The Dead Assassin: The Paranormal Casebooks of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, by Vaughn Entwistle
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1895. Victorian England trembles on the verge of hysteria in Vaughn Entwistle's The Dead Assassin. Terrorist bombs are detonating around the Capitol and every foreigner is suspected of being an Anarchist lurking beneath a cape.
Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle is summoned to the scene of a gruesome crime that has baffled and outraged Scotland Yard's best. A senior member of Her Majesty's government has been brutally murdered, and the body of his attacker lies close by―riddled with bullets. More perplexing, one of the attending detectives recognizes the dead assassin as Charlie Higginbotham, a local Cockney pickpocket and petty thief. Higginbotham is not just an improbable suspect, but an impossible suspect, for the young detective watched him take the drop two weeks previously, hanged at Newgate Prison.
Conan Doyle calls in his friend Oscar Wilde for assistance and soon the two authors find themselves swept up in an investigation so bizarre it defies conventional wisdom and puts the lives of their loved ones, the Nation, and even the Monarch herself in dire peril. The murders continue, committed by a shadowy cadre of seemingly unstoppable assassins. As the sinister plot unravels, an implausible theory becomes the only possible solution: someone is reanimating the corpses of executed criminals and sending them shambling through the London fog… and programmed for murder.
The Dead Assassin: The Paranormal Casebooks of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, by Vaughn Entwistle- Amazon Sales Rank: #1480069 in Books
- Published on: 2015-06-09
- Released on: 2015-06-09
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.47" h x 1.24" w x 5.80" l, 1.00 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 352 pages
Review
“A witty atmospheric tale featuring the unique detecting duo of Dr. Watson and Oscar Wilde.” ―Cara Black, author of Murder in Pigalle, on The Revenant of Thraxton Hall
“A delight. It's a treat to meet the Great Detective's creator (Arthur Conan Doyle) as a sleuth in his own right. And partnered with Oscar Wilde--what a bold and wonderful conceit!” ―John Lescroart, author of The Keeper, on The Revenant of Thraxton Hall
“Absorbing… Entwistle assembles an intriguing cast, including a levitator whose acts go awry, an enigmatic foreign count, and a Russian mystic who warns of dangerous revenants (returning spirits), for his whimsical plot.” ―Publishers Weekly on The Revenant of Thraxton Hall
“Thrilling, suspenseful and utterly captivating, The Revenant of Thraxton Hall ingeniously combines historical fact with creative imagination. Conan Doyle and Wilde are a unique and lively recombination of Holmes and Watson, and once again, the game is most assuredly afoot. Don't miss it!” ―Kelli Stanley, author of City of Dragons, on The Revenant of Thraxton Hall
“Entwistle is a talented writer who has written an imaginative story with vivid period details and a compelling plot. I was hooked from the very first page and can't wait to read the next book.” ―Emily Brightwell, author of the Mrs. Jeffries Victorian mystery series, on The Revenant of Thraxton Hall
“Entwistle gives the man who created Sherlock Holmes his own mystery to solve in this amazing novel. Arthur Conan Doyle proves himself worthy of Holmes's mantle as he and his clever friend Oscar Wilde untangle a decades-old mystery to save a beautiful young woman's life.” ―Victoria Thompson, author of Murder in Chelsea, on The Revenant of Thraxton Hall
About the Author
VAUGHN ENTWISTLE grew up in Northern England. He completed a Master's Degree at Oakland University, and in the early nineties he moved to Seattle to work as a writer. In his spare time he ran a successful gargoyle-sculpting company. He often writes with one cat on his lap, a Brittany lying across his feet, and one or more cats sauntering across the keyboard. He recently moved back to England, where he lives in North Somerset.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. One of my new favorite authors. I enjoy the setting and writing style ... By Amazon Customer One of my new favorite authors. I enjoy the setting and writing style and the mystery and the paranormal. It has a little bit of everything!
