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Show all (5)Sherlock Holmes has made his reputation finding the truth at the heart of the most complex mysteries. With the aid of Dr. John Watson, his trusted ally, the renowned "consulting detective" is unequaled in his pursuit of criminals of every stripe, whether relying on his singular powers of observation, his remarkable deductive skills, or the blunt force of his fists. But now a storm is gathering over London, a threat unlike anything that Holmes has ever confronted...and just the challenge he's looking for. After a string of brutal, ritualistic murders, Holmes and Watson arrive just in time to save the latest victim and uncover the killer: the unrepentant Lord Blackwood.
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Sherlock Holmes was arguably the first fictional hero to be cool in the ways we now use the word. Because he notices details the rest of us are too dim to see, because he can cross-reference those details with the immense encyclopedia in his head, he’s always the smartest person in the room. This makes him bored with the slowpokes that take up the rest of the human race; the boredom renders him detached, ironic, brittle, with no patience for social niceties, let alone romance. Fuels a nasty cocaine habit, too, when he’s not abusing the violin. We’re drawn to that brilliant disenchantment, though - the way Holmes seems too quick even for the stories he’s in. (Full review)