It’s been some time since Sherlock Holmes was first introduced into the novel scene. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the original series’ author, first published a Sherlock Holmes novel in 1887 (A Study in Scarlet). The Sherlock Holmes series did not catch on with readers until Sir Arthur published an ongoing feature in Strand magazine named “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes”. Ever since then Holmes has become somewhat of an iconic symbol in the detective/mystery world.
In 1927 Sir Doyle published his final Holmes short story collection called The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes. Sir Doyle passed away in 1930, having published a total of 56 short stories over his lifetime. However, the Sherlock Holmes character did not perish with its creator.
Countless other authors have chimed in with their own works involving the great detective, including Sir Doyle’s son Adrian Conan Doyle. The “new” Holmes stories place the detective in many different situations; some more modern such as World War II, and others are more fictional, such as one that depicts Holmes squaring off against vampires.
British author, Donald Thomas, just recently published his fourth collection of Sherlock Holmes tales through Pegasus Books. The new novel called Sherlock Holmes and the King’s Evil features the famous detective in a brand new compilation of short stories.
The novel is a great read for Sherlock Holmes fans and will provide fresh and intriguing material on the classic Holmes character.
The entire novel has a total of 352 pages and retails in the hardcover version for around $16.50.
