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The Veiled Detective (Hardcover)
by David Stuart Davies (Author)
5.0 out of 5 stars  (1 customer review)

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  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd (30 April 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0709075790
  • ISBN-13: 978-0709075790
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.4 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 711,924 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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It is 1880 and a young Sherlock Holmes arrives in London to pursue a career as a private detective. He soon attracts the attention of the criminal mastermind, Professor James Moriarty, who decides that he must control this fledgling genius. What happens next is both shocking and thrilling. The Veiled Detective takes a fresh, exciting and controversial look at the relationship between the great detective Sherlock Holmes, his friend and chronicler, Doctor John H. Watson and Professor Moriarty. The novel deconstructs the myth of Sherlock Holmes and reveals a fascinating and excitingly dramatic alternative view of the man. The novel will amaze and thrill readers of crime fiction as the truth is finally revealed about the world's most famous detective.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A new perspective, 25 Feb 2004
By Christopher Senior (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
I was fortunate enough to read a draft copy of this novel. David Stuart Davies takes the essence of Conan Doyle's characters and re-imagines events in the canon by subtly altering the relationships and motivations of Holmes, Moriarty and, particularly, Watson. This gives a new - and perhaps controvertial - angle on familiar proceedings. Watson, for instance, is still obliged to return to England from the second Afghan War, but for a completely different reason given in 'A Study in Scarlet', and a reason which will have dramatic ramifications for himself, and for Sherlock holmes.
In the hands of an author less capable or less knowledgable than DSD this could be a gamble destined to fail, however DSD proves that sometimes you can take an old dog and teach it new tricks.
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