Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula: Revised and Updated 2nd Edition - Softcover

Seitz, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1780921705 ISBN 13: 9781780921709

Publisher: MX Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

After Mina Murray asks Sherlock Holmes to locate her fiancee, Holmes and Watson travel to a land far eerier than the moors they had known when pursuing the Hound of the Baskervilles. The confrontation with Count Dracula threatens Holmes' health, his sanity, and his life. Will Holmes survive his battle with Count Dracula?

About this title

About the Author:

Stephen Seitz is a well-known journalist and author who lives in Springfield, Vt. His reporting and interviews have appeared in newspapers and magazines all over New England. This is his first novel.

Review:

"It is more than mere pastiche; it is the first of (hopefully) a long series of new novels that provide more of Holmes and Watson for longtime Sherlock fans and today's new readers." -- Patty Inglish, Curled Up with a Good Book, March 2007

"Lovers of mysteries never tire of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. For those who believe that Holmes, along with master criminal Moriarty, perished in Switzerland, Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula will come as a welcome surprise. ... Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula is a treat for those enamored of the occupant of 221b Baker Street. Possibly if the journals reveal more cases, readers will have more such treats in store." -- Mary Ann Smyth, BookLoons Mystery Bookshelves

"Others, notably Loren D. Estleman and Fred Saberhagen, have combined these two Victorian icons, but Seitz offers a fresh variation ... Style and the use of the characters put this in the upper echelon of pastiches." (Three stars) -- Jon. L. Breen, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Feb. 2007

"The story must also be a ripping good yarn, as the Victorians said. Seitz manages to do this. He also captures the Victorian voice so essential for Holmes. Although I have given up on many other contemporary Holmes stories, Seitz's book carried me to the end. ... Anyone who likes the Holmes stories or is fascinated with Dracula should try Seitz's tale. It is satisfying." -- Charles Putney, The Bennington Banner, Nov. 13, 2006

"This is a four-star pastiche! It has horror, adventure, politics, even romance. No one will put the book down." -- Classic Specialties Newsletter

About this edition

• Publisher: MX Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1780921705
• ISBN 13: 9781780921709
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 204