The Last Sherlock Holmes Story

I really had high expectations for this book. It's quite well written, capturing the feel and essence of Doyle's universe and merges it with the real-life events of the Jack the Ripper homicides. How Holmes is sucked into the case and how he tackles it is very well done.

Now, comes the crapfest. HERE BE SPOILERS!!

Thou hast been warned.

Watson, as is wont a sidekick, ignores orders and follows Holmes during a footchase in Whitechapel. He discovers that Sherlock Holmes is Jack the Ripper. Which is fine... I mean, I don't like it- I think it sucks, but if that's the conceit of the book so be it. BUT, then Watson proceeds to ignore the revelation for months! Never confronting, never exploring further... until much later, when the pair travel to Reichenbach Falls to confront Moriarty (who Holmes ALSO ends up being) and then Watson is forced to kill him. Ugh. The Holmes as villain is a big enough stomach-turner and then Watson virtually condoning his actions by inaction is just awful.

This is a bad book.