From George Bernard Shaw to Oscar Wilde, Meyer seems to add them for no other reason than the mystery in question takes place in the theater world of 1890s London. [1], In the novel, Holmes clears the name of a shy Parsee Indian wrongfully accused of murder; in real life Conan Doyle played a significant part in helping George Edalji, a Parsee victim of injustice in the English court. From George Bernard Shaw to Oscar Wilde, Meyer seems to add them for no other reason than the mystery in question takes place in the theater world of 1890s London. Bravo, Nick Meyer! Maybe because I was more prepared for the inclusion of historical figures, I enjoyed the roles of the theater folk and the historical accuracy of their portrayals. The story is a fun, light read and I enjoyed it, but the solution, I felt, came from left field. "The West End Horror: A Posthumous Memoir of John H. Watson, M.D." This book is an excellent pastiche of Holmes, with one very minor hiccup. A month of strange happenings in the West End. First there is the bizarre murder of theater critic Jonathan McCarthy. Star Trek/Wrath of Khan, Star Trek IV, The Voyage Home, Star Trek VI, The Undiscovered Country as well as Time After Time and The Day After). The woman had read The Seven-Per-Cent Solution and thought Meyer might be interested. The West End Horror: A Posthumous Memoir of John H. Watson, M.D. It's a terrific one, very grotesque and horrifying." Dutton & Co., Inc. Deftly he weaves together historical events and people to create a fun romp through the London of Holmes and Watson. It made me feel quite grown up and I remember giving a rather pretentious review to my mother while she made dinner. This second book is far superior to the first. London. Close, but no Indian cigar. The man writes more like Arthur Doyle than Doyle did himself; I try to match Doyle's style in my first work, but Mr. Meyer has hit the absolute bull with this one. Share to Tumblr. On the other hand, the scenes in which Watson puts forth a theory about the case, and Holmes carefully points out the flaws in the reasoning were done well, and felt very much like the Doyle version of Holmes. "The West End Horror" follows "The 7 Percent Solution" in the Nicholas Mayer-edited series of Sherlock Holmes pastiches. As a Sherlock Holmes author myself (I detest the word 'pastiche') I read this with no small interest; I had just turned fifty and as part of my attempts to fend off Dark Thoughts I splurged, to use a modern term on several books. A Posthumous Memoir of John H. Watson, M.D. Watson even sounded like he'd picked up and learned some things of Holmes' methods by that point (while, of course, completely coming to the wrong conclusions, as usual). is a Sherlock Holmes pastiche novel by Nicholas Meyer, published in 1976. I liked this one better than the Seven Per Cent Solution. There is also a certain vein of exoticism in the plot that arises naturally from its Conan Doyle origins, and is surely less overt than that, say, in "The Adventure of the Crooked Man" or some other canonical works. The West End Horror: A Posthumous Memoir of John H. Watson, M.D. Nature, in Her infinite awesomeness, can provide solace even when you’re stuck in the house. The writer also did well with his descriptions and use of the same or similar language of the time that Doyle used. As before, it is an authorized (by Arthur Conan Doyle's estate) reinvention of the characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, carrying on the conventions of the Holmes literary oeuvre, immersing the pair in a complicated and eventually shocking mystery that leads them through London's theatrical demi-monde, and finally driving them to extremes to save the day with impossible stakes on the table and against the bumbling interference of the regular police force. I had seen little of his work before; the film version of The Seven Percent Solution, naturally - if you have yet to see this you aren't a complete Holmes fan by any means (Argue that among yourselves, please...) and this book just shines with the same light. In this story Holmes shoots a reigning figure's name into his wall with bullet holes (in this case it is "DISRAELI," which may be Meyer tweaking the fans with the improbable volume of ordnance required), cozens his landlady Mrs. Hudson, is flighty and easily distracted when bored, displays his encyclopedic knowledge of cigar tobacco, classical violin music, and English history, demonstrates surprising expertise through obscure scholarly manuscripts, constantly jumps into, out of, and in one case onto Hansom cabs, throws himself on the floor with a magnifying glass to investigate a crime