The Mammoth book of Sherlock Holmes abroad

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The Mammoth book of Sherlock Holmes abroad / edited by Simon Clark.

Title:

The Mammoth book of Sherlock Holmes abroad

Varying Form of Title:

Sherlock Holmes abroad

Format:

Books

Physical Description:

x, 484 pages ; 20 cm

ISBN:

9780762456178

Production / Publication Information:

Philadelphia, Pa. : Running Press, 2015.

General Note:

"A treasure trove of 15 'hitherto lost' overseas mysteries investigated by the great detective himself"--Cover.

Contents:

Introduction / The monster of Hell's gate / The case of the Maltese catacombs / The adventure of the colonel's daughter / The mystery of the red city / The doll who talked to the dead / A concurrence of coincidences / The strange death of Sherlock Holmes / The climbing man / The curse of Guangxu / The case of the revenant / The adventure of the mummy's curse / The case of the lost soul / The lunacy of Celestine Blot / The crimson devil / The Draugr of Tromsø

Summary:

In this anthology of new stories, Sherlock Holmes travels to the far ends of the Earth in search of truth and justice. A host of writers, while remaining respectful towards Conan Doyle's work, present a new and thrilling dimension to Holmes's career.

Language:

English

Added Author:

Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930.

Clark, Simon, 1958-

Genre:

Short stories.

Detective and mystery fiction.

Personal Subject:

Holmes, Sherlock-Fiction.

Holmes, Sherlock-Travel-Fiction.

Subject Term:

Voyages and travels -- Fiction.

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Material Type	Library	Call Number	Item Barcode	Location
Book	Searching... Andover - Memorial Hall Library	MYSTERY MAMMOTH	31330007844412	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

In this wonderful anthology of new stories, Sherlock Holmes travels to the far ends of the Earth in search of truth and justice. A host of singularly talented writers, while remaining respectful towards Conan Doyle's work, present a new and thrilling dimension to Holmes's career. A full list of contributors include:

Simon Clark; Andrew Darlington; Paul Finch; Nev Fountain; Carole Johnstone; Paul Kane; Alison Littlewood; Johnny Mains; William Meikle ;David Moody; Mark Morris; Cavan Scott; Denis O. Smith; Sam Stone and Stephen Volk.

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Clark (The Night of the Triffids) has done a superior job in selecting the 15 original pastiches for this anthology, all of which remove Holmes from his Baker Street haunts to exercise his deduction skills in less familiar terrain. The standout, Paul Finch's "The Monster of Hell's Gate," sends Holmes and Watson to East Africa, where the legendary Nandi bear, a creature familiar to cryptozoologists, has been decimating native workers on a new rail line. Finch blends suspense, atmosphere, and fair-play cluing so skillfully that many would welcome a longer Holmes story from his imagination. The always-reliable Denis O. Smith takes the duo to Russia in "The Adventure of the Colonel's Daughter," to clear a man caught literally red-handed at the scene of a murder. Clark's own "The Climbing Man" confronts Holmes with an impossible crime in Mesopotamia. The consistent excellence makes this a better choice for Sherlockians than such similar volumes as Sherlock Holmes in America and Sherlock Holmes: The American Years. (July) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.