Sherlock Holmes: The Speckled Band

As hard as it is to pick a favorite Sherlock Holmes short story, mine is probably “The Speckled Band.” Alex Woolf again did a fantastic job adapting this classic tale for young readers. In the interest of full disclosure, I received this book from NetGalley and Arcturus Publishing in exchange for an......more

When I was a young girl, I have read the original copy of the.story. I loved Holmes and Watson and still do to this very day. I loved how the author made this kid friendly and it.was so cute. I can imagine my son who is 12 reading it and loving it. This book is a very short mystery book of the famou......more

Alex Woolf retells “The Speckled Band,” an Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes short story about greed. Dr. John Watson reminisces about a case from his and Holmes’ early friendship. Helen Stoner is filled with absolute terror after her sister’s mysterious death, with words about “the speckled band” a......more

I always found this one such an intriguing mystery! One that’s bound to have you scratching your beard and wondering how on earth Mr Holmes will solve it all. Watson is unceremoniously woken in the middle of the night with a new case, and one Holmes is eager to investigate. A young woman approaches......more