Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz – Part One

We discuss Anthony Horowitz’ 2014 Sherlock Holmes continuation novel ‘Moriarty’. Despite continuing the Sherlock canon, it turns out, in fact, that Sherlock is not our hero! Instead, Holmes and Watson are replaced by Inspector Athelney Jones, and Pinkerton agent Frederick Chase. As far as they know, Holmes is dead, and with a new American crime boss recently emigrated to London, the duo band together after meeting aside Dr. Moriarty’s corpse in Switzerland. Can the American and the once-slandered Jones beat the vicious American before London is turned to ruin? At Horowitz’ personal request, we investigate.

 

Check out Part Two and Part Three here!

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