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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenzler Publishers
ISBN-101613165331
ISBN-139781613165331
eBay Product ID (ePID)25062501374
Product Key Features
Book TitleSherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2024
TopicMystery & Detective / Historical, Mystery & Detective / General, Mystery & Detective / Traditional
GenreFiction
AuthorNicholas Meyer
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight20.4 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.4 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
ReviewsThe plot is clever and the writing exceptional, but what makes this book stand out is how Meyer weaves into the story dozens of historical figures and events, including the spy plot at the center of the novel., For decades, Nicholas Meyer has held sway as the preeminent author of Sherlockian tales, and Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell demonstrates his strengths in profusion: crisp plotting, rich cultural-political background, many flashes of wit, and an abiding zest for the game., Meyer gives us a wonderful plot line with lots of thrills and chills and a chase that makes me long for a film version., The Sherlockian mystery is solid and delightful on its own, but Meyer's portrait of this moment in history adds a surprising and fascinating bonus. . . . Ingenious international froth studded with historical tidbits., The combination of a terrific plot, surprising twists, and the poignant relationship between the elderly Holmes and Watson makes this a memorable read., Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram From Hell is certainly fun to read . . . In such works of homage and affection, the great detective lives on., [Meyer has] written a beautiful ode to friendship set against the backdrop of international warfare and espionage, with a subtly elegant structure that perfectly suits his characters and themes., Nicholas Meyer, a master storyteller, brings Holmes and Watson triumphantly to life during the English, American and Mexican intrigues of the Great War. His witty and riveting mystery, based on a crucial historical event, has a brilliant climax., Mr. Meyer's touch is as deft as ever, as the veteran Sherlockian serves up a potent solution of action, deduction, history and affectionate banter., The resolution of this epic tale is as unpredictable as everything that has preceded it. In order for WWI to end in favor of the Allies, Holmes and Watson's mission must be a success. Being aware of the war's outcome does not take away from the enjoyment of reading Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell. This is a Holmes tale that no fan of his novels should miss., Nicholas Meyer's stirring tale of the turning point of the Great War reveals the pivotal roles of Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr. Watson. Solidly based on history, it's thrilling, full of surprises, yet touchingly poignant in its depiction of the aging partners. Please continue unearthing these lost accounts, Mr. Meyer!, ""[Meyer] weaves real people into this fabulous tale, including Alice Roosevelt Longworth and a very young J. Edgar Hoover, all while keeping the game very much afoot. Baker Street Irregulars everywhere will enjoy this.", Another tour-de-force from Nicholas Meyer, once more channelling Conan Doyle to tremendously entertaining effect, this time weaving in a Mexican-American connection which is, remarkably, both true to history and stranger than fiction., A delightful, fast-paced, historically correct novel . . . that perfectly captures the zeitgeist of the period., A thrilling, fast-paced, and dangerous story . . . Of all the Holmes novelists--and there are a lot of them--Meyer is one of the best, and it's wonderful to see these two characters back in action., For me, Nicholas Meyer has managed the impossible, which is to sound exactly like Arthur Conan Doyle, as he plunges Holmes and Watson into a time in our history when the survival of Britain and the British was under threat. The danger is real and so, by this stage, at any rate for most of us, are Holmes and Watson. The combination is irresistible. It will not surprise the reader that in Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell, the Great Detective surpasses himself.
SynopsisSherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson cross the Atlantic at the height of World War I in pursuit of a mysterious coded telegram in this new mystery from the author of The Return of the Pharaoh., Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson cross the Atlantic at the height of World War I in pursuit of a mysterious coded telegram in this new mystery from the author of The Return of the Pharaoh . June, 1916. With a world war raging on the continent, exhausted John H. Watson, M.D. is operating on the wounded full-time when his labors are interrupted by a knock on his door, revealing Sherlock Holmes, with a black eye, a missing tooth and a cracked rib. The story he has to tell will set in motion a series of world-changing events in the most consequential case of the detective's career. Amid rebellion in Ireland and revolution in Russia, Germany has a secret plan to win the war and Sir William Melville of the British Secret Service dispatches the two aging friends to learn what the scheme is before it can be put into effect. In pursuit of a mysterious coded telegram sent from Berlin to an unknown recipient in Mexico, Holmes and Watson must cross the Atlantic, dodge German U-boats and assassination attempts, and evade the intrigues of young J. Edgar Hoover, while enlisting the help of a beautiful, eccentric Washington socialite as they seek to foil the schemes of Holmes's nemesis, the escaped German spymaster Von Bork. Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell plunges Holmes into a world that eerily resembles our own, where entangling alliances, treaties, and human frailty threaten to create another cataclysm., June, 1916. With a world war raging on the continent, exhausted John H. Watson, M.D. is operating on the wounded full-time when his labors are interrupted by a knock on his door, revealing Sherlock Holmes, with a black eye, a missing tooth and a cracked rib. The story he has to tell will set in motion a series of world-changing events in the most consequential case of the detective's career. Amid rebellion in Ireland and revolution in Russia, Germany has a secret plan to win the war and Sir William Melville of the British Secret Service dispatches the two aging friends to learn what the scheme is before it can be put into effect. In pursuit of a mysterious coded telegram sent from Berlin to an unknown recipient in Mexico, Holmes and Watson must cross the Atlantic, dodge German U-boats and assassination attempts, and evade the intrigues of young J. Edgar Hoover, while enlisting the help of a beautiful, eccentric Washington socialite as they seek to foil the schemes of Holmes's nemesis, the escaped German spymaster Von Bork. Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell plunges Holmes into a world that eerily resembles our own, where entangling alliances, treaties, and human frailty threaten to create another cataclysm.
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