1987, ISBN: 0394556534

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[EAN: 9780394556536], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Villard], CONTEMPORARY FICTION,CRIME,CRIME FICTION, Jacket, 310 pages. Price clippedThis authorized sequel to The Hound o f the B… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780394556536], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Villard], CONTEMPORARY FICTION,CRIME,CRIME FICTION, Jacket, 310 pages. Price clippedThis authorized sequel to The Hound o f the Baskervilles features Holmes and Watson tracking a menacing hound on Hampstead Heath and uncovering a murder, a fanatical pl ot to overthrow the government, and a secret mission to protect t he king Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly Two prior book s by Hardwick, (Sherlock Holmes: My Life and Crimes and The Priso ner of the Devil) have been enthusiastically endorsed by both the Baker Street Irregulars and the Conan Doyle estate. Such approva l may be daunting: one way to explain why, while it faithfully ec hoes a Holmesian novel in tone and design, this latest effort see ms to lack any life of its own. Hardwick roams freely through ear lier Holmes adventures, plucking characters and situations, to fo rm a pastiche composed of deliberately familiar elements. Thus th at legendary hound (formerly of the Baskervilles) now seems to ha ve surfaced on Hampstead Heath, a compromising letter (like the o ne in A Scandal in Bohemia) must be retrieved and the throne of E ngland saved from the usual madmen. The purloining of Oliver Crom well's bones, the beheading of a statue of Charles II and the dea th of a Chinese seaman provoke the appearances of most of Holmes' s comrades from Scotland YardLestrade, Gregson and White Masonbut it is up to Holmes to discover the pattern underlying those even ts, which he does with his usual aplomb. Though this book does li ttle to advance the Holmes legend, it does pay tribute to a chara cter who has been fascinating readers for a hundred years. Drawin gs not seen by PW. Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc . From Library Journal A brutal attack on a tramp accompanied by the footprints of a giant hound sends Inspector Lestrade poundin g once again on the door of 221 B Baker Street. He is not the onl y one with a problem. In short order an illustrious client fearin g blackmail, theft of Cromwell's bones, and a sinister murder on the Channel steamer set Holmes and Watson investigating seemingly unrelated crimes. The more clues they unearth, the more obvious become the connections among all four mysteries. References and q uotations from previous cases lend authenticity, but serendipity and coincidence rob this of the focus and intensity characteristi c of Doyle. For devoted Sherlockians. Cynthia Johnson Whealler, C ary Memorial Lib., Lexington, Mass. Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc., Books<

1987, ISBN: 9780394556536

New York: Villard. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Small dents front panel and front . board; bottom edge soil.. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. The Revenge of the Hound is set in Jun… Mehr…

New York: Villard. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Small dents front panel and front . board; bottom edge soil.. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. The Revenge of the Hound is set in June 1902, only months after the publication of The Hound of the Baskervilles. Inspector Lestrade brings news of a baffling case of the sighting on Hampstead Heath of a creature frighteningly similar to that of the infamous hound of the Baskervilles. ; Sherlock Holmes Mystery; 9.2 X 6.5 X 1.2 inches; 310 pages ., Villard, 1987, 3<

1987, ISBN: 0394556534

[EAN: 9780394556536], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Villard/Byron Preiss Bk, New York], MYSTERY, FICTION, SHERLOCK HOLMES., Jacket, Very good+ bright & clean hardcover in very good … Mehr…

[EAN: 9780394556536], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Villard/Byron Preiss Bk, New York], MYSTERY, FICTION, SHERLOCK HOLMES., Jacket, Very good+ bright & clean hardcover in very good dust jacket with light shelf wear, no names or markings. Size 6x9 with 310 pages. Illustrated by Steranko, 2nd printing of the first edition, 1987., Books<

1987, ISBN: 9780394556536

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Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 1987 ills. by steranko, price clipped dj, Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edi… Mehr…

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 1987 ills. by steranko, price clipped dj, Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good., Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 1987, 3.5<