The Infernal Device and Others: A Professor Moriarty Omnibus

fun, exciting, fast-paced adventure. moriarty and holmes used to be good friends who have had a falling out, but still respect each other's abilities. this book is about moriarty and his side business of solving problems for people, in this case the russian government. russian anarchists are plotting to harm the british government, in a large way, and blame it on the russian government so it will be overthrown. holmes is working on a seemingly different case until it becomes intertwined with moriarty's problems. watson makes an appearance, as does moriarty's right hand man, benjamin barnett, who has a significant role. this writer writes with very real, conversational english and very real characters. very enjoyable.