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Somebody Please Kill This Assassin By Don Meindl I did not understand this book at all. I loved the previous novel by Vaughn Entwistle, THE REVENANT OF THRAXTON HALL, which brought together Arthur Conan Doyle and Oscar Wilde as friends and would-be detectives. The story was penetrating and moved along with suspense and mystery. The two major personalities were shown as comrades in professional circles and devoted to their families. Each had an equal share in the mystery even though Doyle was seen as the main character. I couldn't wait for a sequel to this enjoyable book. However, THE DEAD ASSASSIN was a great disappointment. I really could not believe it was even written by the same author. It was as if another writer had taken over the series and was writing with an entirely different style. The characters of Doyle and Wilde seemed to have different personalities from the previous story. nothing matched with the set up from REVENANT. And worst of all, it took forever for the story to get going. Several times I thought of just putting the book aside, but struggled through to the end. Although I realize in truth that Doyle and Wilde's relationships with their respective wives did change over time, this story made it too abrupt and totally uncaring. And as for the suspense of the story, it was all just too silly. The Frankenstein monster "assassin" was almost comic. There certainly was plenty of gore, but it was distasteful and not at all believable. I think perhaps the story tried to cover too many themes at once moving through too much royal intrigue and the main characters personal lives which has been already over worked by other authors. I love a good Victorian mystery, Doyle and Wilde, but this was not one of my favorites. I hope that if Entwistle continues with more Paranormal Casebook files, that the stories put back some heart into the horror.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Will the Sun Set on the Empire? By The Bookend Family About a year ago I read and reviewed The Revenant of Thraxton Hall by Vaughn Entwistle. It was the first book in a series called The Supernatural Casebooks of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and it essentially cast the Scottish author and creator of Sherlock Holmes in the role of his most famous creation, with his friend Oscar Wilde as a rather reluctant Watson. In that novel the two investigate the case of a medium who foresees her own death, and the mysterious mansion of the title. I enjoyed it quite a bit.Well the two famous writers are back in The Dead Assassin, and Mr. Entwistle has upped the ante this time, with the Monarchy, and perhaps all of the Empire hanging in the balance. Bombs are exploding all over London, and that isn't the only danger; a rising tide of paranoia means that every foreigner is a potential Anarchist, and along with a wave of horrific fogs, the whole country is ready to go up like a tinderbox. Dr. Conan Doyle is caught up in an uneasy relationship with the young and single Miss Jean Leckie. Although he loves his wife, her lingering and terminal case of Consumption threatens to tear their marriage asunder. In the middle of all of this (in the middle of a dinner with Miss Leckie, in fact) Conan Doyle is summoned by Scotland Yard to help them with a seemingly impossible problem; a senior government official has been murdered in a spectacularly bloody fashion, and the body of his attacker is that of a man who had been hanged weeks before.Conan Doyle and Wilde begin their investigation but immediately run afoul not only of higher authorities, but a secret branch of the government run by a mysterious man known only as Cypher. Also looking askance of their actions is a cabal of businessmen, and the shadowy unknown figures whom actually plan the coup. With so many schemers and plots within plans it would be easy to get confused, but Mr. Entwistle does an excellent job of keeping his threads untangled, mainly by keeping the focus on his leading men. Both Conan Doyle and Wilde are fascinating characters, and Mr. Entwistle makes them even more interesting but so solidly grounding them in historical reality.Conan Doyle and Wilde are both fully realized, rounded characters, not heroes. The struggles of their historical lives are artfully intermingled with their fictional problems in just the right dose. It’s obvious that Mr. Entwistle has done plenty of research on the famous writers, and it shows in an unstuffy way.Most of the other characters in the book are solid, and Mr.Entwistle writes with an assured, solid hand. There are a few times where some more experimental sections get away from him, but he remains in firm control for most of the way. The big, busy plot flies along, and there is plenty of action. I was fond of the way Mr. Entwistle conveyed the protagonist’s valor without turning them into action-movie heroes. So all of the derring do is more satisfying when you realize that it’s being performed by a couple of well-intentioned writers.The first novel had a group of interesting scenes where Holmes showed up to the day-dreaming Conan Doyle to act as a back-seat driver concerning Conan Doyle’s detective skills, or lack of them. Mr. Entwistle jettisons those sections here. I found them enjoyable, but their absence has little effect on the final product. It just goes to show that an author doesn’t have to follow a formula for a book to be a success, and The Dead Assassin is solid proof.Review by: Mark PalmFull Reviews Available at: http://www.thebookendfamily.weebly.com
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