The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

Twelve of the most exciting adventures of Sherlock Holmes and his faithful assistant, Dr. Watson, are included in this collection. Generations of readers have marveled at the extraordinary powers of deduction of the master detective - and his fame seems to mount with the passing years.
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Although the book lacks the immersive component I seek in novels, each story is intelligently narrated enough to provide an interesting read. Sherlock Holmes is portrayed as a real life hero, a person with almost supernatural powers of deductibility capable of solving the most puzzling criminal cases.

There is not much character development here and all the stories follow the same formula: a case is presented, Holmes investigates it, then he presents his solution describing how the smallest of details when combined with his knowledge and skill can dispel the most obscure of mysteries.

Os contos são muito chatos. Acho que para Sherlock ser bom precisa de uma história inteira, se não não funciona.

This was a good read. I had read some of the stories before and some of them were made into episodes of the BBC version of Sherlock. I kept seeing Benedict and Martin in the roles, not Basil and his sidekick.