Moriarty

In the literary and cinematic world, there is no more popular hero than Sherlock Holmes. This name became a sensation in the 1890s thanks to publications in the magazine «Strand», whose circulation immediately grew by a third. In terms of... adaptations, the story of the detective from Baker Street made it into the Guinness Book of Records. There is no need to mention the number of literary pastiches, but only Anthony Horowitz received official approval from the Conan Doyle Estate for his novel «House of Silk». And three years after the release of this book, Anthony Horowitz returned to the world of the great detective. After Professor Moriarty disappeared in the turbulent waters of the Reichenbach Falls, a «vacancy» was created in the criminal world. Among the many contenders for this position, a truly sinister figure arises. A detective agent from New York and a Scotland Yard inspector—a devoted fan of Sherlock Holmes—will have to pave their way through the darkest corners of the English capital, from the elegant squares of Mayfair to the wharves and alleys of the London docks, in pursuit of someone who boldly claims their rights as Moriarty's successor...