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Charles Dodgson & Arthur Conan Doyle #3
The Problem of the Evil Editor
In the winter of 1888, Reverend Charles Dodgson of Christ Church at Oxford - better known to the world as author Lewis Carroll - brings to his new found friend Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle to London to introduce him to editors potentially interested in Doyle's writing. Their first stop is the offices of a weekly magazine, Youth's Companion, arriving in time to find the place in an uproar - the staff is upset, the printers in a rage, and the editor is busy violently rejecting the work of up-and-coming Irish writer Oscar Wilde. Dr. Doyle fares no better with the foul-tempered, duplicitous and mean editor - Samuel Bassett and the duo depart.
Shortly thereafter, in full sight of the duo, Bassett is murdered outside of magazine's offices. Due to the heavy snowstorm, neither Dodgson nor Doyle can identify his attacker but they are on hand to hear Bassett's final gasp. With the Labor Riots raging in the streets, and unrest in the air, the police immediately assume that Wilde, a socialist, is responsible and set about trying to find him. But, believing that Wilde is innocent, Dodgson and Doyle, set about to find out the truth behind the vicious attack. In a quest that takes them from the most prestigious literary and art circles in Victorian London to the lowest dives of ill repute, the unlikely duo seek to unmask a killer before he strikes again.
Shortly thereafter, in full sight of the duo, Bassett is murdered outside of magazine's offices. Due to the heavy snowstorm, neither Dodgson nor Doyle can identify his attacker but they are on hand to hear Bassett's final gasp. With the Labor Riots raging in the streets, and unrest in the air, the police immediately assume that Wilde, a socialist, is responsible and set about trying to find him. But, believing that Wilde is innocent, Dodgson and Doyle, set about to find out the truth behind the vicious attack. In a quest that takes them from the most prestigious literary and art circles in Victorian London to the lowest dives of ill repute, the unlikely duo seek to unmask a killer before he strikes again.
288 pages, Hardcover
First published June 7, 2000
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Roberta Rogow
25 books12 followersRoberta Rogow is the author of the four "Dodgson/Doyle" mysteries. She is currently working on a new series set in Gilded Age New York City. She also reviews juvenile mysteries for Mystery Scene Magazine, and is a writer and performer of Science Fiction "filk" songs. She recently retired from a 37-year career as a Children's Librarian in New Jersey public libraries. "
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July 22, 2021
It was frustrating to watch the creator of Sherlock Holmes miss the blindingly obvious clue that gave away the murderer's identity not even halfway through the book. I did enjoy the setting though and am interested to learn more about the Trafalgar Square riots and the evolution of British policing.
The book needed its own evil editor given an author's name is spelled two different ways in the history notes at the end of the book. I'm pretty sure a character switches names toward the end of the novel as well, but maybe I missed something since I read the book over a few days and zoned out a bit once I figured out who the killer was.
The book needed its own evil editor given an author's name is spelled two different ways in the history notes at the end of the book. I'm pretty sure a character switches names toward the end of the novel as well, but maybe I missed something since I read the book over a few days and zoned out a bit once I figured out who the killer was.
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