scene, reads the size, shape, and place of origin of a pair of shoes from invisible footprints on a carpet, recovers a missing message using the shopworn "reveal writing impressions by rubbing a pencil on the adjacent piece of paper" trick, amazes one character by reciting his travels by way of the mud on his pants, amazes another by identifying his birthplace and street of residence from his accent (thus sparking G.B. Basically, short and enjoyable. It opens with a foreword by Meyer, who states that the manuscript was brought to his attention by a woman with some familial connection to Horace Vernet, an ancestor of Holmes. Reprinted edition by Meyer, Nicholas (ISBN: 9780393311532) from Amazon's Book Store. Again, Meyer's characterizations of Watson and Holmes are accurate, at least for the Watson and Holmes who have come to life through various other literary works, works of film and TV. Selling two million copies in earlier editions, this is the second of the rediscovered Sherlock Holmes adventures. Holmes and Watson look into the murder of a theater critic by a young, not famous George Bernard Shaw. While this novel included a solid mystery (although this definitely is not part of the "Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper" subgenre, as some reviews I read seemed to imply), an interesting look behind the scenes into London's West End theatre culture at the time, and plenty of connections to the Holmesian canon, Nicholas Meyer provides less insight into the characters of Holmes and Watson than he did in, for example, I'm consistently impressed by Nicholas Meyer's Holmes pastiches. PDF book (Nicholas Meyer Holmes Pastiches) (Nicholas Meyer Holmes Pastiches Series) Read Online or Free Download in ePUB, PDF or MOBI eBooks. I'm only marking this as read so I don't p. I'm not going to rate this because I didn't even give it 3 chapters, but it was definitely not for me. London. Holmes and Watson look into the murder of a theater critic by a young, not famous George Bernard Shaw. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. . Next, the ingenue at the Savoy is … Very light and a quick read, perfect for a rainy afternoon. Stoker's segments tickled me, particularly. Great fun (especially if you can catch the rather witty literary references that abound) and a solid mu. Great book. It was a fun, fast-paced, page-turner. (The Journals of John H. Watson, M.D. I'm consistently impressed by Nicholas Meyer's Holmes pastiches. The West End Horror by Nicholas Meyer, February 12, 1980, Ballantine Books edition, Mass Market Paperback in English The pilot episode sees Ross K Review " The West End Horror" By Nicholas Meyer. It was a good Sherlock / Watson case. The plot concerns a series of strange murders in London's theatre district at the end of the 19th century. This time he goes overboard on the historical celebrity guest cameos in service of a rather clumsy and contrived plot which demands no real personal stakes from Holmes or Watson, as the previous volume did. Partway through the story something happens that screams "this is a clue" to the reader, but Holmes seemingly fails to notice it. Holmes had for a long time refused Watson permission to write the story on these very grounds, but Watson eventually persuaded him by promising to place the manuscript in Holmes' hands, the only condition being that he not destroy it. Meyer plays the game by attributing the "West End" story to Watson himself, in the form of a manuscript that Holmes made Watson promise would not be published in his lifetime, and that was later misplaced and sent to him through a circuitous route; he places the story in a short period between better-known cases in the canonical timeline (thus alleviating the difficulties of convincingly attributing to Holmes an unlikely resurrection from a watery grave, or a lost decade as a beekeeper, as other authors have done). Item Preview > What fun. I didn't always know which characters were historical figures, but I followed the plot easily enough. