David Stuart Davies
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| Title | : | The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Veiled Detective (Sherlock Holmes Adventures #5) |
| Author | : | David Stuart Davies |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 246 pages |
| Published | : | November 17th 2009 by Titan Books (first published 2004) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Crime. Detective |
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A young Sherlock Holmes arrives in London to begin his career as a private detective, catching the eye of the master criminal, Professor James Moriarty. Enter Dr. Watson, newly returned from Afghanistan, soon to make history as Holmes’ companion... By turns both shocking and exciting, David Stuart Davies’ controversial take on the Holmes mythology is a modern classic in crime fiction that will defy all expectations. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s timeless creation returns in a new series of handsomely designed detective stories. From the earliest days of Holmes’ career to his astonishing encounters with Martian invaders, the Further Adventures series encapsulates the most varied and thrilling cases of the worlds’ greatest detective.Describe Books As The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Veiled Detective (Sherlock Holmes Adventures #5)
| ISBN: | 1848564902 (ISBN13: 9781848564909) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Sherlock Holmes Adventures #5, The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
| Characters: | Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Mycroft Holmes |
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Ratings: 4.32 From 4016 Users | 82 ReviewsArticle Regarding Books The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Veiled Detective (Sherlock Holmes Adventures #5)
Ah, the delightful world of what if. What if everything we thought we knew about Dr. John H. Watson was a lie? What if Watson wasnt really Watson? What if the events surrounding the momentous meeting between Holmes and Watson in A Study in Scarlet was all a set-up orchestrated by that criminal mastermind Moriarty? What if David Stuart Davies took the above as a starting point for a new pastiche?Well, to answer the last what if, the result is David Stuart Davies first pastiche to be published byJust as a warning: This is full of spoilers.This is a deer in the headlights book. A watching an accident and just can't take your eyes off of it book. I hated it but just could not stop reading it. It sucked me in and kept me there, watching all sorts of absolutely WRONG things happening to some very beloved characters. So---I'm supposed to believe that just about everybody of importance in the Sherlock Holmes stories was in Moriarty's pay or connected to his diabolical organization in some
I adored Davies's Holmes pastiche "The Ripper Legacy," and I thought the premise of this one was a fascinating idea. But it just didn't come together for me. I found myself reflecting on James Lovegrove's "Shadwell Shadows" -- another book which operates under the premise that Dr. Watson wrote an abbreviated version of the truth in his original accounts of Sherlock Holmes's adventures. But while Lovegrove took it upon himself to write a wholly new mystery, with only a few elements and references
Bad writing plus unoriginal plot elements equals Fan-fiction at its worst. First I will tackle the bad writing. Constant P O V shifts between first and third person, omniscient head hopping and more telling than showing. All rookie mistakes that I admit I am guilty of myself. The difference is that I do not have a published novel.The only unique element in this book that Watson is really working for Moriarty. The professor hired ex Army doctor, John Walker, to spy on an up and coming young mind
I loved the concept, but I felt the execution was lacking. It seems like Davies pulled his punches. As a result, it doesn't make anyone very happy, not purists or people accepting of a non-traditional Holmes story. But it's not bad... just boring, in a way. In fact, I lost most of my interest in the middle of the book, when it became a pretty straightforward retelling of A Study in Scarlet. Which, if I wanted to read, I would just... read. It's a good thing I got through it, because it does pick
By popcornbooksblog.comAt first I was sceptical, not quite sure what to expect from a Sherlock not written by Conan A. Doyle.When I started reading my perplexity disappeared as I was getting more and more involved with the discovery of the international plot revealed page after page.Once again I was walking the streets of a Victorian London with Watson as my guide, once again trying to guess the complex and unfathomable way of thinking of Sherlock Holmes.Dealing with street urchins, powerful
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