Tuesday, July 1, 2014

the Last Moriarty: a Sherlock Holmes Thriller

This non-canon book takes place AFTER "The Empty House" return of Holmes, but before the general public is aware of his return. So, that's an interesting take but nothing really comes of it.
There's some mixing of fictional characters (the remnants of the Moriarty gang) with real life historical figures (the Rockefellers, JP Morgan, etc.) which is sort of fun.
I really feel like this is a great start, but it just never arrives to any place truly intriguing. There's not really a mystery here... we know who the bad guys are, we pretty much know where and when they're going to strike and then it's just a matter of stopping them... pretty standard stuff. Still, a Kindle deal at $3.99.
A nice try by Charles Veley.

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