Sherlock Holmes in America

by Greenberg, Martin Harry

• ISBN13: 9781602393523
• ISBN10: 1602393524
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-03-08
• Publisher: Skyhorse Pub Co Inc

Summary

Sherlock Holmes makes his American debut in this fascinating and extraordinary collection of never-before-published crime and mystery stories by bestselling American writers. The world's greatest detective and his famous sidekick Watson are on their first trip across the Atlantic as they fight crime all over nineteenth-century North America. From the bustling neighborhoods of New York City and Washington, D.C., to sunny yet sinister cities like San Francisco on the West Coast, the world's best-loved British sleuth will face some of the most cunning criminals America has to offer, and meet some of America's most famous figures along the way. Each original story is written in the extraordinary tradition of Doyle's best work, yet each comes with a unique American twist that is sure to satisfy and exhilarate both Sherlock Holmes purists and those who always wished that Holmes could nab the nefarious closer to home. This is a must-read for any mystery fan and for those who have followed Holmes' illustrious career over the waterfall and back again.

Table of Contents

Introduction: "American, as you perceive"	p. v
The Case of Colonel Warburton's Madness	p. 1
Ghosts and the Machine by Lloyd Rose	p. 25
Excerpts from an Unpublished Memoir Found In the Basement of the Home for Retired Actors	p. 49
The Flowers of Utah	p. 81
The Adventure of the Coughing Dentist	p. 103
The Minister's Missing Daughter	p. 127
The Case of Colonel Crockett's Violin	p. 151
The Adventure of the White City	p. 175
Recalled to Life	p. 197
The Seven Walnuts	p. 221
The Adventure of the Boston Dromio	p. 251
The Case of the Rival Queens	p. 275
The Adventure of the Missing Three Quarters	p. 299
The Song at Twilight	p. 319
Moriarty, Moran, and More: Anti-Hibernian Sentiment in the Canon	p. 347
How the Creator of Sherlock Holmes Brought Him to America	p. 361
The Romance of America	p. 373
About the Editors	p. 377
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