Actually Doyle transcended time by rising above mere intrigue, by making his stories very human through impressive characterization, controlled and realistic emotions and skillful prose. But the impossibly observant and intelligent Holmes is still going strong. Why is it that nobody cares about the mystery novels of Edgar Wallace anymore? Even Poirot has lost a considerable part of his fan following in the last few decades. Sherlock Holmes stories are known for their remarkable construction and wit, but there is something more to it. You discover something new every single time you go through Sherlock Holmes books. They will find His Brother’s Blood: The Last (Unfinished) Novel a great read, every bit Hornung.What’s the best part of re-reading Sherlock Holmes? You know the solution to the mystery, but that does not diminish the excitement of the story. Once again general readers and critics are interested in this stylish, sensitive writer. In the Internet age nearly all of Hornung’s fiction is available. He also includes an “Introduction” and an “Afterword.” It offers convincing details on how the plot may have been intended to develop and come to a surprising resolution. With permission of the Hornung family, Hornung’s biographer Peter Rowland has transcribed the 20,000-word manuscript, the six exciting chapters, housed in Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham. Sadly, he died too soon to complete the task. Hornung believed it would out-do all his other novels. It took shape during the fifteen months preceding his death. That new novel is *His Brother’s Blood*, a Cain and Abel tale with a different cast of light. Raffles stories rivaled Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes in popularity. Hornung, one of the most widely read writers of the time, a born story-teller with an abundance of plots and, invariably, a trick up his sleeve. At the turn of the nineteenth century into the twentieth, hearts would have beat a little faster with word of a new novel by E.
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