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of. I'm also a theater geek, so this book seemed made for me. In The West End Horror: A Posthumous Memoir of John H. Watson, MD it gets a bit out of hand; the cast of peripheral characters includes not just the familiar Lestrade but George Bernard Shaw, Bram Stoker, Gilbert and Sullivan, D'Oyly Carte, Henry Irving, Ellen Terry, Oscar Wilde, "Bosie," and a (real) future chief of the London police detective bureau. That peculiar hurdle overcome, he spins a tale that hits upon many familiar Holmes touchstones, and even a bit of Watson's personal history, while rivaling the most popular of the traditional stories for horrific impact and exotic detail. The case is timely and relevant to Spring '20. Having really enjoyed “The Seven-Per-Cent Solution” by Meyer I was excited to read his second volume of “rediscovered” Holmes stories. Partway through the story something happens that screams "this is a clue" to the reader, but Holmes seemingly fails to notice it. . Narrated by David Case. Listen to "The West End Horror A Posthumous Memoir of John H. Watson, M.D." The West End Horror $ 2.00. New York Times Bestseller "As authentically, irresistibly gripping as anything Conan Doyle ever wrote...Don't miss it." The how and why I didn't guess, though, and they turned out to be both shocking and surprisingly moving. The story involves many well-known people, including George Bernard Shaw,[1] who hires Holmes to look into the death of an unpleasant theatre critic; Sir Arthur Sullivan, one of whose singers at the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company was another victim of the murderer; and others including W. S. Gilbert, Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker, Henry Irving, Ellen Terry and Frank Harris. Nicholas Meyer is my hero! Check out this great listen on Audible.ca. Interviews with the suspects... walking around the crime scene... visiting the morgue... At first they suspect person A but of course it's not the guy they first suspected, it is in fact person B all along! "The West End Horror: A Posthumous Memoir of John H. Watson, M.D." —Cosmopolitan March 1895. The case is timely and relevant to Spring '20. New York Times Bestseller "As authentically, irresistibly gripping as anything Conan Doyle ever wrote...Don't miss it." What I don´t like is that each "new" SH adventure have to be a nation-threatening one. It takes place after Meyer's other two Holmes pastiches, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution and The Canary Trainer, though it was published in between the two. As before, it is an authorized (by Arthur Conan Doyle's estate) reinvention of the characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, carrying on the conventions of the Holmes literary oeuvre, immersing the pair in a complicated and eventually shocking mystery that leads them through London's theatrical demi-monde, and finally driving them to extremes t. The West End Horror: A Posthumous Memoir of John H. Watson, MD is the sequel to Nicholas Meyer's well-received 1993 novel The Seven-Percent Solution. Share to Pinterest. This is a delightful Sherlock Holmes pastiche by Nicholas Meyer, who also wrote The Seven Percent Solution. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It takes place after his other two Holmes pastiches, "The Seven-Percent Solution" and "The Canary Trainer" (although it was published between the two.) He is also well known as the director for the landmark 1983 TV-Movie "The Day After", for which he was nominated for a Best Director Emmy Award. The culprits' motivations were quite original. London. It's not that it was impossible, it was, it's that it was melodrama at its highest. Be the first to ask a question about The West End Horror, The West End Horror: A Posthumous Memoir of John H. Watson, MD is the sequel to Nicholas Meyer's well-received 1993 novel The Seven-Percent Solution. Even the reason for the "lost" nature of the manuscript made sense, because it is true that hiding identities wouldn't have worked in this case. [1] It also includes a first meeting between Holmes and Doctor Moore Agar, whose "dramatic introduction to Holmes" was one that Watson, in the original Arthur Conan Doyle story "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot", wrote that he "may some day recount. Start by marking “The West End Horror: A Posthumous Memoir of John H. Watson, MD” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers In 1977, Meyer was nominated for an Adapted Screenpla. This time Holmes and Watson take on a murderer in the West End theatre district and meet, along the way, a bevy of literary suspects including: George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker, and Gilbert & Sullivan, among other cameos. —Cosmopolitan March 1895. At twelve, I wasn't allowed to read a lot of adult novels unless they were Agatha Christie, but this one made the cut - although my grandfather warned that I wouldn't understand it. London. The man writes more like Arthur Doyle than Doyle did himself; I try to match Doyle's style in my first work, but Mr. Meyer has hit the absolute bull with this. It takes place after two of Meyer's other Holmes pastiches, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution and The Canary Trainer, though