Famous for championing Sherlock Holmes, The Strand was also home for writers such as Huxley, Christie and Chesterton, all keen to prove their worth as writers of detective fiction. For variety, ingeniousness and style this anthology is hard to beat. Dénouements are flourished like magicians' hankies and a real sense of time and place pervades - and then, to round it off, a couple of lesser-known Holmes stories thrown in at the end. Lovely stuff!
(Clive Yelf - bwl 27 December 2004 ) |
