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Night Watch: A Long-Lost Adventure in Which Sherlock Holmes Meets Father Brown | 
 enlarge | Author: Stephen Kendrick
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
Category: Book
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 298498
Media: Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Pages: 272
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 042521351X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780425213513
ASIN: 042521351X
Publication Date: November 7, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Posted from UK
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A delight for fans of both Dr. Brown and Sherlock Holmes May 20, 2008
R. O'Connell
This is a delightul book, combining two great fictional detectives, as they deal with a gruesome murder within the confines of a secret meeting of religious leaders at a Church in London. The atmosphere is claustrophic, with a sense of impending tragedy interspersed with vigorous action and drama. The fine art of detection is sometimes lacking, but that is also true of Sir Arthur's original writings.
 Hey Holmes! June 21, 2007
johnjonesmith
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The is a pretty good book overall. It does capture the feel of Conan Doyle's work well and Holmes and Watson quite faithful to the originals.
The story while not excellent provides a good whodunnit more akin to a Miss Marple story.
The major problem I have with the piece is the inclusion of Father Brown. Have not read any of the Father Brown stories but felt he was added into this book just to get a few Father Brown fans to read it.
He does very little for 90 percent of the book and then it is him who solves the crime in a pretty silly ending, which does not show the great detective in a great light at all.
Good story, Holmes and Watson well written silly ending.
 Kendrick scores a hit with this Sherlock! December 20, 2001
Billy J. Hobbs (Tyler, TX USA)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
Any author who undertakes to "do" Arthur Conan Doyle takes a great risk.
Trying to emulate the great Mr. Doyle and his Sherlock Holmes stories can be dangerous,
indeed. But Stephen Kendrick in "Night Watch" has done a splendid job of presenting yet
another Sherlockian story. Naturally (and would we expect otherwise?), this one is a
long-lost Watson recollection, but no matter.
Kendrick's story is quickly afoot and the pace never slows down. Tis the season:
Christmas Day, 1902, in London. A group of international religious leaders are meeting
and, voila, a corpse in their midst! A priest is found murdered, a real grisly affair.
Immediate authorities are without a prayer, and Holmes is summoned. Kendrick presents
all the standard clue requirements (red-herrings, too!), baffling to everyone but our
Sherlock. In an interesting--and delightful--twist, Kendrick enlists the aid of the liturgical
side, too, in the form of young Father Brown! Kendrick has done his homework well and the novel provides great insight into the
setting/situation, as well as presenting a great story line. Not being a totally committed
dyed in the wool Doyle fan (I can appreciate him, but he's not my favorite writer of the
genre!), I found Kendrick's "version" an exciting piece to read, one that certainly kept my
interest as his suspense is well-paced and captivating. A fun book to read!
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