Murder, my dear Watson
- 288 pages
- 11 hours of reading
A collection of new stories featuring the famous detective by such writers as Anne Perry, Loren D. Estleman, Barry Day, and Carolyn Wheat.
This series plunges into the shadowy alleys of Victorian London, where a brilliant detective and his loyal companion unravel the most intricate crimes. Each case presents perplexing puzzles, psychological depth, and a fascinating glimpse into the society of the era. Fans of suspense and keen observation will find themselves enthralled, as these works masterfully blend deduction with dramatic storytelling.
A collection of new stories featuring the famous detective by such writers as Anne Perry, Loren D. Estleman, Barry Day, and Carolyn Wheat.
London 1899 and a matter of grave national importance. American impresario, Florenz Adler, has rebuilt Shakespeare's Globe playhouse. The grand opening is totake place in the prsence of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. Amidst the excitement, the actors receive sinister warnings in the form of cryptic quotations from Shakespeare's plays and a drawing of a rose. A hoax? A literary joke? But not for long - the joke turns sour as the murders begin, each an exact copy of a death in a Shakespeare play. Even the Queen receives a warning, and so Sherlock Holmes is called in to fathom out the plot - assisted, of course, by Dr. Watson.
"Collects eighty-three stories ... published over a span of a hundred years. Featuring ... cases from [the master himself, Arthur Conan Doyle], Leslie S. Klinger, Laurie R. King, Lyndsay Faye, and Daniel Stashower; pastiches from ... classic (P.G. Wodehouse, Dorothy B. Hughes, Kingsley Amis), and current (Anne Perry, Stephen King, [Neil Gaiman], Colin Dexter); parodies from Doyle's contemporaries (A.A. Milne, James M. Barrie, O. Henry); genre-bending cases by science-fiction greats Poul Anderson and Michael Moorcock"-- Back cover
A killer hunts the members of an old Oxford club-and Sherlock Holmes's brother is the next target