Then again, in Khelathra-Ven reality is flexible, and the impossible is Ms. Along the way he is beset by criminals, menaced by pirates, molested by vampires, almost devoured by mad gods, and called upon to punch a shark.īut the further the companions go in pursuit of the elusive blackmailer, the more impossible the case appears. Hall nails the Holmesian aesthetic in marvelously amusing ways while taking us on an extended romp through a wild range of alternate universes with a bizarre cast of characters. Haas is enlisted to solve a case of blackmail against one of her former lovers, Miss Eirene Viola, Captain Wyndham is drawn into a mystery that leads him from the salons of the literary set to the drowned back-alleys of Ven and even to a prison cell in lost Carcosa. The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall 4.2 (5) Write a review Paperback 17.00 Paperback 17.00 eBook 6.99 Audiobook 0. The Affair Of The Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall Waterstones Basket This item can be found in: Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror > Fantasy Graphic Novels & Manga > Manga The Affair Of The Mysterious Letter (Paperback) Alexis Hall (author) Sign in to write a review £13. It was absolutely delightful, like a chocolate box, full of unexpected and brilliant references, sparklingly witty. ' The Mysterious Affair of the Letter is a witty, enjoyable, extravagantly imagined slant on the Sherlock Holmes canon. Shaharazad Haas, a consulting sorceress of mercurial temperament and dark reputation. Upon returning to the city of Khelathra-Ven after five years fighting a war in another universe, Captain John Wyndham finds himself looking for somewhere to live, and expediency forces him to take lodgings at 221b Martyrs Walk. In this charming, witty, and weird fantasy novel, Alexis Hall pays homage to Sherlock Holmes with a new twist on those renowned characters.
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