Book Review of “The Rising Minister (A Sherlock Holmes Uncovered Tale, #6) by Steven Ehrman

Blurb

Genre – Mystery / Suspense 

In The Rising Minister, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves matching wits with a poisoner. The lives of everyone in the house of Mr. Clive Brown, at present a junior minister in the government, are at risk. Can Sherlock Holmes discover the identity of the killer before the culprit strikes again?

The Rising Minister is a novella length story and is the latest work in The Sherlock Holmes Uncovered Tales.

My Review Rating – 5 Stars

This is one of those very few Sherlock Holmes books that gives the feel like that of the original series. The writing, story set up, Sherlock and Watson, the language – everything reflected Sir Doyle’s style. The story was full bodied and rich with enough humor and class to enjoy the Sherlockian once again.

One particular thing I have noticed in many Sherlock re-writers is that phrases like “Elementary, my dear Watson!” and “The game’s afoot” are very frequently used, as is the case in this book. However, I am sure it is common knowledge that Sir Doyle himself never used those phrases in the entire series even once. These phrases were brought about by others beside him and all the writers after him have taken it upon themselves to make it a point to include those phrases.

Well, this point does not disrupt the story, though. This is a must read for all those who like a good, clean Sherlock mystery. An absolute delight.

Check out other books in Sherlock Holmes Uncovered Tales Series

• The Eccentric Painter (Sherlock Holmes Uncovered Tales #1)
• The Iron Dog (Sherlock Holmes Uncovered Tales #2)
• The Mad Judge (Sherlock Holmes Uncovered Tales #3)
• The Spider’s Web (Sherlock Holmes Uncovered Tales #4)
• The Lambs Lane Affair (Sherlock Holmes Uncovered Tales #5)
• Robin Hood’s Revenge (Sherlock Holmes Uncovered Tales #7)
• The Spanish Butler (Sherlock Holmes Uncovered Tales #8)
• The Viking General (Sherlock Holmes Uncovered Tales #9)
• The League of Mendacious Men (Sherlock Holmes Uncovered Tales #10)
• The Poison Pen (Sherlock Holmes Uncovered Tales #11)
• The Return of the Speckled Band (Sherlock Holmes Uncovered Tales #12)

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