The Moor - Hardcover

King, Laurie R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0002326574 ISBN 13: 9780002326575

Publisher: Collins Crime, 2001

Synopsis

The Hound of the Baskervilles returns to terrorize the moors in the latest in this atmospheric crime series, featuring Sherlock Holmes and Mary Russell: ‘ Beguiling variation on Sherlock Holmes sequels...civilized, ingenious and engrossing’ – Literary Review

Rumours of a ghostly carriage and a huge ‘devil dog’ on a moonlit moor lead Sherlock Holmes and his wife and sleuthing partner Mary Russell back to the eerie scene of one of his most celebrated cases. And when the body of tin miner Josiah Gorton is found surrounded by oversize paw prints, it looks as if the Hound of the Baskervilles has returned to haunt Dartmoor once more.

Attempting to unravel the mystery, Holmes and Russell find themselves caught up in local legend, myth and folklore as a devilish pattern begins to develop against the backdrop of the dark, foreboding Devonshire moor. True to their expectations, events have a real-world explanation, but it is one that combines more wild emotion, surprise, and frightening suspense than any ghost story could.

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Review:

Long-time fans of Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, might think that their favourite sleuth met his fate at the hands of Dr Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls. Anyone who believes that, however, obviously hasn't read Laurie R King's delightful series featuring Holmes and his wife (!), Mary Russell. In The Beekeeper's Apprentice Holmes succumbs to the Oxford scholar's charms; now, in The Moor, fourth in the series, Holmes and Russell are summoned to Devonshire to solve a tin miner's mysterious death. Lonely Dartmoor provides plenty of opportunities for King to both relate the haunting legends of that part of the world and offer some amusing revisions to one of Holmes's most famous cases, The Hound of the Baskervilles. Though Holmes purists might resent the liberties taken with their hero, readers in search of a strong female protagonist, some fascinating local history, and spooky ambience will enjoy The Moor. --Amazon.com

Review:

Praise for Laurie King’s Mary Russell series:
‘Mary Russell combines the quirky intellect of her mentor with a modern modus operandi, and promises to be a heroine to contend with’ Time Out

A Monstrous Regiment of Women:
‘Great fun, this, written in a high camp style that delights all the more for taking itself seriously’ Michael Painter, Irish Times

‘This is an entralling entertainment, profoundly serious in its exploration of the theological basis for feminism, and as rampantly exciting as a John Buchan tale. But since Ms King never quite takes her tongue entirely out of her cheek, it never overbalances into ponderousness’ Val McDermid, Manchester Evening News

The Beekeeper’s Apprentice:
‘King’s novel is civilised, ingenious and engrossing. Best of all, it has heart. In contemporary fiction, whatever the genre, that’s a rare commodity’ Philip Oakes, Literary Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins Crime
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0002326574
• ISBN 13: 9780002326575
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400