The acquaintance in question is Henry Baskerville whom Holmes and Watson met a few years earlier. The story begins with Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson receiving information about an old acquaintance of theirs needing urgent help due to an acute crisis. Although this novel is largely a mystery novel, it has a few elements that will fascinate speculative fiction readers (elements related to the possible mysterious monster and exsanguination shall undoubtedly be of interest to many readers). The story will please readers of mystery fiction and speculative fiction alike, because it has elements of both genres.
This mystery novel has all the necessary elements to keep the reader intrigued: adventure, intrigue, strangeness and excellent prose. When compared to Doyle's stories, the only difference is that this novel has a slightly more modern and sharper edge to it. It's an impressive sequel to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles.Īh, what a pleasure it was to read this novel! Being a fan of the original Sherlock Holmes stories, I'm more than happy to say that this novel is worthy of being in the same league as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous stories, because it reads like a good old-fashioned Sherlock Holmes story.
James Lovegrove's Sherlock Holmes and the Beast of the Stapletons is a beautifully written mystery novel to everybody who loves Sherlock Holmes stories. He has a terrific view of the sea from his study window, which he doesn’t sit staring out at all day when he should be working. He also reviews fiction for the Financial Times, specialising in the Young Adult, children’s, science fiction, fantasy, horror and graphic novel genres.Ĭurrently James resides in Eastbourne on the Sussex Coast, having moved there in August 2007 with his wife Lou, sons Monty and Theo, and cat Ozzy.
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A five-book series for reluctant readers, The 5 Lords Of Pain, is appearing at two-monthly intervals throughout 2010. Wings, a short novel for reluctant readers, was short-listed for several awards, while his fantasy series for teens, The Clouded World, written under the pseudonym Jay Amory, has been translated into 7 other languages so far. These include Untied Kingdom, Worldstorm, Provender Gleed, The Age Of Ra and the back-to-back double-novella Gig. Subsequent works have all been published to great acclaim. It was written over a period of nine months while James was living in the north-west suburbs of Chicago. The book’s genesis most probably lies in the many visits James used to make as a child to the Oxford Street department store owned by his grandfather. Clarke Award (losing to Mary Doria Russell’s The Sparrow). The result has proved a cult favourite, and was voted by readers of SFX one of the top fifty SF/Fantasy novels of all time.ĭays, a satire on consumerism, was shortlisted for the 1998 Arthur C. His experiences there, particularly what he witnessed of the sex industry in Bangkok, provided much of the inspiration for The Foreigners.Įscardy Gap was co-written with Pete Crowther over a period of a year and a half, the two authors playing a game of creative tag, each completing a section in turn and leaving the other to carry the story on. James blew his modest advance for The Hope on a round-the-world trip which took him to, among other places, Thailand. The seed for the idea for the novel - a world in microcosm on an ocean liner - was planted during a cross-Channel ferry journey. The Hope was completed in six weeks and accepted by Macmillan a fortnight later. Straight after graduating from Oxford with a degree in English Literature, James set himself the goal of getting a novel written and sold within two years. This taught him a hard but necessary lesson in the harsh economic realities of a literary career. The prize was £15, and it had cost £18 to get the story professionally typed. A short story of his won a college competition. James was born on Christmas Eve 1965 and, having dabbled in writing at school, first took to it seriously while at university. James Lovegrove is the author of several acclaimed novels and books for children.
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