| The Last Sherlock Holmes Story | |
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1st UK edition |
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| Author(s) | Michael Dibdin |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Mystery novels |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape (UK) |
| Publication date | 1978 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 192 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0224015788 (first edition, hardback) |
The Last Sherlock Holmes Story is a non-canonical Sherlock Holmes pastiche novel by Michael Dibdin.
The novel is an account of Holmes' attempt to solve the Jack the Ripper murders. Holmes suspects the Ripper to be his nemesis, James Moriarty.[1] There is a twist ending which some reviewers have found to be clever[2] while others were disappointed.[3][4]