The Veiled Detective
The Veiled Detective is a 2004 mystery pastiche novel written by David Stuart Davies, that presents an alternate history of the life of Dr. John Watson and his relationship with Sherlock Holmes.[1]
Plot
John Watson is not named Watson, but rather Dr. John H. Walker. On his return to England, he is recruited by the criminal mastermind Professor James Moriarty to spy on the young but intellectually intimidating Sherlock Holmes. Walker agrees to take on the task, and taking on a new name, forms a lifelong acquaintance with Holmes that will test his resolve and his values.
Reception
Abel Diaz for Blasting News enjoyed the first two-thirds of the book, but felt that it lost momentum in the end. "It may come up a bit short against other Sherlock classics, with a conclusion that didn't make the most of the book's premise, but the first two thirds and Davies' storytelling skills were so good I left satisfied."[2]
Reissues
Titan Books reprinted the book in 2009, under the title of The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Veiled Detective as part of its Further Adventures series, which collects a number of noted pastiches.[3]
See also
- Sherlock Holmes pastiches
References
- ^ Breen, Jon L. "The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes". Mystery Scene. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ Diaz, Abel (30 June 2017). "'The Veiled Detective' review: Sherlock inverted". Blasting News. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ Haase, Holger (11 August 2011). "The Further Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes book round-up". Den of Geek. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
External links
- The Veiled Detective at Titan Books
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by Adrian Conan Doyle
and John Dickson Carr
- "The Adventure of the Seven Clocks" (1952)
- "The Adventure of the Gold Hunter" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Wax Gamblers" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Highgate Miracle" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Black Baronet" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Sealed Room" (1953)
- "The Adventure of Foulkes Rath" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Abbas Ruby" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Dark Angels" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Two Women" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Deptford Horror" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Red Widow" (1953)
- The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1974)
- The West End Horror (1976)
- The Canary Trainer (1993)
- The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols (2019)
- The Return of the Pharaoh (2021)
- Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula (1978)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes (1979)
- The Perils of Sherlock Holmes (2012)
- The Prisoner of the Devil (1979)
- The Revenge of the Hound (1987)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair (1991)
- The Tangled Skein (1995)
- The Scroll of the Dead (1998)
- Shadow of the Rat (1999)
- The Veiled Detective (2004)
- The Devil's Promise (2014)
- The Ripper Legacy (2016)
by Laurie R. King
- The Beekeeper's Apprentice (1994)
- A Monstrous Regiment of Women (1995)
- A Letter of Mary (1997)
- The Moor (1998)
- O Jerusalem (1999)
- Justice Hall (2002)
- The Game (2004)
- Locked Rooms (2005)
- The Language of Bees (2009)
- The God of the Hive (2010)
- Pirate King (2011)
- Garment of Shadows (2012)
- Dreaming Spies (2015)
- The Murder of Mary Russell (2016)
- Island of the Mad (2018)
- The Secret Cases of Sherlock Holmes (1997)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Running Noose (2001)
- The Execution of Sherlock Holmes (2007)
- Sherlock Holmes and the King's Evil (2009)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Ghosts of Bly (2010)
- The Lost Casebooks of Sherlock Holmes (2012)
- Death on a Pale Horse: Sherlock Holmes on Her Majesty's Secret Service (2013)
- Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson (2009)
- The Whole Art of Detection: Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes (2017)
by Andy Lane
- Death Cloud (2010)
- Red Leech (2010)
- Black Ice (2011)
- Fire Storm (2011)
- Snake Bite (2012)
- Knife Edge (2013)
- Stone Cold (2014)
- Night Break (2015)
- The Breath of God (2011)
- The Army of Dr. Moreau (2012)
- The House of Silk (2011)
- Moriarty (2014)
- Moriarty: The Hound of the D'Urbervilles (2011)
- The Man From The Diogenes Club (2017)
and Anna Waterhouse
- Mycroft Holmes (2015)
- Mycroft and Sherlock (2018)
- Mycroft and Sherlock: The Empty Birdcage (2019)
- The Stuff of Nightmares (2013)
- Gods of War (2014)
- The Thinking Engine (2015)
- The Labyrinth of Death (2017)
- The Devil's Dust (2018)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows (2016)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities (2017)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Sussex Sea-Devils (2018)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Demon (2019)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Beast of the Stapletons (2020)
- Sherlock Holmes & The Three Winter Terrors (2021)
- Sherlock Holmes & The Highgate Horrors (2023)
- Sherlock Holmes: The Patchwork Devil (2016)
- Sherlock Holmes: Cry of the Innocents (2017)
by Sherry Thomas
- A Study in Scarlet Women (2016)
- A Conspiracy in Belgravia (2017)
- The Hollow of Fear (2018)
by Larry Millett
- Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (1996)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (1998)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (1999)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance (2001)
- The Disappearance of Sherlock Holmes (2012)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Eisendorf Enigma (2017)
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- The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes (1944)
- The Fossil Island (1951)
- The Adventure of the Peerless Peer (1974)
- Everybody's Favorite Duck (1988)
- Lizzie Newton: Victorian Mysteries (2011–2013)
- Sherlock Bones (2011–2012)
- Solar Pons
- Stoker and Holmes (2013–2017)