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Sherlock Holmes and the Long Acre Vampire (Sherlock Holmes Mysteries
Sherlock Holmes and the Long Acre Vampire is Val Andrews latest Sherlock Holmes adventure. It is an exciting and stimulating story revolving around a death that appears to have been caused by a vampire. The location of the book is mainly in London and centres around the theatrical area in London's bustling West End. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are invited to solve the mystery of this inexplicable death and after a thorough investigation Holmes, as always, is able to point a finger at the culprit. Val Andrews is the author of countless other novels including Sherlock Holmes and the Greyfriars School Mystery, Sherlock Holmes and the Circus of Fear, Sherlock Holmes and the Theatre of Death.
- GenresMystery
98 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2001
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Val Andrews
58 books16 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
Val Andrews was a music hall artist, ventriloquist and writer.
Andrews was born in Hove, Sussex, England a few hours after Valentine's Day, hence his name. Son of an architect, he was introduced to magic by his father. Andrews was a prolific writer on magic, having published over 1000 books and booklets from 1952. He also authored Sherlock Holmes pastiches and Houdini's novels. He lived for a number of years in Brighton, then in London (from 1943 onwards) where he joined the London Society of Magicians.
Val Andrews was a music hall artist, ventriloquist and writer.
Andrews was born in Hove, Sussex, England a few hours after Valentine's Day, hence his name. Son of an architect, he was introduced to magic by his father. Andrews was a prolific writer on magic, having published over 1000 books and booklets from 1952. He also authored Sherlock Holmes pastiches and Houdini's novels. He lived for a number of years in Brighton, then in London (from 1943 onwards) where he joined the London Society of Magicians.
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February 21, 2023
Reading this was like reading Arthur Conan Doyle. This adaptation was flawless in its characterization of Holmes and Watson by understanding the reader knew these two timeless characters intimately. The plot was intriguing, investigation techniques conversant and summation on point. It’s made for those who want more of mastermind Mr. Sherlock Holmes and dear old Dr. Watson.
January 9, 2017
My first Holmesian tale by Andrews, and while not a perfect four, it was a great read. Not too long, which is rather 'original' ACD approach. Will read more from this author.
July 8, 2017
Love these Holmes books
Another good one it's great to find out what happened at the end of the great detective's career will look for others
Another good one it's great to find out what happened at the end of the great detective's career will look for others
May 26, 2018
Characters the thing in this one, and while nicely done, can't overcome the redundant, quite unbelievable, denouement.
June 24, 2022
1899 Sir Henry Irving is putting on the play Dracula at his theatre, the Lyceum. But soon bodies are discovered nearby seemingly with wounds on their necks and drained of blood. Irving asks Holmes for his help.
An entertaining mystery
An entertaining mystery
February 9, 2016
Sherlock Holmes and the Long Acre Vampire by Val Andrews
Sir Henry Irving is starring in the title role of a theatrical interpretation of Brom Stoker’s novel Dracula. While the place is going on at the Lyceum, murders are taking place in the nearby community of Long Acre. The bodies bear the marks of vampire slayings—two bite marks on the throat and the body pale as if drained of blood.
Of course Scotland Yard begins to focus on Sir Henry, the consensus being that it could possibly be a publicity stunt to sell tickets. This is not the case. In fact the murders have hurt attendance if anything.
Sir Henry comes to 221B to ask Holmes to investigate on his behalf. By now there have been three deaths, all with the familiar throat markings and pale faces.
Lestrade is very much inclined to suspect Sir Henry. Holmes and Lestrade however agree to have the play moved to the Theater Royal, in Brighton. Should the murders move to Brighton as well, Sir Henry must become a person of interest.
Should the murders continue in Long Acre with Sir Henry in Brighton, then Sir Henry can be dropped from the list of suspects. No one can be in two places at once.
When another murder takes place in Long Acre, Holmes, who sees no way that Sir Henry could be guilty, takes satisfaction in being proven right. Only—Sir Henry has pulled a fast one and is actually back at the Lyceum on business, while an understudy takes his place. This is enough for Lestrade to arrest the great actor.
