Professor Moriarty

Book cover of Professor Moriarty: The Hound of the D'Urbervilles

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Imagine the twisted evil twins of Holmes and Watson and you have the dangerous duo of Prof. James Moriarty - wily, snake-like, fiercely intelligent, unpredictable - and Colonel Sebastian 'Basher' Moran - violent, politically incorrect, debauched. Together they run London crime, owning police and criminals alike. Unravelling mysteries - all…

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Why read it?

1 author picked Professor Moriarty as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Margaret Walsh

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I don’t just love this book; I adore it. I have read it so many times that I have worn out two paperback copies and need to acquire a new copy. I found this such a fun book. It inverts the Sherlock Holmes world, with the “hero” being Professor Moriarty, and the narrator being his henchman Colonel Sebastian Moran.

I laugh every time I read it, especially because of its Sherlockian humor and the appearances of characters from other books of the period.

From Margaret's list on set in or about the Victoria Era.