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.[1] He is the editor of Red Herrings, the monthly in-house publication of the Crime Writers' Association.
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Novels
Sherlock Holmes Adventures
- Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair (1991)
- The Tangled Skein (1995)
- The Scroll of the Dead (1998)
- Shadow of the Rat (1999)
- The Veiled Detective (2004). Explores the relationship between Holmes, Dr. Watson and Professor Moriarty
- The Games Afoot (2008)
Johnny One Eye
- Forests of the Night (2005)
- Comes the Dark (2006)
- Without Conscience (2008)
Non-fiction
His non-fiction books about Sherlock Holmes include:
- Holmes of the Movies (1977)
- Bending the Willow: Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes (1996)
- Starring Sherlock Holmes (2001)
- Clued Up on Sherlock (2004)
- Dancing in the Moonlight: Jeremy Brett - A Celebration (2006)
Plays
His award-winning one-man play Sherlock Holmes - The Last Act[2] 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
- 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;[3] conducting interviews on the new Jeremy Brett Holmes releases; and with David Jason on A Touch of Frost DVDs.
He is as one-third of literary performance group The Mystery Men, alongside Matthew Booth and M. J. Elliott
References
- ^ Chris Hastings and David Bamber (2004-08-02). "Q: When, According to the BBC, is a Repeat not a Repeat? A: When it Appeared on ITV First". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/02/08/nitv08.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/02/08/ixhome.html. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
- ^ Karl Meyer (2000-01-19). "The Curious Incident of the Sleuth in the Meantime". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940CE6D9163DF93AA25752C0A9669C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
- ^ "Sherlock Holmes Classic Films". BBC Homepage Entertainment. 2005-02-16. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/cult/2005/02/16/17080.shtml. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
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