There are disguises, hair-breath escapes, villainous antagonists, and a sense of location that constantly seemed very comfortable. The relationship between Raffles and Bunny is so reminiscent of Holmes and Watson.
Anyone missing quiet evenings reading the exploits of Sherlock Holmes should find these tales to be a most fulfilling substitute. Raffles, the amateur cracksman, is back from a supposed watery grave to continue entertaining us with Further Adventures … and they are quite good. Without giving too much away, this is particularly harrowing in the last chapter of "Further Adventures."Īnyone who read and enjoyed the first Raffles book - and it definitely should be read before this one, as the ending of that one is needed to understand how this one begins - would find much to like in its follow-up.
(Raffles and Bunny are sort of scofflaw versions of Holmes and Watson.) Hornung also often puts Raffles and Bunny in serious danger, something Doyle rarely seemed willing to do with his characters. In "Further Adventures," Hornung departs somewhat from the writing style of his brother-in-law, Arthur Conan Doyle, by making the episodic Raffles stories more interconnected than the Sherlock Holmes stories are. Raffles and accomplice-chronicler Bunny in the first book, is freed up to have more fun with his creations and allow them to embark on adventures that aren't all strictly criminal in nature. Hornung, having already established the characters of gentleman thief A.J.
"Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman" is even more enjoyable than its predecessor, "The Amateur Cracksman." E.W.
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