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The Adventures of Roderick Langham Paperback – April 3, 2017

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Roderick Langham is a retired soldier, disgraced police inspector, and reluctant occult detective. He inhabits the world of Sherlock Holmes, investigates cases with John Watson and Sebastian Moran, and is able to perceive the reality concealed by the illusion of everyday appearances. These nine stories follow Langham from his first encounter with the inexplicable in the Himalayan hills to his investigation of the wreck of the Demeter and his growing realisation that the dales, moors, and wolds which surround his Yorkshire refuge are home to an evil far older than the honeycomb of medieval monasteries and Roman ruins suggests. Praise for Rafe McGregor’s The Architect of Murder: “Arthur Conan Doyle is alive and well, and writing under the name Rafe McGregor.” – Tess Gerritsen “Rafe McGregor is the architect of murderously good historical fiction.” – Gyles Brandreth “…a fascinating marriage of investigative mayhem with keen attention to historical detail…” – Graham Hurley “There’s some dandy police procedure…and plenty of interesting characters to carry the story along.” – Bill Crider “…an exciting read, giving a very authentic flavour of the period…” – Bernard Knight

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April 3, 2017
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5 x 0.45 x 8 inches
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1910387266
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978-1910387269
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Rafe McGregor is the author of The Value of Literature, The Architect of Murder, six collections of short fiction, and one hundred and fifty magazine articles, journal papers, and review essays. He lectures at the University of York and can be found online at @rafemcgregor.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Theaker's Paperback Library (April 3, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 198 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1910387266
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1910387269
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.45 x 8 inches

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Rafe McGregor is senior lecturer in criminology at Edge Hill University, where he researches political violence, media and culture, and policing. He is the author of four monographs, two novels, two novellas, and four collections of short fiction.

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Seth A. Tucker

An enjoyable compilation

Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2017

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This was a good read overall. I much rather preferred the weird fiction/supernatural set stories over the traditional Victorian detective stories, but I did enjoy them. If you are a fan of Doyle's Sherlock Holmes then you might be offended at several of the stories in this collection, especially when it comes to the depiction of Holmes in retirement. However, I did find this to be an enjoyable set of stories of an interesting detective. You will get to witness Roderick Langham encounter Lovecraftian terrors, investigate the infamous wreck of the Demeter (from Dracula), and interact with the famous Baker street detectives.

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Jerry Richardson

Excellent stories

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2019

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Detective and weird fiction very well researched and written. If you like weird fiction or Sherlock Holmes stories, I highly recommend this collection. The Holmes stories aren't weird tales, but feature the same main character, Roderick Langham, and present an interesting contemporary take on Holmes. I recommend reading the stories in order, or reading the third story before the stories that come after, at least. Readers will enjoy the stories in order, better.

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RON S

Creditable Efforts In The Vein Of Sherlock Holmes

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2018

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I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. McGregor writes well, and Roderick Langham is a worthy character, a contemporary of Sherlock Holmes, who actually appears in several of the stories. Towards the end of the collection, there is a really great story that draws on the HP Lovecraft mythos!

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JRD02

A FINE SET OF DETECTIVE TALES IT IS...

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2017

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Hello, this ole boy can sure tell a story. The writing was spot on for the time period. Extremely well written and entertaining to read. I hope to read more about Detective Langham in the future. Some people are just too interesting for just one book. Great stuff. Thanks.

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... linked together collection of short stories that almost reads like fan fiction in places

Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2017

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This is a linked together collection of short stories that almost reads like fan fiction in places. The MC, a soldier turned detective turned prisoner (among other things) encounters Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, and other greats from long ago, but in a peripheral way.

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The Cross, Revolver, and Elder Sign.

Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2018

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The Adventures of Robert Langham are a series of short stories taking place in Victorian England with with an interesting occult flavor. Inspector Langham has encounters that range from the Cthulhu Mythos to classic monsters and villains. Very enjoyable and well-researched.

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Excellant book!

Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2018

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Very well written and a great choice for the reader who enjoys Sherlock Holmes. I enjoyed the mix of characters in the stories.

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Alex C.

Enjoyable Sherlockian read.

Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2017

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Enjoyed reading this book as it was like a Sherlock Holmes book but different enough to make it it's own style and character.

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M. King

Okay...just.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 24, 2019

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Whilst there’s a good sense of Victorian England and decent writing, the stories themselves are no great shakes, being in the most part very lightweight and with many ending quite abruptly. The Lovecraftian tale is the best.

Oh and the author goes out of his way to do a bit of character assassination on Holmes and Watson...which didn’t appeal to me. On top of that the Holmes/Moran tale is a complete waste of paper.

Langham as a character is ill-defined and one dimensional...he’s just a cypher to fit into whatever type of tale is being told.