Sherlock Holmes and the Real Thing
Sherlock Holmes and the Real Thing
Sherlock Holmes and the Real Thing
Description
Description
London, 189- The great city is brought to a standstill by a series of blizzards and Sherlock Holmes is bored to distraction. It would take a miracle to bring a case to the detective's door. . .
What arrives is not promising: a landlady who complains her artist tenant is behind on rent. Not exactly the miracle for which Holmes was hoping. But, next thing you know, there are several corpses and Sherlock Holmes and his biographer, John H. Watson, MD, find themselves drawn into one of the most bizarre cases of the great detective's career. And into the cutthroat big business of Art, where chicanery and mendacity (and cut throats) proliferate.
What makes a work of art worth killing for? Is it the artist, his mistress, his dealer, or his blackmailer? The cast of characters is large. But are they perpetrators, accomplices, or victims? And just who is Juliet Packwood, with whom Watson has become infatuated?
Oh, and there's one other problem: Is this a genuine Holmes case or a clever forgery? Is this the real thing?
If you can't tell the difference, what is the difference?
What arrives is not promising: a landlady who complains her artist tenant is behind on rent. Not exactly the miracle for which Holmes was hoping. But, next thing you know, there are several corpses and Sherlock Holmes and his biographer, John H. Watson, MD, find themselves drawn into one of the most bizarre cases of the great detective's career. And into the cutthroat big business of Art, where chicanery and mendacity (and cut throats) proliferate.
What makes a work of art worth killing for? Is it the artist, his mistress, his dealer, or his blackmailer? The cast of characters is large. But are they perpetrators, accomplices, or victims? And just who is Juliet Packwood, with whom Watson has become infatuated?
Oh, and there's one other problem: Is this a genuine Holmes case or a clever forgery? Is this the real thing?
If you can't tell the difference, what is the difference?
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
For me, Nicholas Meyer has managed the impossible, which is to sound exactly like Arthur Conan Doyle.--Julian Fellowes, creator of Downton Abbey and The Gilded Age
Is the latest book edited by Mr. Meyer 'the real thing'? If the actual question is, 'Does the tale thrill and entertain in the genuine voice of John H. Watson, M.D.?' the answer is a resounding and grateful 'Yes!' . . . A splendid tale, complete with an unforeseen villain!--Leslie S. Klinger, editor, New Annotated Sherlock Holmes
In the wide world of Sherlockiana, no living author looms as large as Nicholas Meyer. By some splendid alchemy he channels the very spirit of Conan Doyle, creating utterly thrilling and boundlessly inventive new adventures for Baker Street's finest. Sherlock Holmes and the Real Thing is a joy from start to finish, plotted and written with astonishing verve. I'm in awe; it's brilliant.--Tom Mead, author of the Joseph Spector Locked Room Mysteries
Of all the Holmes novelists--and there are a lot of them--Meyer is one of the best.-- "Booklist"
[Meyer's] best revamp of the Conan Doyle canon . . . he packs the action with devilish surprises. Baker Street regulars will be thrilled.-- "Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW" (5/7/2025 12:00:00 AM)
A generation of readers will be ever grateful for [Meyer's] efforts.-- "Kirkus STARRED REVIEW"
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Mysterious Press
Pub date:
2025-08-26
Length:
264 pages
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