The Mammoth Book of the Lost Chronicles of Sherlock Holmes - Couverture souple

Smith, Denis O.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 076245220X ISBN 13 : 9780762452200

Editeur : Running Press, 2014

Synopsis

These are stories of the sort loved by true fans of the greatest of all detectives, in which a client tells Holmes a strange tale, drawing him into a baffling mystery. Whether in fogbound London or deep in the English countryside, these action-packed stories, set during the 1880s and early 1890s, before Holmes's disappearance at the Reichenbach Falls, faithfully recreate the atmosphere of Conan Doyle's early Holmes stories. This wonderful anthology brings together the best work of Denis O. Smith, much admired for his new Sherlock Holmes stories, including 'A Hair's Breadth', 'The Adventure of the Smiling Face' and 'An Incident in Society'. Ten of these stories have never previously been published in book form.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

"Smith is adept at generating suspense, even in stories not dependent on violence. His traditional approach will appeal to readers who want period mysteries featuring characters Conan Doyle would have no trouble recognizing."
-Publishers Weekly starred review

"Smith masterfully uses some of Doyle's favorite starting plots: the theft of a famous jewel with a bloody history, a family inheritance fight, and the hunt for secret papers. He adds the atmosphere of London and environs just before the turn of the last century, and Doyle's characters behave as expected. The ten short stories and two somewhat longer ones kept my interest, and for a while I could almost imagine I'd come across a new trove of genuine Doyle material."
-Unshelved Book Club

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Denis O. Smith is regarded as the best living exponent of new Sherlock Holmes stories. His stories are of the sort loved by Holmes afficionados, in which a client tells Holmes a strange tale which precedes an unusual mystery. This anthology collects together 12 of the more than two dozen Sherlock Holmes stories he has written since the publication of "The Adventure of the Purple Hand" in 1982, which range in length from 6,000 to 41,000 words. They faithfully recreate the atmosphere of Conan Doyle's early Holmes stories, and are set during the 1880s and early 1890s, before Holmes's disappearance at the Reichenbach Falls.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Running Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 076245220X
• ISBN 13: 9780762452200
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 512