Moriarty: The Hound of the D'Urbervilles
2011 novel by Kim Newman
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Moriarty: The Hound of the D'Urbervilles is a Sherlock Holmes pastiche novel by Kim Newman.[1]
First edition | |
| Author | Kim Newman |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Mystery novels |
| Publisher | Titan Books |
| Publication date | 2011 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-0857682833 (first U.S. edition, paperback) |
The novel, in the form of a series of connected stories,[2] purports to be the memoirs of Colonel Sebastian Moran[3] which detail his adventures with Professor Moriarty in what Empire Online describes as "a dark mirror for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's heroes."[4]
Reception
Publishers Weekly called it a "delightfully roguish alternate take on the Sherlock Holmes canon."[1] The Independent praised the work and compared Newman's Moran to George MacDonald Fraser's Harry Flashman.[2]
Adaptation
In July 2018, Deadline Hollywood reported that Playground Entertainment was developing an adaptation for television.[3]
