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Sherlock Holmes: The Hidden Years
In 1891, Sherlock Holmes, in a death struggle with his archenemy Professor Moriarty, disappeared over Reichenbach Falls and was presumed dead. Until, that is, he reappeared in London in 1894. Holmes remained mostly quiet on the events of those years and for over a century speculation has run riot about what really happened during the 'hidden years.' Now in this origin...more
Paperback, 400 pages
Published
January 24th 2006
by St. Martin's Griffin
(first published 2004)
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This is one of those books that you keep by the bed and read one story a night. A collection of tales which fill in the "missing years" of Holmes between Reichenbach Falls and his return in "The Adventure of the Empty House". Written by contemporary authors, most of whom are not familiar to me, the stories range from clever to adequate. The final story is a parody of the pulps and is populated by the likes of Doc Savage, The Shadow, The Green Llama et al.
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Another collection of Sherlockian pastiches, edited by Michael Kurland, but this time with a very specific theme: trying to explain the activities actually undertaken by the Great Detective during the 'hiatus', i.e. the period between his "death"(1891) and "rise"(1894). The contents of this collection are:
(*) Introduction by Michael Kurland
1) 'THE BEAST OF GUANGMING PARK' by Michael Mallory: a thoroughly enjoyable story, with subtle hints thrown at a s...more
(*) Introduction by Michael Kurland
1) 'THE BEAST OF GUANGMING PARK' by Michael Mallory: a thoroughly enjoyable story, with subtle hints thrown at a s...more
Worth reading... only one story had the great detective's character wrong enough to annoy me.
a retake of sherlock holmes by modern writers very invovled very good retake of the stories
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Michael Kurland has written many non-fiction books on a vast array of topics, including How to Solve a Murder, as well as many novels. Twice a finalist for the Edgar Award (once for The Infernal Device) given by the Mystery Writers of America, Kurland is perhaps best known for his novels about Professor Moriarty. He lives in Petaluma, California.
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Michael Kurland has written many non-fiction books on a vast array of topics, including How to Solve a Murder, as well as many novels. Twice a finalist for the Edgar Award (once for The Infernal Device) given by the Mystery Writers of America, Kurland is perhaps best known for his novels about Professor Moriarty. He lives in Petaluma, California.
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