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David McK (3576 KP) rated Moriarty: The Devil's Game in Books

Sep 22, 2024 (Updated Sep 22, 2024)  
Moriarty: The Devil's Game
Moriarty: The Devil's Game
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7.0 (1 Ratings)
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Moriarty, the Napoleon of crime.

Sherlock Holms arch-nemesis.

But what if Moriarty was actually an innocent man and Sherlock a ruthless narcissist who just happens to have some very (very) good PR?

That's pretty much the basis for this audio-drama, which starts with Moriarty developing an equation to tell the future' before being framed for the death of his fiancee, sentenced to death himself, meets Col Sebastian Moran in Newgate, escapes from the same and goes on the run in the criminal underworld of Victorian London in an effort to clear his name.

The result, I found, was surprisingly enjoyable, with loads of 'call-backs' to the Arthur Conan Doyle stories point which it is based (albeit from a different point of view) and numerous characters from the same.

I think I'll be listening to season 2 no too far in the future ...
  
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