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The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Defaced Men
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Sherlock Holmes delves into the world of early cinema as motion picture groundbreaker Eadweard Muybridge begs him to solve a mystery that will keep you up all night...
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The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Defaced Men takes Sherlock Holmes into the intriguing world of early cinema as motion picture pioneer Eadweard Muybridge seeks his help to unravel a mystery that promises to keep you up all night.
The year is 1896, and a new client arrives at Baker Street with a peculiar problem: he claims he's being threatened through the burgeoning art of the moving image. Muybridge, a trailblazer in motion picture projection, fears for his life after twice narrowly escaping being run down by the same mysterious carriage. Additionally, his lecture slides, which are closely guarded, have been tampered with. Each time he presents them to his audience, he discovers, to his horror, that images depicting himself have been defaced just before each lecture begins.
As Holmes and Watson delve deeper into the investigation, they encounter a maze of clues that only intensifies the mystery. Meanwhile, newspaper speculation reaches a frenzy, threatening the great detective's reputation unless he can solve a mystery rooted in capturing figures in motion for the first time and the marvels of the new cinematograph.
PRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR
'The only novel I have read that made my ears tingle.' - The Times
'Major has a special skill of weaving his characters' inner turmoils into the perils they face in the plot.' - Morning Star
'Refreshingly out of the ordinary.' - Sunday Sport
'Tim Major is an exceptional writer' - Adam Roberts
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781789097009
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 23 August 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Titan Books Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 256
About the Author
Tim Major is a writer and freelance editor from York, UK. His love of speculative fiction is the product of a childhood diet of classic Doctor Who episodes and an early encounter with Triffids. Tim's most recent books include Hope Island and Snakeskins, short story collection And the House Lights Dim and a monograph about the 1915 silent crime film, Les Vampires, which was shortlisted for a British Fantasy Award. Tim's short fiction has appeared in Interzone, Not One of Us, Shoreline of Infinity and numerous anthologies, including Best of British Science Fiction, Best of British Fantasy and The Best Horror of the Year.
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