Another enjoyable uncanny tale recounted by the long-suffering Watson. This book felt more like a adventure than a mystery, with Holmes drawing on other skills than his deductive mind. The challenge here wasn’t quite so much “What’s going on?” as “How?” and “How can we stop it?”

The prose was tidy and easy to read. As I’d noted in the previous book, the voice feels Watson-ish and period-appropriate without being too stuffy or stodgy.

Overall, a quick fun read for Victorian detective fans who like a dollop of weird.