ISBN 0-312-25273-0
First Edition: August 2001
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Since their original appearance more than two decades ago, Michael Kurland's two novels featuring Professor James Moriarty—The Infernal Device and Death by Gaslight—have been among the most acclaimed of the works based on the characters first introduced by Arthur Conan Doyle. In Doyle's original stories, Professor Moriarty is the bete noire of Sherlock Holmes, who deems the professor his mental equivalent and ethical opposite, declares him "the Napolean of Crime," and wrestles him seemingly to their mutual deaths at Reichenback Falls. But indeed there are two sides to every story, and while Moriarty may not always tread strictly on the side of the law, he is also, in these novels, not quite the person that Holmes and Watson made him out to be. In Kurland's fictions about Moriarty, the truth is finally revealed:
The Infernal Device—A dangerous adversary seeking to topple the British monarchy places Moriarty in mortal jeopardy, forcing him to collaborate with his nemesis Sherlock Holmes.
Death by Gaslight—A serial killer is stalking the cream of England's aristocracy, baffling both the police and Sherlock Holmes and leaving the powers in charge to play one last desperate card: Professor Moriarty.
The Paradol Paradox—The first new Moriarty story in almost twenty years, it has never before appeared in print.
Brilliantly and vividly evoking late Victorian England in all its facets, this first-ever omnibus of the adventures of Professor James Moriarty will delight longtime fans as well as readers new to the milieu.
Michael Kurland has written many nonfiction books on a vast array of topics, including, How to Solve a Murder, as well as several novels. Twice a finalist for the Edgar Award (once for The Infernal Device), presented by the Mystery Writers of America, Kurland is perhaps best known for his novels about Professor Moriarty. He lives in Petuluma, California.
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Table of Contents
The Infernal Device and Others
A BRIEF INTRODUCTION
THE INFERNAL DEVICE
PROLOGUE
ONE — STAMBOUL
TWO — MORIARTY
THREE — DEATH
FOUR — ODESSA
FIVE — A BARGAIN
SIX — NARY A MONK
SEVEN — 64 RUSSELL SQUARE
EIGHT — SHERLOCK HOLMES
NINE — LONDON
TEN — THE FOUR-WHEELER
ELEVEN — THE SCENT
TWELVE — TREPOFF
THIRTEEN — FLEET STREET
FOURTEEN — PASSING STRANGE
FIFTEEN — INTERSTICES
SIXTEEN — WORD FROM THE TSAR
SEVENTEEN — THE PUZZLE
EIGHTEEN — THE HAT TRICK
NINETEEN — THE BIG BANG
TWENTY — ELEMENTARY
TWENTY-ONE — VICTORIA AND ALBERT
TWENTY-TWO — EARTH, AIR, FIRE, AND WATER
TWENTY-THREE — THE UNWRITTEN TALE
THE PARADOL PARADOX
DEATH BY GASLIGHT
PROLOGUE
ONE — NIGHT AND FOG
TWO — THE MORNING
THREE — 221B BAKER STREET
FOUR — MISS CECILY PERRINE
FIVE — SCOTLAND YARD
SIX — THE FOX
SEVEN — INTERLUDE: THE WIND
EIGHT — THE HOUNDS
NINE — THE CHASE
TEN — DRAWING THE COVER
ELEVEN — THE GENTLEMEN'S GENTLEMEN
TWELVE — INTERLUDE: NOT TO BE
THIRTEEN — THE PROBLEM
FOURTEEN — THE ART OF DETECTION
FIFTEEN — A MODEST PROPOSAL
SIXTEEN — THE GAME
SEVENTEEN — THE CANDLE
EIGHTEEN — RICHARD PLANTAGENET
NINETEEN — THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY
TWENTY — ALWAYS DARKEST
TWENTY-ONE — INSIDE OUT
TWENTY-TWO — TETE-A-TETE
TWENTY-THREE — THE POSSIBLE
TWENTY-FOUR — INTERLUDE: THE EVENING
TWENTY-FIVE — AGONY
TWENTY-SIX — INTERLUDE: ECSTASY
TWENTY-SEVEN — RESCUE
TWENTY-EIGHT — THE GIFT
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