HOLMES ON THE RANGE

Hockensmith, Steve

ISBN 10: 0312347804 / ISBN 13: 9780312347802

Edité par St. Martin's Press, New York, 2006

A propos de cet article

Well-known short story writer Hockensmith has created a unique, humorous Western bibliomystery in his first novel. It features a pair of brothers, Big Red and Old Red Amlingmeyer, cowboys by trade in 1893 Montana but detectives at heart as they read and re-read the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in Harper's Weekly around the campfire after a hard day herding cattle. When they discover the remains of a body trampled in a stampede, Old Red seizes the opportunity to employ his Holmes-inspired "deducifyin' skills to solve the murder. Boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square; the dustjacket shows only some slight edgewear, no tears, no chipping, no creases, not price-clipped. A collectable copy.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: HOLMES ON THE RANGE
• Éditeur: St. Martin's Press, New York
• Date de parution: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0312347804
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780312347802
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition, First Printing.
• État de l'article: Fine
• État de la jaquette: Near Fine
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Bibliomystery
  • Historical Mystery
  • Humor

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Synopsis

Somewhere due west of Deadwood, a pair of unlikely cowboy sleuths investigate murder just like their hero, Sherlock Holmes. 1893 is a tough year in Montana, and any job is a good job. When Big Red and Old Red Amlingmeyer sign on as ranch hands at the secretive Bar- VR cattle spread, they're not expecting much more than hard work, bad pay, and a comfortable campfire around which they can enjoy their favourite pastime: scouring Harpers J,Veekly for stories about the famous Sherlock Holmes. When another ranch hand turns up in an outhouse with a bullet in his brain, Old Red sees the perfect opportunity to employ his Holmes-inspired "deducifyin" skills, puts his ranch work squarely on the back burner, and sets out to solve the case. Big Red, like it or not (and mostly he does not), is along for the wild ride in this clever, compelling, and completely one-of-a-kind mystery.