Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac
Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac is a 1994 Sherlock Holmes pastiche novel by Barrie Roberts which pits Sherlock Holmes against an anarchist who is bombing trains.[1] The story involves real life incidents such as the siege of Sidney Street.[1][2] The events of the novel bookend the original Doyle story His Last Bow.[3] ReceptionEric Monahan called the book a "first rate pastiche"[2] while Roger Johnson stated that Roberts "captures the Watson-Doyle style better than most".[1] References
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