Are short stories as popular today as they were 100 years ago? I'm not sure, but I'm starting to really enjoy the format. Reading a good short story in 30-60 minutes is like the latest episode of a favorite TV show- easily digestible and often satisfying. So it is with His Last Bow, another Sherlock Holmes short story collection from Arthur Conan Doyle.
His Last Bow features seven short stories, the first six of which are set in the standard turn-of-the-century England (one in Cornwall, one in parts of Europe, but the rest are in/near London, as usual). The last, the title story, is set during the onset of WWI, with Holmes helping the British in a counter-espionage role, taking on the Germans. As usual, all stories are good, and the entire work can be read easily in a day. Only one more work left for me in the Holmes collection, and I'll be sad to see it end.
Rating: A-
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