The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle

Reviewed by Sue Y.
Grade 8

"Give me a problem, throw the most obscure passwords, and the most complex analytical question that challenges me. I abominate a day without a interesting case." Holmes says in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

In every case, clients come to Holmes. First, he always observes these clients and always amazes them. He thought they were just quite interesting casesm, then it turns out they were full of complexity. Also he figured out that someone was actually using these criminals for himself, whoever he is. And Holmes always knew if the Scotland Yard take cases and find a criminal, this clever leader always vanishes. He knows how to use people and tell them plans. Holmes almost ends up dying because of him. Holmes said if he is gone, then the half of mysterious cases will not be in London. But the thing is.... who is he?

This adventurous book is all about logic, knowledge, and observation. All things happen in London. Sherlock Holmes is no ordinary person. With one single glimpse, he knows every single detail about a person. So when the client comes to him, he can tell what is going on in the client's life and why did that person came to him. Holmes can solve most mysterious cases that even Scotland Yard couldn't solve by using his observation and logic. He never accepts a case if the case will be a piece of cake to him. Dr. Watson is the one who tells us about cases. He is a doctor, Holmes best friend and an assistant.

I would highly recommend this book if you love mystery novels. And you will definitely love this book if you like to guess things and solve some interesting cases. Also if you want to know how was the life in 1860s, London, I would recommend this novel.