London, 1943.

Across the city prominent figures in science and the military are bursting into flame and being incinerated. Convinced that the Germans have deployed a new terror weapon, a desperate government turns to the one man who can track down the source of this dreadful menace - Sherlock Holmes.

The quest for a solution drives Holmes into an uneasy alliance with the country's most brilliant scientific genius, Professor James Moriarty. Only Holmes knows that, behind his facade of respectability, Moriarty is the mastermind behind a vast criminal empire. As they pursue the trail of incendiary murders, Holmes is quite sure that the professor is playing a double game and that there lies ahead a duel to the death which they cannot both survive.

A tribute to the classic Universal Pictures Sherlock Holmes film series starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.

About the Author

Robert J. Harris was born in Dundee and studied at the University of St. Andrews where he graduated with a first class honours degree in Latin. He is the designer of the bestselling fantasy board game Talisman and has written numerous books, including the popular World Goes Loki series, the Artie Conan Doyle Mysteries, the bestselling The Thirty-One Kings and most recently A Study in Crimson. He lives in St. Andrews with his wife, Debbie.

Reviews

'There are a lot of Sherlock Holmes series out there, but Robert J. Harris' has the best twist on the format'

* BookPage US, Fall 2022 preview: Most anticipated mysteries & thrillers *

'[B]oth easy to read and hard to put down. It's a romp that manges to replicate the lightness of touch and feel of the orginal Sherlock Holmes stories ... Robert J. Harris has captured the entertainment value of the films beautifully'

* Undiscovered Scotland *

'A strong sequel to 2020's A Study in Crimson: Sherlock Holmes 1942... Fans of the Basil Rathbone Holmes movies will be eager for more'

* Publishers Weekly *

'The Devil's Blaze is taut and absorbing, particularly as the hero and anti-hero attempt to devise strategies to defeat each other'

-- Joanne F. Vickers * Historical Novel Society *



Book Information
ISBN 9781846975974
Author Robert J. Harris
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Publisher Birlinn General
Weight(grams) 255g
Dimensions(mm) 195mm * 130mm * 20mm