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The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D.

  • 1974 first published
  • 237 pages
  • ★ 3.6 (5 ratings)
  • 15 editions

Published in 1974, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution is a Victorian-set fiction and Victorian mystery novel by Nicholas Meyer. It takes readers to England and Vienna in the 19th Century. It features Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), Sherlock Holmes and John H. Watson. It deals with Nicholas Meyer, Victorian, Classic and crime.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 16 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 15 editions.

At about 237 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.

About The Seven-Per-Cent Solution

**First discovered and then painstakingly edited and annotated by Nicholas Meyer, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution related the astounding and previously unknown collaboration of Sigmund Freud with Sherlock Holmes, as recorded by Holmes's friend and chronicler, Dr. John H. Watson.** In addition to its breathtaking account of their collaboration on a case of diabolic conspiracy in which the lives of millions hang in the balance, it reveals such matters as the real identity of the heinous professor Moriarty, the dark secret shared by Sherlock and his brother Mycroft Holmes, and the detective's true whereabouts during the Great Hiatus, when the world believed him to be dead.***--Goodreads*** **"What a splendid book, what grand fun!** A corking good read & a crackling good adventure that performs the delicious miracle of bringing back to life the greatest detective of them all."***--Chicago Tribune*** **Nicholas Meyer's Sherlock Holmes pastiche, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution retroactively changes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Final Problem" while confronting Holmes's cocaine addiction and explaining what drives the man.** To this end, Meyer dethrones Moriarty and recasts him as Holmes's childhood math tutor who became the focus of Holmes's cocaine addled delusions, for which Watson took the detective to Austria in order to receive the aid of Sigmund Freud.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

Subjects

  • Nicholas Meyer
  • England
  • Historical
  • Victorian
  • Classic
  • Adventure
  • Crime
  • Detective
  • Mystery
  • Suspense
  • Diabolical
  • Deductions
  • Humour
  • Secrets
  • Conspiracy
  • Cocaine

Quick answers

Who wrote The Seven-Per-Cent Solution?

The Seven-Per-Cent Solution was written by Nicholas Meyer and first published in 1974.

What genre is The Seven-Per-Cent Solution?

It is usually shelved as Victorian-Era Fiction and Victorian Mysteries.

How long is The Seven-Per-Cent Solution?

The median edition has 237 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Seven-Per-Cent Solution?

Readers who like it often enjoy In the company of Sherlock Holmes, The Italian secretary and The Game Is Afoot.

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