The Revenge of the Hound
| Author | Michael Hardwick |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Mystery novels |
| Publisher | Villard Books |
Publication date | 1987 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
The Revenge of the Hound is a Sherlock Holmes pastiche novel by Michael Hardwick, originally published in 1987.[1] It is Hardwick's second Holmes novel after 1979's The Prisoner of the Devil.[2]
The acclaimed novel,[3] a semi-sequel to The Hound of the Baskervilles, was authorized by the Conan Doyle estate.[3]
Reception
[edit]Kirkus Reviews called the book "the most authentic and convincing post-Conan Doyle Holmes adventure to date."[3] Publishers Weekly felt that "while it faithfully echoes a Holmesian novel in tone and design, this latest effort seems to lack any life of its own."[4] The Los Angeles Times called Hardwick's detail "predictably perfect" and predicted that Sherlockians "should take to the book as to comfortable old slippers."[5] January Magazine called it "a fine and faithful extension of The Hound of the Baskervilles.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Bunson, Matthew (1997). Encyclopedia Sherlockiana. Simon & Schuster. p. 214. ISBN 0-02-861679-0.
- ^ Bunson, Matthew (1997). Encyclopedia Sherlockiana. Simon & Schuster. p. 199. ISBN 0-02-861679-0.
- ^ a b c "The Revenge of the Hound". Kirkus Reviews. 28 October 1987. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Revenge of the Hound". Publishers Weekly. 30 September 1987. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ Champlin, Charles (1 November 1987). "The Centennial Sherlock Holmes". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ Pierce, J. Kingston (January 1999). "Eternally, My Dear Watson". January Magazine. Retrieved 20 December 2019.