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Reviews: "Engagingly written!"
"Even the casual reader of the Canon comes away noting that several of Holmes’s unpublished cases have to do with the Catholic Church. Lewis runs with this ecclesiastical hook, giving us a decent dose of Baker Street and three good mysteries, and even throws in a meeting with G. K. Chesterton’s Father Brown. In addition, Rikki Niehaus illustrates the book with delightful period-style pen-and-inks."
"It is only a subjective truth, and my own personal opinion, that Ann Margaret Lewis successfully captured the spirit and character of the original Holmes mysteries in her three stories, but all the same this is a book that I find myself re-reading with great pleasure."
"[Murder in the Vatican] rawks. I liked it so much I offered it the greatest and most conflicting-to-authors compliment I could pay it: I passed it along as a gift to somebody else (in this case, Fr. Shane Tharp). 'Greatest' because the highest compliment you can pay a book is 'Hey! You gotta read this!' 'Conflicting' because, of course, pass-along readership means 'readers who don't pay you for your work.' "
"Some of the best fans to follow in Conan Doyle’s footsteps are Nicholas Meyer, August Derleth, Denis Green, and Anthony Boucher. With the publication of Murder in the Vatican, Ann Margaret Lewis can join the ranks of authors who have provided worthy additions to the adventures of Holmes and Watson."
"The author has captured the strengths and stresses of the two great characters along with the societal changes they champion in her tales. Even more surprising is that she has done this with love. "
"A lot of fun."
"From page one I was instantly immersed in the stories and even better I was never thrown out of the story because of some inconsistency. I felt these were truly Sherlock Holmes stories and I got the same enjoyable feeling from these as I did originally from the stories. "
"A welcome addition to Catholic-themed literature and to literature in general. As is the way with well-written books, it would be perfect for reading aloud at night by a roaring fire. I recommend it for all ages, especially for those who can never get enough of the one and only Sherlock Holmes."
"A collection of three stories, it is a delightful, enjoyable read from start to finish, beautifully written with characters who are familiar yet unique in the setting of this book. Lewis captures well the essence of the original Sir Arthur Conan Doyle books."
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