it was published in between the two. It was fun seeing how a number of real people all knew or knew of each other, due to working in close proximity. Dr. Watson explains in his own preface that he did not publish the story because of the number of well-known persons who would be affected - persons whose identity would be impossible to disguise. If I had any complaints, it's that the major events that take place are all summarized at the very beginning, and I called who the culprit was - but that may have had more to do with other Goodreads reviewers saying that was obvious, leadin. The author, I thought, captured the voice of Doyle in this 'discovered' case of Holmes and Watson pretty well. I love Sherlock Holmes-- the original as well as some other authors' interpretations and TV and movie adaptions, so I was looking forward to this one. Anyway, this was one of the keenest-awaited of the new arrivals and it hasn't disappointed. The West End is full of strange happenings. It is one cohesive story that recalls the novels such as "The Hound of the Baskervilles." The West End Horror: A Posthumous Memoir of John H. Watson, M.D. If I had any complaints, it's that the major events that take place are all summarized at the very beginning, and I called who the culprit was - but that may have had more to do with other Goodreads reviewers saying that was obvious, leading me to look more closely for their identity. First there is the bizarre murder of theater critic Jonathan McCarthy. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Learn more about The Great Detective Sherlock Holmes in The West End Horror. The challenge for "Sherlockians" (fans of the Holmes literature who take it seriously) who "play the game" (assert it is all factual, and thus must account for every historical reference and seeming contradiction in the canon) is filling in the gaps in Holmes's biography as discerned in the Conan Doyle corpus; for those who would write the history that fills those gaps, there is also the matter of explaining how they know what Dr. Watson did not. Theater critic Jonathan McCarthy has been murdered. ", The West End Horror made The New York Times Best Seller list for eleven weeks between June 13, 1976 and August 22, 1976.[2]. A month of strange happenings in the West End. Découvrez cette écoute proposée par Audible.ca. is a Sherlock Holmes pastiche novel by Nicholas Meyer, published in 1976. New York Times Bestseller "As authentically, irresistibly gripping as anything Conan Doyle ever wrote...Don't miss it." Share to Facebook. Entertaining, but not nearly as compelling as Meyer's previous Sherlock Holmes pastiche The Seven Per Cent Solution. The end to a horror mouse plague that has tormented communities in western NSW is finally in sight thanks to doubly toxic bait, but farmers say they now can't afford to finish the rodents off. It's never been to my taste, and I struggle to force myself through a traditional mystery novel. Still, a good plane read. The West end Horror Item Preview > remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Published It's well-crafted and has a few nice plot twists, just like the real thing. London. At times, this can seem a little too facile, somewhat in the way of what the science-fiction writers call "fan service" - familiar elements of a story line put in simply because fans expect them. First there is the bizarre murder of theater critic Jonathan McCarthy. Like his more fully developed novel The Seven Percent Solution, I really enjoy his mixture of the Holmes mythology with a. Meyer stays true to the genre (unlike some authors of Holmes pastiches, who delight in working the main character into improbable or ridiculous deviations), but evidences some of the personal quirks and signatures that marked his first effort along these lines. Taking them into the world of the theater seems a good fit for Holmes is a bit of an actor himself with all his disguises. All in all, while still enough fun to finish reading, this book reminded me of the shorter, less memorable of the Sherlock Holmes stories. Oscar Wilde drops in and interacts with George Bernard Shaw, Bram Stoker reluctantly introduces Holmes to Henry Irving, and Gilbert and Sullivan … The West End Horror: A Posthumous Memoir of John H. Watson, MD is a superior Sherlock Holmes pastiche novel by Nicholas Meyer, published in 1976. This would have been fun in pa. Having really enjoyed “The Seven-Per-Cent Solution” by Meyer I was excited to read his second volume of “rediscovered” Holmes stories. March 1895. London, March 1895. I don't think it is fair to denigrate this book as mere "fan-fiction" given the fact that