2019 novel by Nicholas Meyer
The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols: Adapted from the Journals of John H. Watson, M.D. is a Sherlock Holmes pastiche novel by Nicholas Meyer , published in 2019. It takes place after Meyer's other Holmes pastiches, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution , The West End Horror , and The Canary Trainer . It is Meyer's first Holmes pastiche in 26 years.[ 1]
The story has Holmes debunk The Protocols of the Elders of Zion .[ 2] [ 3] As with Meyer's other pastiches, the novel features Holmes meeting real-life historical personages such as Constance Garnett ,[ 2] Israel Zangwill [ 4] and Chaim Weizmann .[ 5]
The book made the bestseller list of The Los Angeles Times in November 2019.[ 6] [ 7]
Reception
Kirkus Reviews found the mystery "slight" and said of the purportedly previously undiscovered adventure "that [it] might just as well have stayed hidden."[ 5] Publishers Weekly said that "Meyer cleverly plays with his audience’s expectations" and posited that Sherlockians would want a shorter wait for Meyer's next adventure.[ 8] Joseph Goodrich of Mystery Scene positively reviewed the novel calling it a "a masterful concoction" and "an effective thriller, rich in atmosphere and period detail"[ 9] The Washington Post reviewer Michael Dirda felt that the book has some "fine Sherlockian flourishes" but ultimately "the novel often feels talky and perhaps unavoidably somber and portentous."[ 4]
References
^ Wright, Molly (October 16, 2019). "Writer Nicholas Meyer on the Inspiration Behind His Latest Sherlock Holmes Tale" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved November 28, 2019 .
^ a b Britt, Ryan (October 29, 2019). "Nicholas Meyer on Sherlock Holmes Tackling Real-Life Hoaxes in The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols" . Tor.com . Retrieved November 28, 2019 .
^ Picker, Lenny (August 30, 2019). "Nicholas Meyer Puts Sherlock Holmes on the Couch" . Publishers Weekly . Retrieved November 28, 2019 .
^ a b Dirda, Michael (November 27, 2019). "Sherlock Holmes can never die. New books about the great sleuth are making sure of it" . The Washington Post . Retrieved November 30, 2019 .
^ a b "The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols: Kirkus review" . Kirkus Reviews . July 28, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2019 .
^ Vignola, Michael (November 26, 2019). "Fiona Hill Unintentionally Plugged a New Book During Her Impeachment Testimony" . Lamag - Culture, Food, Fashion, News & Los Angeles . Los Angeles . Retrieved December 1, 2019 .
^ "Nov. 17, 2019" . The Los Angeles Times . November 17, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019 .
^ "The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols: Adapted from the Journals of John H. Watson, M.D." Publishers Weekly . June 21, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2019 .
^ Goodrich, Joseph. "The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols" . Mystery Scene . Retrieved December 1, 2019 .
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