As this case moves back and forth, the evidence against Sir Henry grows. Despite the fact that he could not have committed some of the murders, Lestrade is not convinced he hasn’t arranged to have the people murdered. Sir Henry’s latest escapade in leaving Brighton secretly only to have a murder be committed that coincides with that move could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.
The twist that Holmes uses to get to the truth is too good to spoil. And Andrews even manages a twist in the solution of the crime that is classic for its misdirection! I rather think this novel is the best Val Andrews book I have ever read. I will gladly grant the story five stars!
Quoth the Raven…
Sir Henry Irving is starring in the title role of a theatrical interpretation of Brom Stoker’s novel Dracula. While the place is going on at the Lyceum, murders are taking place in the nearby community of Long Acre. The bodies bear the marks of vampire slayings—two bite marks on the throat and the body pale as if drained of blood.
Of course Scotland Yard begins to focus on Sir Henry, the consensus being that it could possibly be a publicity stunt to sell tickets. This is not the case. In fact the murders have hurt attendance if anything.
Sir Henry comes to 221B to ask Holmes to investigate on his behalf. By now there have been three deaths, all with the familiar throat markings and pale faces.
Lestrade is very much inclined to suspect Sir Henry. Holmes and Lestrade however agree to have the play moved to the Theater Royal, in Brighton. Should the murders move to Brighton as well, Sir Henry must become a person of interest.
Should the murders continue in Long Acre with Sir Henry in Brighton, then Sir Henry can be dropped from the list of suspects. No one can be in two places at once.
When another murder takes place in Long Acre, Holmes, who sees no way that Sir Henry could be guilty, takes satisfaction in being proven right. Only—Sir Henry has pulled a fast one and is actually back at the Lyceum on business, while an understudy takes his place. This is enough for Lestrade to arrest the great actor.
As this case moves back and forth, the evidence against Sir Henry grows. Despite the fact that he could not have committed some of the murders, Lestrade is not convinced he hasn’t arranged to have the people murdered. Sir Henry’s latest escapade in leaving Brighton secretly only to have a murder be committed that coincides with that move could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.
The twist that Holmes uses to get to the truth is too good to spoil. And Andrews even manages a twist in the solution of the crime that is classic for its misdirection! I rather think this novel is the best Val Andrews book I have ever read. I will gladly grant the story five stars!
Quoth the Raven…
June 30, 2008
A bit better than the last few books by this author that I've read (see my other entries for Val Andrews in my library if you're interested), the story begins with a visit from Sir Henry Irving (http://www.theirvingsociety.org.uk/), a very accomplished actor of the British stage. He is starring in a production of Bram Stoker's Dracula, which had just been recently been published. It seems that a murder has taken place, and the body when found had two puncture marks on the neck and was seemingly drained of all blood, leaving behind a definite pallor. The death (and some more soon to follow) cause a problem for Sir Henry as some people are unable to separate in the minds the distinction between the killer and the role Sir Henry is currently playing. Holmes and Watson have to come to the rescue and find out what's really going on here.
As I noted, this one was a bit better than the last few of these books, so it was actually a pretty nice read. If you are considering any of Andrews' pastiches, this one wouldn't be a bad place to start.
As I noted, this one was a bit better than the last few of these books, so it was actually a pretty nice read. If you are considering any of Andrews' pastiches, this one wouldn't be a bad place to start.
January 13, 2016
Better than some of the Sherlock Holmes adventures written in recent years. The idea of Holmes as a professional actor is an interesting one but probably not surprising. Obviously including the real Henry Irving as a character adds to the authenticity of the story.
September 25, 2015
This book is published by Endeavour Press
May 8, 2016
I swear to god I read this before but I'm not really sure.
March 29, 2017
Kindle Unlimited One of several Sherlock Holmes stories by an assorted group of authors, wanted to go through them all. Liked it, just didn't love it, sort of the right style and all but....
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