"A beautiful and thoroughly enjoyable edition...will appeal to first time readers and seasoned veterans."
- Daniel Stashower - Washington Post Book World,
"A generous work, scholarly yet utterly accessible, a remarkable showcase of the detective's continuing allure."
- David L. Ulin - Los Angeles Times,
"A must-have for any serious mystery fan, this edition will stand as the benchmark for generations to come."
- Publishers Weekly,
"A vast work of entertaining ingenuity and erudition."
- Boston Globe,
"Even the sleuth of Baker Street would be awed by the ingenious deductions and dazzling speculations of modern Sherlockian scholarship."
- Michael Dirda,
"Hailed as the definitive exegesis of Holmes and his times."
- Mark Weingarten - The New York Times,
"A feast for any fans of the greatest detective who ever stalked the earth."
- Maureen Corrigan - Fresh Air,