Sherlock Holmes and the Missing Helmets

By: Teresa Wimmer

Narrated by: Steve White

John Watson and his girlfriend plan to go skiing in the German Alps, but because Sherlock Holmes is bored, he comes along with them. Instead of a relaxing holiday, a series of mysterious skiing accidents awaits them. Sherlock and John soon discover that those accidents apparently did not happen accidentally. A modern day Sherlock Holmes story.

©2015 Teresa Wimmer (P)2017 MX Publishing

Unusual setting and mystery

An amusing and well narrated novella set in modern times with an arrogant Holmes, clueless Watson addicted to working mysteries with Sherlock yet often apologizing for him, and a strange case at a ski resort in Germany.
I don’t know why so many pastiches have Watson extra critical of Holmes. I guess it’s hard to catch the essence of the original characters and their friendship unless that’s not what these authors are going for.
Thanks to MX Publishing for this.

Classic and classy

Sherlock goes skiing!
And of course there is murder.
Liked the deductions and the plot twists.
Liked the level of modern context.
Have always loved the characters— and this novel held true to them.

I received this audiobook for free in exchange for a review

what’s missing

A short Story of Sherlock Homes when his observational skills helps discover some crimes have occurred.

Sherlock and Watson in Modern Times

It was certainly different to have Sherlock and Watson in modern times - Sherlock using a laptop and a mobile phone, Watson with a girlfriend. Many other things ( Mrs. Hudson, Moriarty, Mycroft) were still the same. Mystery was decent and the performance was very good.

Holmes in the 21st century

This was an unexpected story. The author brought Holmes and Watson into the year 2012. While I enjoy seeing The Great Detective outside his usual milieu, but this never felt authentic.

The narrator did a solid job, and didn’t cause me to shake my head in wonderment.

So this is a 50/50 recommendation from me. You night like it, and it might not be to your taste.