A Study in Crimson, Robert J. Harris
A Study in Crimson, Robert J. Harris
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A Study in Crimson

Author: Robert J. Harris

Narrator: Peter Noble

Unabridged: 8 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/17/2022


Synopsis

Bringing Sherlock Holmes from the Victorian Era into the dark days of World War II, this imaginative new thriller confronts the world's greatest detective with a killer emulating the murders of Jack the Ripper.

London, 1942.

A killer going by the name of "Crimson Jack" is stalking the wartime streets of London, murdering women on the exact dates of the infamous Jack the Ripper killings of 1888. Has the Ripper somehow returned from the grave? Is the self-styled Crimson Jack a descendant of the original Jack—or merely a madman obsessed with those notorious killings?

In desperation Scotland Yard turn to Sherlock Holmes, the world's greatest detective. Surely he is the one man who can sift fact from legend to track down Crimson Jack before he completes his tally of death. As Holmes and the faithful Watson tread the blacked out streets of London, death waits just around the corner.

About Robert J. Harris

Robert J. Harris was born in Scotland and studied at the University of St. Andrews where he graduated with first class honors. He is the designer of the bestselling fantasy board game Talisman. His first novel, The Thirty-One Kings-inspired by the classic John Buchan thriller The Thirty-One Steps-was acclaimed by critics and readers alike. Robert lives in St Andrews, Scotland.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on January 06, 2021

There are so many Sherlock Holmes stories around these days that it's hard to find the few good ones amongst the huge amount of rubbish. Thankfully, once in a while, I find one like A Study in Crimson that doesn't make me give up on it after two chapters. Robert J Harris sets his novel in 1942 using......more

Goodreads review by Nick on August 06, 2021

Sherlock Holmes is the type of character who works well in any setting. The Victorian original will always be my favorite, but if you’re looking for a runner-up, you could do worse than World War II. Robert J. Harris grew up on such adaptations. As he explains in the preface to his new book A Study i......more

Goodreads review by Rishika on September 06, 2021

4.5 stars! A big thanks to Robert J. Harris and Pegasus Books for a free copy of A Study in Crimson in exchange for an honest review. I’ve always been a fan of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson; I’ve read most of Arthur Conan Doyle’s novels and short stories, and have watched the Robert Downey Jr. movie......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on July 20, 2022

I confess! The main reason I picked this book was that I was browsing the large print section of the library. I am neither a Sherlock Holmes devotee nor was I seeking this kind of diversion. Nor is my vision especially bad. Let's call it an impulse read. That said, I have been nosing around Holmesian......more

Goodreads review by Terry on December 14, 2021

Perhaps my expectations were too high. I saw this on the library display of new books and squealed quietly with delight: A new Sherlock Holmes mystery set amid WWII, two of my favorite story genres in one book! But egad, this was not very good. The story plodded; the description of how the war affec......more