Matt Brown's Blog: Blobs from Matt Brown's Brain - Posts Tagged "sherlock-holmes"

It must be a fine balancing act when you're writing in an already established and beloved world. Enough of the old to show the fans some love, not too much that the book descends into parody. I loved the first Holmes book by Anthony Horowitz and really enjoyed this one too (well up until the end).
Moriarty takes place just after the "deaths" of Holmes and Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls and follows the fortunes of a Scotland Yard detective (who is a total Sherlock Holmes fanboy) and a New York investigator (who likes chronicling their exploits) as they try and unravel an international crime syndicate. But that's about all I can tell you about Moriarty because I fear I might spoil it for you if I revealed any more. I have a BIG problem with the ending, which doesn't ring at all true, but that might because I didn't spot it coming and I'm just another flat footed plod. Worth reading though if you love SH.