The Revenant of Thraxton Hall

Posted on 24 November 2018 by Vaughn Entwistle

Arthur Conan Doyle has just killed off Sherlock Holmes in The Final Problem, and he immediately becomes one of the most hated men in London So when he is contacted by a medium of some renown and asked to investigate a murder, he jumps at the chance to get out of the city The only thing is that the murder hasn t happened yet the medium, one Hope Thraxton, has foreseen that her death will occur at the third s ance of a meeting of the Society for Psychical Research at her manor house in the English countryside.Along for the ride is Conan Doyle s good friend Oscar Wilde, and together they work to narrow down the list of suspects, which includes a mysterious foreign Count, a levitating magician, and an irritable old woman with a familiar Meanwhile, Conan Doyle is enchanted by the plight of the capricious Hope Thraxton, who may or may not have a complicated back story than it first appears As Conan Doyle and Wilde participate in s ances and consider the possible motives of the assembled group, the clock ticks ever closer to Hope s murder, in The Revenant of Thraxton Hall by Vaughn Entwistle. 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Thraxton Hall was one perfec...Arthur Conan Doyle is the most hated man in London after killing off Sherlock Holmes So when he gets the chance to investigate a murder that hasn t happened yet he jumps to the chance to get away from London a bit A medium, Hope Thraxton, has foreseen her own murder and the only face she recognizes in her vision is Doyle s so she turns to him to solve the crime But he doesn t go alone to Thraxton Hall for a meeting with he Society for Psychical Research, his good friend Oscar Wilde tags along Arthur Conan Doyle is the most hated man in London after killing off Sherlock Holmes So when he gets the chance to investigate a murder that hasn t happened yet he jumps to the chance to get away from London a bit A medium, Hope Thraxton, has foreseen her own murder and the only face she recognizes in her vision is Doyle s so she turns to him to solve the crime But he doesn t go alone to Thraxton Hall for a meeting with he Society for Psychical Research, his good friend Oscar Wilde tags al...Light weight, humorous off shoot of Sherlock Holmes stories, the novelty being that the detectives are actually Arthur Conan Doyle and his friend Oscar Wilde A lot of the comedy comes from the Oscar Wilde character primping and fretting over his outfits.This was the perfect palate cleansing book for when you are either too tired to read anything complex or need to reset after a long bout of overdosing on another genre in my case, fantasy I have a few series authors who serve this role and Light weight, humorous off shoot of Sherlock Holmes stories, the novelty being that the detectives are actually Arthur Conan Doyle and his friend Oscar Wilde A lot of the comedy comes from the Oscar Wilde character primping and fretting over his outfits.This was the perfect palate cleansing book for when you are either too tired to read anything complex or need to reset after a long bout of overdosing on another genre in my case, fantasy I have a few series author...I chose this book to fulfill the Mystery square on my 2016 Halloween Book Bingo card It was another book that has been on my TBR list for a while and this was a perfect excuse to read it.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is the main character, with Oscar Wilde in tow, as they investigate mysterious happenings which begin in London and quickly move to Thraxton Hall Historically, these two men did meet, got along very well, and inspired each other s writing So it s a plausible assumption that they could h I chose this book to fulfill the Mystery square on my 2016 Halloween Book Bingo card It was another book that has been on my TBR list for a while and this was a perfect excuse to read it.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is the main character, with Oscar Wilde in tow, as they investigate mysterious happenings which begin in London and quickly move to Thraxton Hall Historically, these two men did meet, got along very well, and inspired each other s writing So it s a pl...This is a simply fabulous book, and was tons of fun to read With the main characters being Arthur Conan Doyle, Oscar Wilde and, once in a while, the ghost of Sherlock Holmes, how could you go wrong It was very enjoyable to read a book in which the sleuthing was done by Doyle himself, instead of his famous fictional detective And Oscar Wilde was the perfect companion with many witticisms from him scattered throughout the book And the Victorian period and the creepiness of Thraxton Hall were ve This is a simply fabulous book, and was tons of fun to read With the main characters being Arthur Conan Doyle, Oscar Wilde and, once in a while, the ghost of Sherlock Holmes, how could you go wrong It was very enjoyable to read a book in which ...I dare you to read this book and not fall in love with it if you are or have ever been a Sherlock Holmes fan This is definitely one of the best books I have read this year I giggled my way through the wry humour and appreciated the complexity of the mysteries involved in the telling of this tale From the very beginning, you can tell that th...This book was a pleasure to read The atmosphere is so classic Victorian and Gothic, the humor hit the mark, and while I wasn t sure about how successful using real life writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and playwright Oscar Wilde as a crime solving duo would be, it turns out to be perfect Wilde s wit was exactly what I expected and Doyle is just as lovable as his creation I definitely recommend this book to those who are Victoriana inclined, and who like classic Gothic horror.Overall rating 4.5 This book was a pleasure to read The atmosphere is so classic Victorian and Gothic, the humor hit the mark, and while I wasn t sure about how successful using real life writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle an...I received this book as a digital ARC from the publisher through Net Galley in return for an honest review.In the present book, I was quite surprised to reading such suspenseful story where Conan Doyle and Wilde were invited by a medium Hope Thraxton, in order to investigate a murder, which will take place during a meeting of the Society for Physical Research in her manor house outside London.The story has plenty of humor and suspense as well, making this book a pace reading once you start to I received this book as a digital ARC from the publisher through Net Galley in return for an honest review.In the present book, I was quite surprised to reading such suspenseful story where Conan Doyle and Wilde were invited by a medium Hope Thraxton, in order to investigate a murder, which will take place during a meeting of the Society for Physical Research in her manor house outside London.The story has plenty of humor and suspense as well, making this...This was quite a difficult book, although not in terms of the narrative and characterisation While I fully expect Sherlock Holmes and Watson to face mortal dangers in the form of zombies, vampires, ghouls, Mr Hyde, Martians, even the dread Cthulhu and other deep ones , somehow the concept of Arthur Conan Doyle and Oscar Wilde facing actual ghosts revenants despite the former s manic spiritualism that had overshadowed every other act work of his towards the end of his life was dis This was quite a difficult book, although not in terms of the narrative and characterisation While I fully expect Sherlock Holmes and Watson to face mortal dangers in the form of zombies, vampires, ghouls, Mr Hyde, Martians, even the dread Cthulhu and other deep ones , somehow the concept of Arthur Conan Doyle and Oscar Wilde facing actual ghosts revenants despite the former s manic spiritualism that had overshadowed every other act work of his towards the end of his life was disconcerting Add to that all the other typically gothic stu...ARC courtesy of NetGalley.3.5 stars.A paranormal historical mystery, which would probably be a good spooky read for October.For a further review.

24 November 2018

Vaughn Entwistle