Moriarty

by Anthony Horowitz

Holmes and Moriarty have gone over Reichenbach Falls.  Pinkerton Agent, Fredrick Chase has arrived at the Swiss resort to see for his own eyes.  There he encounters another who is skeptical and a student of the methods of Sherlock Holmes, Scotland Yard Inspector Athenley Jones.  Together they will work to piece together and follow the trail of a fiendish American criminal who is looking to fill Moriarty’s shoes and combine the two criminal empires into one.  They thought a criminal who is agoraphobic would not have such a long reach but as no one has actually seen him, they aren’t sure what he looks like.  Soon the bodies start piling up and the clock is ticking. 

Hold on tight and dig in.  Horowitz delivers another nail biter.  As with his other novels, this isn’t a fast-paced speed race. If you are looking for a quick read, this is not it.  Horowitz is a master of building his stories gradually.  The suspense creeps up slowly like a spider stalking and spinning his quarry in a web.  Before you realize it, you are unable to put the book down.  There is no character that is above the knockoff.  I believe he does it with glee.  I caution those who are faint of heart and stomach.  This story is filled with brutal, gruesome murders and Horowitz holds nothing back.  If you are reading this in the dead of night, please do not scream out loud as you near the end of the story.  It might frighten your loved ones.  I have listened to this audio also.  If you prefer to listen or have the notion, I would recommend this one.  It is very good.   I wish you good luck, reader and be sure to take your blood pressure meds, if you need them.

ISBN:  9780062377197/pbk

Pub:  Harper/Perennial

Pub Date:  Available now

Genre:  Historical Mystery