Mycroft and Sherlock
Mycroft and Sherlock is a mystery novel by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse. It is the second novel in their "Mycroft Holmes" series utilizing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's characters of Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes.[1] Having focused solely on Mycroft in the first novel, Abdul-Jabbar and Waterhouse were curious about the relationship between Mycroft and his brother and recognized that the sequel would need the introduction of Sherlock.[2]
In an interview with Lyndsay Faye, Abdul-Jabbar described the writing process noting that he is a "history aficionado" while Waterhouse is more interested in research.[3] Abdul-Jabbar also stated that plot was more of interest to him while Waterhouse was more drawn to dialogue.[3]
Plot
Mycroft Holmes and Cyrus Douglas, of whom the latter now runs a school for boys, are joined by Mycroft's younger brother Sherlock to investigate a series of killings dubbed "the Savage Gardens murders."
Reception
Kirkus Reviews was positive about the novel while conceding "The mystery, as so often in Conan Doyle, is less interesting than the Holmes-ian byplay."[4] Michael Dirda of The Washington Post praised the book saying the story moves "briskly" and calling it "diverting, light entertainment" while noting "Enjoyable as the book is, a purist will nonetheless fault its loose construction."[5] Both BookPage[6] and New York Journal of Books[7] gave positive notices of the book.
References
- ^ McMillan, Graeme (April 9, 2018). "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Details Sherlock Holmes' First Case in 'Mycroft and Sherlock' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ Vitcavage, Adam (November 14, 2018). "How Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Is Reinventing the Sherlock Holmes Story". Electric Literature. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ a b Faye, Lyndsay (October 17, 2018). "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the Evolving Sherlock Canon". CrimeReads. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ "Mycroft and Sherlock". Kirkus Reviews. August 21, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ Dirda, Michael (October 3, 2018). "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar returns to his other passion: Sherlock Holmes". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ Frazier, G. Robert (October 9, 2018). "Mycroft and Sherlock". BookPage. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ Reveal, Judith. "Mycroft and Sherlock". New York Journal of Books. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
External links
- Mycroft and Sherlock at Titan Books
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's website
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Dives Back Into Mystery with MYCROFT AND SHERLOCK
- v
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by Adrian Conan Doyle
and John Dickson Carr
- "The Adventure of the Seven Clocks" (1952)
- "The Adventure of the Gold Hunter" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Wax Gamblers" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Highgate Miracle" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Black Baronet" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Sealed Room" (1953)
- "The Adventure of Foulkes Rath" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Abbas Ruby" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Dark Angels" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Two Women" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Deptford Horror" (1953)
- "The Adventure of the Red Widow" (1953)
- The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1974)
- The West End Horror (1976)
- The Canary Trainer (1993)
- The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols (2019)
- The Return of the Pharaoh (2021)
- Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula (1978)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes (1979)
- The Perils of Sherlock Holmes (2012)
- The Prisoner of the Devil (1979)
- The Revenge of the Hound (1987)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair (1991)
- The Tangled Skein (1995)
- The Scroll of the Dead (1998)
- Shadow of the Rat (1999)
- The Veiled Detective (2004)
- The Devil's Promise (2014)
- The Ripper Legacy (2016)
by Laurie R. King
- The Beekeeper's Apprentice (1994)
- A Monstrous Regiment of Women (1995)
- A Letter of Mary (1997)
- The Moor (1998)
- O Jerusalem (1999)
- Justice Hall (2002)
- The Game (2004)
- Locked Rooms (2005)
- The Language of Bees (2009)
- The God of the Hive (2010)
- Pirate King (2011)
- Garment of Shadows (2012)
- Dreaming Spies (2015)
- The Murder of Mary Russell (2016)
- Island of the Mad (2018)
- The Secret Cases of Sherlock Holmes (1997)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Running Noose (2001)
- The Execution of Sherlock Holmes (2007)
- Sherlock Holmes and the King's Evil (2009)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Ghosts of Bly (2010)
- The Lost Casebooks of Sherlock Holmes (2012)
- Death on a Pale Horse: Sherlock Holmes on Her Majesty's Secret Service (2013)
- Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson (2009)
- The Whole Art of Detection: Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes (2017)
by Andy Lane
- Death Cloud (2010)
- Red Leech (2010)
- Black Ice (2011)
- Fire Storm (2011)
- Snake Bite (2012)
- Knife Edge (2013)
- Stone Cold (2014)
- Night Break (2015)
- The Breath of God (2011)
- The Army of Dr. Moreau (2012)
- The House of Silk (2011)
- Moriarty (2014)
- Moriarty: The Hound of the D'Urbervilles (2011)
- The Man From The Diogenes Club (2017)
and Anna Waterhouse
- Mycroft Holmes (2015)
- Mycroft and Sherlock (2018)
- Mycroft and Sherlock: The Empty Birdcage (2019)
- The Stuff of Nightmares (2013)
- Gods of War (2014)
- The Thinking Engine (2015)
- The Labyrinth of Death (2017)
- The Devil's Dust (2018)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows (2016)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities (2017)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Sussex Sea-Devils (2018)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Demon (2019)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Beast of the Stapletons (2020)
- Sherlock Holmes & The Three Winter Terrors (2021)
- Sherlock Holmes & The Highgate Horrors (2023)
- Sherlock Holmes: The Patchwork Devil (2016)
- Sherlock Holmes: Cry of the Innocents (2017)
by Sherry Thomas
- A Study in Scarlet Women (2016)
- A Conspiracy in Belgravia (2017)
- The Hollow of Fear (2018)
by Larry Millett
- Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (1996)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (1998)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (1999)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance (2001)
- The Disappearance of Sherlock Holmes (2012)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Eisendorf Enigma (2017)
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Short stories |
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- The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes (1944)
- The Fossil Island (1951)
- The Adventure of the Peerless Peer (1974)
- Everybody's Favorite Duck (1988)
- Lizzie Newton: Victorian Mysteries (2011–2013)
- Sherlock Bones (2011–2012)
- Solar Pons
- Stoker and Holmes (2013–2017)