Now in paperback, the second treasury of never-before-published Sherlockian tales by Anne Perry and ten other outstanding contemporary mystery writers Eccentric, coldly rational, brilliant, doughty, exacting, lazy--in full bohemian color the world's most famous literary detective and his loyal companion Dr. John Watson investigate a series of previously unrecorded cases in this second collection of totally original and confounding tales. As in the popular debut volume, Murder in Baker Street, Anne Perry and ten more popular mystery writers--including Sharyn McCrumb, Carolyn Wheat, Malachi Saxon, Jon L. Breen, Bill Crider, Colin Bruce, Lenore Carroll, Barry Day, Daniel Stashower, and Loren D. Estleman--celebrate the mind and methods of Sherlock Holmes. In addition, Christopher Redmond illuminates the vast possibilities that new technology offers in "Sherlock Holmes on the Internet, " while in "A Sherlockian Library" editors Lellenberg and Stashower provide a new list of fifty essential titles on Arthur Conan Doyle and the Holmes canon. Finally, an essay by mystery novelist Philip A. Shreffler explores one of English literature's most famous friendships in "Holmes and Watson, the Head and the Heart."
Now in paperback, the second treasury of never-before-published Sherlockian tales by Anne Perry and ten other outstanding contemporary mystery writers Eccentric, coldly rational, brilliant, doughty, exacting, lazy--in full bohemian color the world's most famous literary detective and his loyal companion Dr. John Watson investigate a series of previously unrecorded cases in this second collection of totally original and confounding tales. As in the popular debut volume, Murder in Baker Street, Anne Perry and ten more popular mystery writers--including Sharyn McCrumb, Carolyn Wheat, Malachi Saxon, Jon L. Breen, Bill Crider, Colin Bruce, Lenore Carroll, Barry Day, Daniel Stashower, and Loren D. Estleman--celebrate the mind and methods of Sherlock Holmes. In addition, Christopher Redmond illuminates the vast possibilities that new technology offers in "Sherlock Holmes on the Internet, " while in "A Sherlockian Library" editors Lellenberg and Stashower provide a new list of fifty essential titles on Arthur Conan Doyle and the Holmes canon. Finally, an essay by mystery novelist Philip A. Shreffler explores one of English literature's most famous friendships in "Holmes and Watson, the Head and the Heart."
Martin H. Greenberg, dubbed the king of anthologists, has more than
1000 anthologies to his credit, including the Murder Most . . .
series.
Bill Pronzini, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the
Private Eye Writers of America, is author of over 50 novels,
including the Nameless Detective series.
Martin H. Greenberg, dubbed the king of anthologists, has more than
1000 anthologies to his credit, including the Murder Most . . .
series.
Bill Pronzini, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the
Private Eye Writers of America, is author of over 50 novels,
including the Nameless Detective series.
"An homage to the master....There isn't an unpolished stone in the
pile....Put this on your Christmas list for Holmes' many fans.
Grade: A."
"Solid anthology...uniformly faithful to the spirit of Doyle's
creation."
"This collection is of the highest order and should be required for
every Sherlockian shelf."
"Uniformly satisfying...remind[ing] readers of the elements of
Conan Doyle's greatness: difficult puzzles, vivid but selective
detail, and tight dialogue."
"An homage to the master....There isn't an unpolished stone in the
pile....Put this on your Christmas list for Holmes' many fans.
Grade: A."
"Solid anthology...uniformly faithful to the spirit of Doyle's
creation."
"This collection is of the highest order and should be required for
every Sherlockian shelf."
"Uniformly satisfying...remind[ing] readers of the elements of
Conan Doyle's greatness: difficult puzzles, vivid but selective
detail, and tight dialogue."
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