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    The Return of Moriarty: Sherlock Holmes' Nemesis Lives Again

    By Otto Penzler and John Gardner

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    First in the Moriarty Trilogy—“Moriarty holds sway with all the ruthless guile, power, and pomp you’d expect from a gaslight era godfather” (Los Angeles Times).
     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. 
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPegasus Books
    Release dateJun 5, 2012
    ISBN9781453249284
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    The Return of Moriarty: Sherlock Holmes' Nemesis Lives Again
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    Otto Penzler

    Otto Penzler is the proprietor of the Mysterious Bookshop, the founder of the Mysterious Press, the creator of Otto Penzler Books, and the editor of many books and anthologies.

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    • 4/5
      1809s London underworld: is there a better setting? Another great one from Gardner. I don't usually care for the "other side of the story" novel, but this one is unusually good. Note, however, that it is quite like its sequel. Not really sure why Gardner made two books with such striking plot similarities. Not quick Doyle, but it's not supposed to be, is it?
    • 3/5
      I thought the author of "The Wreckage of Agathon" had taken a flyer into the world of Sherlock Holmes. It's another man entirely, and the work is pretty standard.
    • 4/5
      1894 It would seem that Professor Moriarty like Sherlock Holmes has returned from the dead. Ready to take over his organisation again, an organisation he had left to Colonel Moran to run. But will it be easy to take power back, what obstacles will occur and what plans does he have for the future.
      An interesting and enjoyable well-written historical mystery