The Last Sherlock Holmes Story

Michael Dibdin

earliest edition we have, 1978 Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, 1996 paperback 190 pages

In 1888 Sherlock Holmes is languishing for a criminal case worthy of his powers, then one materializes, heralded by the spatter of gore and the shriek of headlines. For in vice-ridden Whitechapel, three female paupers of dubious morals have been murdered, their bodies hideously defiled. And in taunting letters their killer announces his intention to strike again—and signs his name "Jack the Ripper." As conceived by...

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The Last Sherlock Holmes Story paperback · 1996 · Vintage Crime/Black Lizard · 190 pages · 9780679766582
The last Sherlock Holmes story paperback · 1989 · Faber · 191 pages · 9780571140787
The last Sherlock Holmes story edition · 1980 · Sphere · 192 pages
The Last Sherlock Holmes Story paperback · 1979 · Ballantine Books · 9780345280671
The Last Sherlock Holmes Story hardcover · 1978 · Jonathan Cape · 192 pages
The last Sherlock Holmes story edition · 1978 · Pantheon Books · 192 pages

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