{"product_id":"sherlock-holmes-and-the-beast-of-the-stapletons-isbn-9781789094695","title":"Sherlock Holmes and the Beast of the Stapletons","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis Sherlock Holmes mystery with a supernatural twist continues the story of \u003ci\u003eThe Hound of the Baskervilles\u003c\/i\u003e, as five years later, another monstrous creature stalks across Dartmoor . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A wonderful addition to the Sherlock Holmes canon,” from a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times–\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author (\u003ci\u003eCriminal Element\u003c\/i\u003e)!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1894.\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil, that is, Audrey's 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are summoned to Sir Henry's 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 . . .“This artful inversion of the structure of Conan Doyle’s novel will please Sherlockians.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A clever follow-up to \u003ci\u003eThe Hound of the Baskervilles\u003c\/i\u003e. The language, characters, and pacing is accurate enough to satisfy even hard-core Holmes fans.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“James Lovegrove has a nice grasp of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s writing style, and it is easy for readers to fall into this tale and become consumed by it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—BookReporter \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“A wonderful addition to the Sherlock Holmes canon, extrapolating cleverly from the original oeuvre to present something fresh and absorbing for the modern reader.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eCriminal Element\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Packed with familiar faces and places but with a fresh twist, this is a novel perfectly suited to classic Holmes fans.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The Crime Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mystery excellence that should be on everybody's reading list.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—RisingShadow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Lovegrove\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Odin\u003c\/i\u003e. He was short-listed for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1998 and for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 2004, and also reviews fiction for the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFirefly: Big Damn Hero\u003c\/i\u003e with Nancy Holder and \u003ci\u003eFirefly: The Magnificent Nine\u003c\/i\u003e, and several Sherlock Holmes novels for Titan Books. He lives in south-east England.","brand":"Titan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302264852709,"sku":"NP9781789094695","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781789094695.jpg?v=1767736521","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/sherlock-holmes-and-the-beast-of-the-stapletons-isbn-9781789094695","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}