Who Thinks Evil (A Professor Moriarty Novel) (Professor Moriarty 5) - Softcover

Michael Kurland

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1783293349 ISBN 13: 9781783293346

Publisher: Titan Books, 2014

Synopsis

In London, 1892, a well-guarded young nobleman goes missing under distressing circumstances. The nobleman, one Baron Renfrew, is actually Prince Albert Victor, eldest grandson of Queen Victoria. He disappeared while he was visiting a house of ill repute, with bodyguards both inside and outside the building with his inside bodyguard rendered unconscious and the trussed-up corpse of a brutally murdered young woman left behind. Hoping to find the missing Prince and to clear him of the murder, the royal family is looking for a brilliant and, more importantly, discreet investigator. Sherlock Holmes, alas, is out of the country so, at the suggestion of his brother Mycroft, they turn to the only man who just might be more brilliant Dr. James Moriarty. Moriarty, at the time, is up on charges of murder, awaiting retrial after his first jury was hung. In exchange for his release and the murder charges (of which he s innocent), the so-called Napoleon of Crime will use all his resources to track down the missing prince and find out who is behind his disappearance and the brutal murders left in his wake. He soon finds that someone out there is laying a trail, setting up Moriarty himself to take the fall for the crimes. If the real Moriarty doesn t manage to unravel and foil this plot soon, he may never again draw another free breath.

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Review:

"Michael Kurland has made Moriarty more interesting than Doyle ever made Holmes." --Isaac Asimov on The Infernal Device

"Clever, imaginative additions to the... Sherlock Holmes oeuvre." --Choice Magazine

"Deliciously complex and abundantly rewarding . . . uncommon are the pleasures such writing affords." --Publishers Weekly (starred) on "The Great Game

Kirkus Reviews on The Empress of IndiaBrings fin de siecle Europe to brilliant life...The action veers and twists like a contemporary thriller." -"Booklist" on "The Great Game""Wit, humor, plausibility, and interesting characters in an involved and involving plot. Whether or not you savor the canon, you might want to venture into Moriarty territory." -Mystery News

"A deft comic touch in his presentation of Holmes as an arrogant meddler, not half as clever as he thinks he is. The pace of these stories is kept up throughout, and Kurland even finds space to make some observations about social class and privilege in 19th century London." --Crime Fiction Lover

"A touch of class about this one, full of heady Victorian atmosphere and brilliant characters, including a refugee from Bram Stoker's Dracula... Excellent." --Books Monthly

"A very good book... For people wanting to read something a little different I d also suggest the other books in the Moriarty series. The Professor is very much like Holmes, and in many ways surpasses him as a more interesting character whose complicated nature proves to be as enticing as ever." --Pissed Off Geek

"A deft comic touch in his presentation of Holmes as an arrogant meddler, not half as clever as he thinks he is. The pace of these stories is kept up throughout, and Kurland even finds space to make some observations about social class and privilege in 19th century London." --Crime Fiction Lover

"Very nicely written and great fun." --Fortean Times

"A lot of action and compelling plots." ----Baker Street Babes

"A deft comic touch in his presentation of Holmes as an arrogant meddler, not half as clever as he thinks he is. The pace of these stories is kept up throughout, and Kurland even finds space to make some observations about social class and privilege in 19th century London." --Crime Fiction Lover

"A touch of class about this one, full of heady Victorian atmosphere and brilliant characters, including a refugee from Bram Stoker's Dracula... Excellent." --Books Monthly

"A very good book... For people wanting to read something a little different I d also suggest the other books in the Moriarty series. The Professor is very much like Holmes, and in many ways surpasses him as a more interesting character whose complicated nature proves to be as enticing as ever." --Pissed Off Geek

"A deft comic touch in his presentation of Holmes as an arrogant meddler, not half as clever as he thinks he is. The pace of these stories is kept up throughout, and Kurland even finds space to make some observations about social class and privilege in 19th century London." --Crime Fiction Lover

"A touch of class about this one, full of heady Victorian atmosphere and brilliant characters, including a refugee from Bram Stoker's Dracula... Excellent." --Books Monthly

"A very good book... For people wanting to read something a little different I d also suggest the other books in the Moriarty series. The Professor is very much like Holmes, and in many ways surpasses him as a more interesting character whose complicated nature proves to be as enticing as ever." --Pissed Off Geek

About the Author:

Michael Kurland is the author of more than thirty novels, but is best known for his Edgar-nominated mystery series featuring Professor Moriarty, including The Infernal Device and The Great Game. He has also edited several Sherlock Holmes anthologies and written non-fiction titles such as How to Solve a Murder: the Forensic Handbook. He lives in Petaluma, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Titan Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1783293349
• ISBN 13: 9781783293346
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320