Arrowood Mystery: Arrowood: Sherlock Holmes Has Met His Match (Paperback)

from sleahey

Arrowood is a contemporary of Sherlock Holmes, and despises him. Told in the first person by his sidekick Barnett, this story describes Arrowood's use of psychology and deduction to solve a murder in Victorian London, and his determination to outdo the famous Holmes.

from Romonko

This was a great example of the Victorian "noir" genre. It's set in England at the end of the 19 century. In the book, Sherlock Holmes is a real person who keeps making headlines with the cases that he solves, much to the chagrin of William Arrowood. Arrowood (the "guvner", as his friend and coho...

from lewilliams

Move over Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson-there's a new pair of consulting detectives in Victorian London. William Arrowhead and Norman Barnett take cases from the lower class of London. The first in what looks to be a good series.

from vernefan

William Arrowood is London's newest Victorian sleuth aiding the city's population of lower class unfortunate souls that seem to have problems for him and his sidekick Norman to resolve. With a jealous and not so hidden poor opinion of his rival Sherlock Holmes, his claim is that his skills and ta...

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Move over Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson-there's a new pair of consulting detectives in Victorian London. William Arrowhead and Norman Barnett take cases from the lower class of London. The first in what looks to be a good series.