“With witty yet perceptive dialogue, Harris captures Hollywood’s brassy soul and Hitchcock’s magnetic mastery. This slam-dunk novel is sure to make Harris, alongside Hitchcock, a household name for mystery fans of all ages.” 

– Library Journal (starred review)

“A charming Hollywood mystery. Harris brings 1950s Tinseltown to life with sparkling dialogue and Easter eggs galore, and the core mystery is gloriously unpredictable. For film buffs, this is a sure thing.” 

– Publishers Weekly

"The novel pays tribute to the films of Alfred Hitchcock. An entertaining romp through noir's most recognizable tropes from femme fatales to wise-cracking dames, as well as hard drinking, car chases, gangster goons, family secrets, and lucky escapes.” 

– Scotland on Sunday

"Unmitigated pleasure is Harris's stock-in-trade.”

– Anthony O'Neill, bestselling author of The Lamplighter

Praise for Robert J. Harris’s A Study in Crimson:

"Harris’s take on the iconic characters is outstanding."

– BookPage

“Robert J. Harris’s lively Sherlock Holmes pastiche transports readers to a blacked-out London during World War II. A Study in Crimson achieves a similar mix of action-adventure, detective savvy and Holmesian surprise.”

– Tom Nolan, The Wall Street Journal

"Harris successfully captures Holmes’ brilliance, talent, and arrogance, as well as Watson’s dogged devotion to Holmes and the atmosphere in London during the dark days of war. The case he has imagined for Holmes to solve is both thoroughly challenging and pleasingly multilayered. A satisfying read."

– Booklist

"Besides providing the duo with a worthy challenge, Harris makes his Watson an intelligent and competent sidekick. Both the strong characterization and plot bode well for a sequel."

– Publishers Weekly (starred)

"A Study in Crimson does right by its venerated source material while putting a new spin on Conan Doyle's characters by rejiggering their historical context. Harris's mystery is up to snuff."

– Shelf Awareness

"Fans of Sherlock Holmes will welcome this latest addition to the great detective’s myth.”

– Historical Novel Society

"Unmitigated pleasure is Harris's stock in trade. Harris revives Basil Rathbone's wartime Sherlock Holmes with great affection and peerless skill. A must-read for Homes aficionados and consumers of literary homage.”

– Anthony O'Neill, author of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Seek and The Devil Upstairs

"Robert J. Harris captures the character of Holmes and Watson wonderfully well in this intriguing mystery.”

– Irish Independent

"A riveting read written in an engrossing and engaging manner, this book is a unique development of the Holmes novel and worthy of your time.”

– Journal of the Legal Society of Scotland