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Sherlock Holmes: A Detective's Life
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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.
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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.
Sherlock Holmes: A Detective's Life is a brand-new collection of twelve Sherlock Holmes short stories spanning his entire career, from the early days in Baker Street to his 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 seeking revenge, Oscar Wilde's lost manuscript, a woman framing her husband for murder, and Mycroft's encounter with Moriarty and Colonel Moran, among 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
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ISBN: 9781789098747
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 September 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Titan Books Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 384
About the Author
Martin Rosenstock studied modern literature at the University of California, Santa Barbara. After job hopping around the colder latitudes of the United States, he decided to return to warmer climes and took a teaching position in Kuwait. His stories have appeared in Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine and The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories.
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