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BBC Cult Presents: Sherlock Holmes #1
The Spy's Retirement
How did Holmes and Watson meet?
- GenresMysteryShort Stories
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First published January 1, 2005
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Jon Courtenay Grimwood
52 books202 followers'Tough, sexy and brutal, but leavened with sharp humour... Grimwood is a name to watch.' The Times
Jon Courtenay Grimwood was born in Malta and christened in the upturned bell of a ship. He grew up in the Far East, Britain and Scandinavia. Apart from novels he writes for magazines and newspapers. He travels extensively and undertakes a certain amount of consulting. Until recently he wrote a monthly review column for the Guardian.
Felaheen, the third of his novels featuring Asraf Bey, a half-Berber detective, won the BSFA Award for Best Novel. So did his last book, End of the World Blues, about a British sniper on the run from Iraq and running an Irish bar in Tokyo. He has just delivered the Fallen Blade, the first of three novels set in an alternate 15th-century Venice
His work is published in French, German, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Russian, Turkish, Japanese, Finnish and American, among others
He is married to the journalist and novelist Sam Baker, currently editor-in-chief of Red magazine. They divide their time between London and Winchester...
Jon Courtenay Grimwood was born in Malta and christened in the upturned bell of a ship. He grew up in the Far East, Britain and Scandinavia. Apart from novels he writes for magazines and newspapers. He travels extensively and undertakes a certain amount of consulting. Until recently he wrote a monthly review column for the Guardian.
Felaheen, the third of his novels featuring Asraf Bey, a half-Berber detective, won the BSFA Award for Best Novel. So did his last book, End of the World Blues, about a British sniper on the run from Iraq and running an Irish bar in Tokyo. He has just delivered the Fallen Blade, the first of three novels set in an alternate 15th-century Venice
His work is published in French, German, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Russian, Turkish, Japanese, Finnish and American, among others
He is married to the journalist and novelist Sam Baker, currently editor-in-chief of Red magazine. They divide their time between London and Winchester...
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January 19, 2018
Okay, I guess. Nothing wrong with it except that it could have been fleshed out a bit more. As it stands, even for AU fanfic followon, it's a bit un-believable. I like the idea of Watson not being such a bumbler, though. It stood me in good stead to iron with, what more can I ask.
Granted this is the first in yet another series. We'll see what develops, if it does.
Granted this is the first in yet another series. We'll see what develops, if it does.
May 23, 2013
An amusing conceit that sees the roles reversed -- John Watson is a former surgeon and spy, Holmes and his brother con-men running accident scams. A bit obvious, but amusing.
April 22, 2017
An AU take on Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, their first meeting and adventures. I love it when official authors write pastiches that turn the canon on its head. Lovely.
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