Sherlock Holmes: A Detective’s Life
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Publisher Description
The famous detective returns in a thrilling anthology of 12 Sherlock short stories spanning Holmes’s entire career, penned by Peter Swanson, Cara Black, James Lovegrove and more.
A brand-new collection of twelve Sherlock Holmes short stories which spans Holmes's entire career, from the early days in Baker Street to retirement on the South Downs.
Penned by masters of the genre, these Sherlock stories feature a woman haunted by the ghost of a rival actress, Moriarty's son looking for revenge, Oscar Wilde's lost manuscript, a woman framing her husband for murder, Mycroft's encounter with Moriarty and Colonel Moran, and many more!
Featuring stories by:
Peter Swanson
Cara Black
James Lovegrove
Andrew Lane
Philip Purser-Hallard
David Stuart Davies
Eric Brown
Amy Thomas
Derrick Belanger
Cavan Scott
Stuart Douglas
David Marcum
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The 12 gifted contributors to Rosenstock's outstanding second all-original anthology (after 2019's Sherlock Holmes: The Sign of Seven) each depict a different chapter in Holmes's life. Standouts include the opener, Stuart Douglas's "The Adventure of the Spiritualist Detective," set so early in Holmes and Watson's relationship that the doctor is having second thoughts about continuing to share their Baker Street rooms. Those doubts are triggered by Holmes's illogical acceptance of a female client who complains that a male stranger has accessed her home, leaving behind a partially drunk bottle of beer and the odor of cooked kippers. The entries proceed chronologically from there. The last selection, Eric Brown's "Peril at Carroway House," finds a wheelchair-using Holmes abandoning retirement in Sussex in 1926 and tackling a case featuring Irene Adler's daughter. Some of the best tales are particularly faithful to the originals, such as David Marcum's "The Tragic Affair at the Millennium Manor" and Philip Purser-Hallard's "The Elementary Problem." Sherlockians will enjoy watching the beloved detective's character evolve over the years.
