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Author interview with Michael Kurland Author bio: Michael Kurland is the recipient of two Edgar scrolls and was nominated for an American Book Award for his first Moriarty novel, The Infernal Device. Among his other works are Death by Gaslight, Ten Little Wizards, A Study in Sorcery, The Unicorn Girl , and Star Griffin. His most recent work of nonfiction, an idiosyncratic history of Forensic Science called Irrefutable Evidence, has enjoyed a European vogue. The next Moriarty novel, Who Thinks Evil, will be released shortly to great acclaim.  ----------------------------------------------- Hi Michael, Welcome over at The Book Plank and thank you for taking your time to answer these questions for us. MK: My pleasure. BP: First off, could you give us a short introduction as to who Michael Kurland is? What are your likes, dislikes and hobbies? MK:    Here is a copy of a brief bio I have used: Michael Kurland writes fantasy, sf and mysteries...

The Infernal Device by Michael Kurland, Professor Moriarty #1 When American journalist Benjamin Barrett is sent to Constantinople to report on the sea trials of a new submarine, the assignment soon becomes more eventful than he had predicted, particularly after rescuing a certain professor from an attack... Professor Moriarty, erstwhile Mathematics professor, is not 'the greatest rogue unhanged' that Sherlock Holmes would have one believe, but rather an amoral genius - and the only man Holmes has ever been bested by. THE INFERNAL DEVICE takes Professor Moriarty from London to Stamboul to Moscow and back, Sherlock Holmes close on his tail, until they both join forces to pursue and capture a man more devious and more dangerous than either of them has ever faced before...     You all know by now that Titan is the lead publisher in Sherlock Holmes fiction and that they also have another series that features an Victorian detective couple Newbury and Hobbes. However a...