Author | Barrie Roberts |
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Language | English |
Genre | Mystery novels |
Publisher | Constable & Co. |
Publication date | 1994 |
Media type | Print (paperback) |
ISBN | 0-7490-0546-7 (first paperback edition) |
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]
Eric Monahan called the book a "first rate pastiche"[2] while Roger Johnson stated that Roberts "captures the Watson-Doyle style better than most".[1]