David Stuart Davies

David Stuart Davies was born in 1946. He was a teacher of English before becoming a full-time editor, writer, and playwright. Davies has written extensively about Sherlock Holmes, both fiction and non-fiction. He is the editor of Red Herrings, the monthly in-house publication of the Crime Writers' Association.

Sherlock Holmes - novels

• Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair (1991)
• The Tangled Skein
• The Scroll of the Dead
• Shadow of the Rat
• The Veiled Detective (2004). Explores the relationship between Holmes, Dr. Watson and Professor Moriarty

Sherlock Holmes - non-fiction

His non-fiction books about Sherlock Holmes, include:

• Holmes of the Movies (1977)
• Bending the Willow
• Dancing in the Moonlight. A biography of Jeremy Brett.
• Starring Sherlock Holmes

Plays

His award-winning one-man play Sherlock Holmes - The Last Act, is still touring after its premiere at Salisbury Playhouse in 1999. It has played in France, Canada, America, Hong Kong, Malta and all over the British Isles.

Other work

He is the editor of several collections for Wordsworth & Collectors Library (Barnes & Noble) including:

• The Best of Sherlock Holmes
• Shadows of Sherlock Holmes
• Stories from the Nineteenth Century
• Tales of Unease, and
• Return From the Dead.

His DVD work includes writing and narrating commentaries for the MPI release of the digitally re-mastered Basil Rathbone Holmes films; conducting interviews on the new Jeremy Brett Holmes releases; and with David Jason on A Touch of Frost DVDs.

Other novels

• Forests of the Night, a murder mystery set in London during World War II features Johnny One Eye, who previously appeared in several short stories.
• Comes the Dark, the second Johnny One Eye novel, was published in 2006.
• A third Johnny One Eye novel is expected to be published in 2007.

References

• David Stuart Davies entry in Scifipedia
• Author's Homepage

External links

• Forests of the Night

• Comes the Dark