{"product_id":"sherlock-holmes-the-monster-of-the-mere-isbn-9781789099263","title":"Sherlock Holmes - The Monster of the Mere","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen Watson's holiday in the Lake District takes a sinister twist, he and Holmes must uncover the truth hidden by superstitious locals, folklore and rumours of prehistorical monsters far away from the familiar streets of London...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA serene walking holiday in the Lake District becomes a far more sinister excursion for Dr Watson when disappearances and murders start occurring in the small town of Wermeholt. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLocal legends, rumours of large slithering reptiles and spooked palaeontologists have the denizens paranoid and terrified, so it is up to Watson and his inbound companion Sherlock Holmes to uncover the truth and discover what is really lurking in the lake…\"Superb...Purser-Hallard captures Conan Doyle’s style and characters perfectly, forging a plot with all the pace and atmosphere of a classic horror film. Sherlockians looking for authenticity in their pastiche will hope this author delivers many more. \" \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Displays the author’s remarkable facility at conjuring the spirit of Conan Doyle’s originals. Sherlockians and Wildeans alike will embrace Purser-Hallard.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the author: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A very good locked-room puzzle\" \u003ci\u003eMorning Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the cleverest locked room mysteries ever tackled by Sherlock Holmes... John Dickson Carr and Anthony Boucher fans will be gratified at the logical explanation the master rationalist devises. This ranks among the top novel-length Sherlock Holmes pastiches.\"\u003ci\u003e Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The best kept secret in British genre writing”\u003cbr\u003ethe British Fantasy Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Purser-Hallard’s] writing is crisp and clever… the cast of characters appealing, interesting and consistent”\u003cbr\u003ethe British Fantasy Society on \u003ci\u003eThe Pendragon Protocol\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Purser-Hallard \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the trilogy of urban fantasy thrillers beginning with \u003ci\u003eThe Pendragon Protocol\u003c\/i\u003e, and the editor of a series of anthologies about the City of the Saved. As well as writing various other books and short stories, Phil edits \u003ci\u003eThe Black Archive\u003c\/i\u003e, a series of monographs about individual Doctor Who stories published by Obverse Books.","brand":"Titan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302796087525,"sku":"NP9781789099263","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781789099263.jpg?v=1767736524","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/sherlock-holmes-the-monster-of-the-mere-isbn-9781789099263","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}