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Echoes of Sherlock Holmes stories inspired by the Holmes canon

In this follow-up to the acclaimed In the Company of Sherlock Holmes, expert Sherlockians Laurie King and Les Klinger put forth the question: What happens when great writers/creators who are not known as Sherlock Holmes devotees admit to being inspired by Conan Doyle stories? While some are highly-r...

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Main Authors: Connolly, John, 1968- (Author), Gardiner, Meg (Author), Cameron, Dana (Author), Alexander, Tasha, 1969- (Author), Morrell, David, 1943- (Author), Lee, Tony, 1970- (Author), Musson, Bevis (Author), Ryan, Hank Phillippi (Author), Perry, Anne (Author), Scott, Michael, 1959- (Author), Ephron, Hallie (Author), Phillips, Gary, 1955- (Author), Krueger, William Kent (Author), McPherson, Catriona, 1965- (Author), Crombie, Deborah (Author), Maberry, Jonathan (Author), Mina, Denise (Author), Doctorow, Cory (Author)
Other Authors: King, Laurie R. (Editor, Author of introduction, etc.), Klinger, Leslie S. (Editor, Author of introduction, etc.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Pegasus Books, 2016.
Edition: First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Subjects:
Holmes, Sherlock > Fiction.
Short stories, American.
Short stories, English.
Detective and mystery stories, American.
Detective and mystery stories, English.
Short stories.
Mystery fiction.
Summary: In this follow-up to the acclaimed In the Company of Sherlock Holmes, expert Sherlockians Laurie King and Les Klinger put forth the question: What happens when great writers/creators who are not known as Sherlock Holmes devotees admit to being inspired by Conan Doyle stories? While some are highly-regarded mystery writers, others are best known for their work in the fields of fantasy or science fiction. All of these talented authors, however share a great admiration for Arthur Conan Doyle and his greatest creations, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. From back cover.
Physical Description: xiii, 348 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN: 1681772256
9781681772257
Author Notes: Laurie R. King is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous books, including the Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes stories. She has won or been nominated for a multitude of prizes, has been chosen as the guest of honor at several crime conventions, and is probably the only writer to have both an Edgar Award and an honorary doctorate in theology. She was inducted into the Baker Street Irregulars in 2010.

Leslie S. Klinger is the editor of the highly-acclaimed The New Annotated Dracula ; The New Annotated Frankenstein ; and the two-volume The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft , as well as the anthologies In the Shadow of Dracula and In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe . Together with Lisa Morton, he's also edited the anthologies Ghost Stories and Weird Women , both with extensive selections of Victorian horror. He lives in Malibu.

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