" Another solid story, although it probably says something that it took me a while to get through it--not for bad writing or boring plot, but because I just didn't feel super compelled to keep going. This one is a lot like A Study in Scarlet, with the initial murder-mystery, the solved problem, and then a flashback to reveal the history of the people involved. It was a pretty lively backstory, full of Pinkertons, a league of villains and an interesting main character, but this still won't rank very high on my Sherlock canon. Now that I'm done with the novels, I've started the short story collection. So far the reviews are right: Sherlock goes down so much better in small doses, when you don't get lectures about dumb history, and when his quirks and genius are allowed to shine. Onward! "
— Kim, 2/7/2014