The Prisoner of the Devil


The Prisoner of the Devil is a Sherlock Holmes pastiche novel by Michael Hardwick, originally published in 1979.
The acclaimed novel features Holmes called in to solve the case of the Dreyfus affair.
The book has since been republished in 1990 by Pinnacle Books and in 2018 by MeanTime Books.

Reception

Michael Dirda reviewed the book for the Detroit Times and found himself "lukewarm" towards it. Publishers Weekly claimed the book was " enthusiastically endorsed by both the Baker Street Irregulars and the Conan Doyle estate."