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4.4/5 Barnes & Noble Publication date 2009 Originally published 2009 Genre Detective fiction | 4/5 Goodreads Language English Media type Print (Hardback Publisher Simon & Schuster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ISBN 1-4165-8330-0 (first edition, hardback) Similar Lyndsay Faye books, Detective fiction books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson is a Sherlock Holmes pastiche novel by Lyndsay Faye which pits Sherlock Holmes against Jack the Ripper.
The book is Faye's first novel and it has the blessing of Conan Doyle's heirs.
Reception
Reviews of Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H Watson have been largely positive.
Tim Rutton, writing for the Los Angeles Times, stated "she gets the critical component -- Watson's voice -- right."
Caleb Carr, who himself penned a Sherlock Holmes pastiche entitled The Italian Secretary, remarked "Where others have failed, Lyndsay Faye's extremely impressive debut novel succeeds, on every level, providing thrilling entertainment without blatant exploitation."
The Chicago Center for Literature and Photography gave the novel an 8.9 out of 10.