masked costume ball at the home of Lord Chesterville,
a masked lady caught his attention, and they spoke together for a while. He
became smitten with her, but at a certain time she claimed she had to go, and
raced off, losing a slipper in her haste. Now Prince Anthony wants desperately
to find his mysterious Cinderella of the Ball.
Dr.
Watson and Sherlock Holmes visit Lord Chesterville’s home, the scene of the
mysterious happening, where things appear not quite above board. How had the
young masked lady disappeared so easily, and could there be more to her than
just a mere guest of the Ball? The mind of Sherlock Holmes sees more than he
lets on, and suddenly makes a mysterious trip to France, leaving Dr. Watson wondering
what he is up to.
For
the most part I have passed up Sherlock Holmes as reading material because of
the Victorian period in which the stories were written. I’ve tried to read
early works set in the period, but found the archaic writing hard to follow; at
least to keep my interest. Thus, I did not bother with Sherlock Holmes. But I
must say, this short novel by Thomas Owen, combining the master detective with
a certain fairy tale, is a delightful, and fun read. Although the reader will
quickly figure out the mystery of the masked woman, we don’t discover all the
truth until Sherlock Holmes reveals it at the end.
Tom
Johnson
Detective
Mystery Stories
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