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[John]

Excellent. The introduction of Holmes and Watson and the begining of the friendship is interesting, and the motives of the criminal, though it's hard to think of him as that, and the flash back in regards to that, were unexpected and very well done. The flashback is a bit disconcerting at first, but you soon get over that as you become emotionally invested in the characters it introduces, and it really gives a lot of insight into someone that might otherwise just be seen as a common murderer. It's quite good, and a great starting place for the literary adventures of Sherlock Holmes.<br><br>

[Reichenbach]

It was the book that got me hooked although I noticed the whole issue of Watson having bad health seems to dissolve as the series goes on. The meeting is brilliant and the way Holmes wins Watson's affections and amazement are very clever.

[mosimo]

their bad health could be the result that at the begining both have no lodging and it is winter (note the coats) and health problems abound in England during the winter.