Sherlock Holmes and the Beast of the Stapletons

ISBN: 1665048522

Author: James Lovegrove

Condition: New

Review "A clever follow-up to The Hound of the Baskervilles. The language, characters, and pacing is accurate enough to satisfy even hard-core Holmes fans."-- "Library Journal""This artful inversion of the structure of Conan Doyles novel will please Sherlockians."-- "Publishers Weekly" Product Description MP3 CD Format<\/b><\/p> New York Times<\/em> bestselling author James Lovegrove\x27s continues the story of Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of the Baskervilles<\/em>, as five years later, another monstrous creature stalks across Dartmoor <\/strong><\/p>1894. The monstrous Hound of the Baskervilles has been dead for five years, along with its no less monstrous owner, the naturalist Jack Stapleton. Sir Henry Baskerville is living contentedly at Baskerville Hall with his new wife Audrey and their three\-year\-old son Harry.<\/p>Until, that is, Audrey\x27s lifeless body is found on the moors, drained of blood. It would appear some fiendish creature is once more at large on Dartmoor and has, like its predecessor, targeted the unfortunate Baskerville family.<\/p>Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are summoned to Sir Henry\x27s aid, and our heroes must face a marauding beast that is the very stuff of nightmares. It seems that Stapleton may not have perished in the Great Grimpen Mire after all, as Holmes believed, and is hell\-bent on revenge<\/p> About the Author

James Lovegrove is the author of nine fiction series and over a dozen stand-alone novels. His works have been shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, and he was a finalist for the British Fantasy Societys Award for Best Short Story. He also reviews fiction for the London Financial Times.