Halfway through Hound of the D’Ubervilles…

…which was written by Kim Newman, and which has as its conceit that it is the long-lost memoirs of Sebastian Moran, big-game hunter and right-hand man to Professor Moriarty*. So far, great fun: Newman’s portrayal of Moran is instantly and comfortably familiar to anyone who is a fan of Harry Flashman, and the multitudinous ironies of that add a certain spice to the stories. Check it out.

Moe Lane

*I refuse to explain who Professor Moriarty is.