Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair, by David Stuart Davies
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‘…expert Davies effectively captures London of a later era in this taut page-turner’ – Kirkus Reviews 1895, London. Sherlock Holmes is between cases, his great mind unstimulated. But not for long. A Colonel Sapt of the Ruritanian Court journeys to England on a secret mission to save the country from anarchy. His mission is to engage the services of Rudolf Rassendyll once more to impersonate the King while the monarch recovers from a serious illness. But Rassendyll has mysteriously disappeared. In desperation, Sapt consults Sherlock Holmes who, with his faithful companion Watson, travels to the Kingdom of Ruritania in an effort to thwart the plans of the scheming Rupert of Hentzau in his bid for the throne. Written with pace and vigour, Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair is a wonderful blend of detective story and rousing adventure yarn. It is an exciting fusion of a Sherlock Holmes mystery with the Ruritanian world of intrigue and skulduggery of Anthony Hope's novel The Prisoner of Zenda .
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'A thundering good yarn...I whole-heartedly recommend it to anyone who has an affection for Holmes and a good, old-fashioned page turner' - Sleuthing the Shelves ‘Sherlock Holmes expert Davies effectively captures London of a later era in this taut page-turner’ – Kirkus Reviews David Stuart Davies was born in 1946. He was a teacher of English before becoming a full-time editor, writer, and playwright. Davies has written extensively about Sherlock Holmes, both fiction and non-fiction. He is the editor of Red Herrings, the monthly in-house publication of the Crime Writers’ Association. He is also the author of Forests of the Night, Without Conscience, Comes the Dark and The Darkness of Death . Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now. Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair, by David Stuart Davies- Amazon Sales Rank: #208491 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-11-30
- Released on: 2015-11-30
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About the Author An internationally recognized expert on Sherlock Holmes and Conan Doyle, David Stuart Davies is the editor of the crime fiction magazine "Sherlock" and the author of several books on Sherlock Holmes. He also edits the Crime Writers' Association's monthly "Red Herrings "magazine. "Forests of the Night" was his first Johnny Hawke novel. He lives in West Yorkshire, England.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Riviting and entertaining By Steve Browne First of all, this book is deceptively thin (note 128 pages in publisher's description). However, it is set in more traditional smaller type without empty filler spaces, so my impression after reading is one of a full and satisfying novel. Having read many Holmes re-creations, I find the most unique aspect here is Dr. Watson's active participation and even excitement at joining the "game afoot"; we often wonder about the relationship between Holmes and Watson, and why Watson would care to pursue it if he were treated as an eternal ingénue in the shadow of Holmes' genius. None of that here.There are a few flaws. Without creating spoilers, I find a few of the introductory deductions obvious. And, later, both Holmes and Watson completely miss a conclusion they should have guessed. But the basic premise of the story is most enjoyable and makes one wonder about the truth of "history."
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. True to the Canonical View By Vizier This is an extremely well written, enjoyable pastiche. Mr. Davies shows that he is familiar with all the quirks and traits of both Holmes and Watson as revealed in the Canon. And, he provides us with an exciting story as well. Those familiar with "The Prisoner of Zenda" will be more than happy with this slender volume. And for those who carp about tiny deviations from Doyle's writing, relax. No one can really compete with the original Holmes stories. But when you come across a really good one you should feel pleased to once again know that "the game is afoot".
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful. it was bound to be, i suppose By Daniel Barak having read mr.davies's excellent "the tangled skien", possibly the best holmes-dracula treatment yet created, i was intrigued some time ago by the possibility of a "holmes in zenda" story, which, as readers may recall, was briefly suggested in a footnote in "the seven per-cent solution" by nicholas meyer. it would seem that anybody who is anybody in both literary or realistic universes will cross paths with sherlock holmes. therein lies the problem: how to make holmes an integral part of another author's creation or historic circumstances while true to the vision of both conan doyle and the "crossed-over author"(pun intended|)? the solution would be to study carefully both the sherlockian cannon and the other author's work. yes, i repeat: do your homework! even authors who wish to tell us that in their version of the universe, in which sherlock holmes tracked dracula to baskerville manor, should learn their doyle and stoker! now, i mention this speciphic case because mr. davies himself has in "the tangled skein" proven himself capable of such careful study, thus earning accolades from the late peter cushing for the book.not so with the hentzau affair: sir anthony hope's two ruritania books, were written as a homage to alexander dumas, and are not short of intrigues and counter-intrigues to gladden the heart of detectives. i am not surprised to discover in this book direct reference, sadly brief, to "scandal in bohemia" as a case in point. however what we have here is a novel that seemes to touch all too briefly on incidents from both hope and conan doyle, rather than try to impose holmes on existing characters. the plot-drive of both ruritanian novels is such that the insertion of holmes is difficult in itself: the plot has sufficient drive without a detective to make much of a contribution, and i can understand the difficulty of that task, yet the attempt to recreate the plot of "prisoner of zenda" around holmes, is superficial in this case. i hoped for a story that could either be "sandwiched" between the ruritania novels and the holmes cannon, or, for watson's "true story behind the official version" which would have taken place near the end of "rupert of hentzau" and would have contained enough material for revelations coverable by a detective of holmes skills simply by studying the original hope books, but i'm not telling any more. still, since i've searched long for this book, and know that davies has perfected his craft considerably, it's four points.
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