The Affair of the Mysterious Letter

by Alexis Hall and Giorgia Blake

Book Overview

In this charming, witty, and weird fantasy novel, Alexis Hall pays homage to Sherlock Holmes with a new twist on those renowned characters.

Upon returning to the city of Khelathra-Ven after five years fighting a war in another universe, Captain John Wyndham finds himself looking for somewhere to live, and expediency forces him to take lodgings at 221b Martyrs Walk. His new housemate is Ms. Shaharazad Haas, a consulting sorceress of mercurial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440001331
• ISBN13: 9780440001331
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Ace Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful if you like weird

And fortunately, I do. I also love Sherlock Holmes so much that I love anything that smacks of him. I will say that the story does drag a little bit in places, but that's a common problem in novels and it didn't hinder my enjoyment of the book as a whole.