A few weeks ago, I read William Meikle’s SHERLOCK HOLMES: REVENANT (you can read my review here). Meikle’s pastiche of Sherlock Holmes mixed in some supernatural elements that some purists might not like as much as I did.
Sherlock Holmes: The Dreaming Man (2017) picks up where SHERLOCK HOLMES: REVENANT left off. The unnatural elements return. Holmes and Watson are threatened again by supernatural manifestations. But, the game is afoot!
The adventures lead Holmes and Watson down the dark streets of London and through the darkest passages into danger. If you’re a Holmes fan wanting more than A. Conan Doyle provided, William Meikle’s tales could be a satisfying substitute. GRADE: B
Literary grave robbing reaches a new low!
Bob, but there’s a market for Sherlock Holmes pastiches. Publishers will go with a Sure Thing rather than risk Something New.
That’s why the second oldest profession can’t be stopped!
Bob, good point.
Worse things have happened than good pastiche…but it does remain a kind of arrogant act.
Todd, it might be arrogant to write a Sherlock Holmes pastiche, but for some writers it’s profitable.