Sherlock Holmes and The Beast of the Stapletons

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James Lovegrove is the New York Times bestselling author of The Age of Odin. He has been short-listed for many awards including the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, and the Scribe Award. He won the Seiun Award for Best Foreign Language Short Story in 2011, and the Dragon Award in 2020 for Firefly: The Ghost Machine. He has written many acclaimed Sherlock Holmes novels, including Sherlock Holmes & the Christmas Demon. As well as writing books, he also reviews fiction for the Financial Times. He lives in Eastbourne in the UK.

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This Sherlock Holmes mystery with a supernatural twist continues the story of The Hound of the Baskervilles, as five years later, another monstrous creature stalks across Dartmoor . . . "A wonderful addition to the Sherlock Holmes canon," from a New York Times-bestselling author (Criminal Element)! 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. Until, 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. Sherlock 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 . . .

Zusammenfassung
"Continuing the story of The hound of the Baskervilles"--Jacket.

Inhalt

1894. The monstrous Hound of the Baskervilles has been dead for five years. Sir Henry Baskerville is living contentedly at Baskerville Hall with his new wife Audrey and their young son. Until, that is, Audreys lifeless body is found on the moors, drained of blood. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are summoned to Sir Henrys aid, and must face a marauding beast that is the very stuff of nightmares.