the "fan" in question is an accomplished screenwriter and director (i.e. ". Again, the resolution was . Share via email. Again, Meyer's characterizations of Watson and Holmes are accurate, at least for the Watson and Holmes who have come to life through various other literary works, works of film and TV. Illustrat This book is an excellent pastiche of Holmes, with one very minor hiccup. It takes place after two of Meyer's other Holmes pastiches, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution and The Canary Trainer, though it was published in between the two. First there is the bizarre murder of theater critic Jonathan McCarthy. ): Meyer, Nicholas: 9780393311532: Amazon.com: Books. I'm a sucker for books that combine fact with fiction. It's a fun read. by E.P. [1], Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1976, Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson, The Whole Art of Detection: Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities, Sherlock Holmes and the Sussex Sea-Devils, Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_West_End_Horror&oldid=928363774, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 28 November 2019, at 16:20. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. (The Journals of John H. Watson, M... by at Indigo.ca, Canada's largest bookstore. is a Sherlock Holmes pastiche novel by Nicholas Meyer, published in 1976. . A treat for fans of Sherlock Holmes and Anglophiles in general. However, the writing was convoluted and the characters were flat and completely unlike the originals (which they were supposed to be, this isn't supposed to be like A Study in Scarlet Women or anything). Selling two million copies in earlier editions, this mystery finds Holmes solving a double murder in London's theatre district. I flew through this book in less than two days. The West End Horror: Books - Amazon.ca. A treat for fans of Sherlock Holmes and Anglophiles in general. Selling two million copies in earlier editions, this is the second of the rediscovered Sherlock Holmes adventures. And Holmes and Watson are their redoubtable selves. First there is the bizarre murder of theater critic Jonathan McCarthy. Theater critic Jonathan McCarthy has been murdered. It captures some of the neat stuff about the original Sherlock Holmes stories. Anyway, this was one of the keenest-awaited of the new arrivals and it hasn't disappointed. Very readable. Books Hello, Sign in. With Ross K. Foad. First there is the bizarre murder of theater critic Jonathan McCarthy. Refresh and try again. I thought they were great thirty years ago, and after seeing the junk they put out these days, like LOVE ACTUALLY and YESTERDAY, I'm even more impressed with his talent. Taking them into the world of the theater seems a good fit for Holmes is a bit of an actor himself with all his disguises. So, pretty much an ordinary case for him. by Nicholas Meyer" is another great Holmes mystery by the author of "The 7 Per Cent Solution". Meyer strings it out to 170 pages, short for a novel, too long for what could have been a pretty successful, straightforward, Holmes short story. The book is lively, amusing, and enjoyable, what with the constant parade of famous characters and the hints at events readers will recognize from the history and works of those same - in this story - unknowing actors. I enjoyed this Sherlock Holmes pastiche, especially the way it weaved historical figures such as George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, and Bram Stoker into the action with Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. eBook: Meyer, Nicholas: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store I understand that the escales have to be big, but some of the best Holmes stories were small cases. Mystery is probably my least favorite genre. As to authenticity, Meyer captures "Dr. Watson"'s tone exceptionally well. He was both right and wrong. The West End Horror: A Posthumous Memoir of John H. Watson, M.D. A month of strange happenings in the West End. I was only aware of Seven Percent Solution which I read last year. The West End Horror: A Posthumous Memoir of John H. Watson, M.D. My favorite part of Nicholas Meyers' Sherlock Holmes pastiches is always the forward: he spends the first few pages of each book going "OK OK GUYS HERE'S A LEGIT SHERLOCK HOLMES STORY AND HERE'S ALL MY EXCUSES FOR WHY IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE ONE. This would have been fun in passing but I saw no reason to constantly allude to the beginning of Wilde’s legal troubles when these were in no way connected to the case. 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