The Return of Moriarty: Sherlock Holmes' Nemesis Lives Again (Pegasus Crime)
The novel that reintroduced the Napoleon of crime to the Victorian underworld—now back in print after almost forty years.
Once again, the game is afoot . . .
What really happened in Switzerland between Moriarty and Sherlock Holmes in 1891? And why is Holmes, now in London at 221B Baker Street, curiously uncooperative with Scotland Yard’s inquiries? Furthermore, why has Moriarty planned a grand meeting with the international crime syndicate? These are the questions that make up the larger mystery of the sinister Professor Moriarty’s return.
Suppose Sherlock Holmes' version of the final, fateful moments above Richenbach Falls were a fabrication established to save his own life and enact a truce between him and his intellectual equal, that Napoleon of the London underworld, Professor Moriarty? In this suspenseful drama set three years after the "deaths" of Holmes and his rival above the Swiss falls, this novel brings Moriarty back and sets him down in the midst of a city-wide turf war between his factions and those who have sprung up in his absence. Holmes is a minor character here, never seen but referred to numerous times, especially in the matter of the eventual fate of his would-be assassin, Colonel Moran. Instead of this being a tale of the greatest of Victorian detectives, this is presented as the story of his darkest foe, the ingenious crime lord Moriarty. Here one will find violence and cunning in the impoverished, crime-infested London of the 1890's. Within these pages a reader will discover why Holmes frequently stated that Moriarty was his equal in intellect. Author Gardner did an admirable quantity of research into the lifestyles and language of those who lived in the setting featured in this novel. These details contribute to a level of realism often reached for but rarely achieved in stories set in this period. This is a crime novel that has strong characters and a fast-moving plot, and anyone who has ever loved the Conan-Doyle Sherlock Holmes mysteries, or who has an interest in Victorian London--especially its criminal side--should love this book.
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Thanks, Michael and Rick.
I have this as an audiobook and in print. It will be fun to re-read it Thanks
I also have this book in print, including the first edition 1974 hardcover, and as an audiobook. I am glad that Pegasus Crime have republished it.
I also have the second and third installments; The Revenge (1975) and Moriarty (2007) both in print, but only Moriarty in audiobook. I tried to buy The Revenge from audible but I cannot purchase it in my country. So far I have had no luck finding an 'internet' copy. Now, just waiting for the kindle versions of these.
Try this. I think the site will not take it and changed it to the other format.
Revenge of Moriarty, The - John E. Gardner.zip
Excellent. Thank you.
Worked perfectly this time.
There are certain things the site will not take and I just learned a new one. --- Rick
Thank You
Thank you!