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The Year of the Gun by H.B. Lyle - ISBN: 9781473655539
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Lost love, Irish gangsters, and Sherlock Holmes collide in 1912.

The Year of the Gun

A Sherlock Holmes themed spy thriller from the series shortlisted for the SpyMasters Book Prize 2025

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  • Hardcover

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    12 January 2021

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Summary

‘Skilfully mixing real history with action sequences worthy of Lee Child, this is historical crime-writing at its best.’ - John Williams, the Mail on Sunday.

  1. Released from the Secret Service, Wiggins sets out for New York and his lost lover Bela. But after an altercation on board, he finds himself among the low-life of Britain’s poorest city, Dublin.

Wiggins falls in with gangster Patrick O’Connell and is soon driving the boss’s girlfriend around town. Mo…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781473655539
ISBN-10:1473655536
Author:H.B. Lyle
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:Hodder & Stoughton
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:12 January 2021
Weight:460g
Dimensions:28mm x 158mm x 236mm
Series:The Irregular
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Critics Review

Praise for The Irregular: A Different Class of Spy - :

A thrilling story of espionage, murder and the creation of the Secret Service

A flavoursome smorgasbord that features not only Holmes but also Winston Churchill, this is irresistible stuff

A fine first entry in what promises to be a great new series. Wiggins is a captivating hero, and Lyle draws his Edwardian backstreets in convincing colour. The game is most definitely afoot.

A good deal of excitement and some enjoyable riffing on both the history of espionage and the Conan Doyle canon, with cameos of everybody from Winston Churchill to Mr Holmes himself… the book is a treat - Sunday Express

Impressive period detail and sharp dialogue add charm to the strong plot - Daily Mail

H.B. Lyle has found the golden thread between Bond and Holmes in a thriller which engages on every page

About The Author

H.B. Lyle

H.B. Lyle lives in South London with his partner and their twin daughters. After a career in feature film development, he took an MA in creative writing, followed by a PhD, at the University of East Anglia, an experience which led to the creation of The Irregular. He also writes screenplays and teaches undergraduates.

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