The Holmes Affair
Author | : Graham Moore |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2011 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780099551546 |
ISBN-13 | : 0099551543 |
Rating | : 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Holmes Affair written by Graham Moore and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Victorian London: As the world mourns the demise of fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle has a new preoccupation, as a chance encounter sets him on the trail of a brutal killer targeting suffragettes. Together with Bram Stoker, he roams the streets of Victorian London searching for clues. Modern-day New York: Literary researcher Harold White's lifelong obsession with Sherlock Holmes turns into something far more sinister. The world's leading Doylean scholar is found murdered, and only Harold is familiar enough with the Holmes novels to recognise the clues the killer has left. Clues which will lead him not only to a murderer, but also to the mystery of Conan Doyle's missing diary - and a secret that Conan Doyle risked everything to hide ...