A Slight Trick of the Mind
A Slight Trick of the Mind is the seventh book by American author Mitch Cullin.
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| Author | Mitch Cullin |
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| Publisher | Nan A. Talese/Doubleday |
Publication date | April 2005 |
| Pages | 253 |
| ISBN | 0-385-51328-3 |
| Preceded by | UnderSurface (2002) |
| Followed by | The Post-War Dream (2008) |
Plot
The tale is that of Sherlock Holmes, elderly and unable to walk without a cane, as his memory begins to fail. He lives with a housekeeper and her son, and talks to the son about his life before he forgets it entirely.
Releases
It was first published in April 2005 as a hardcover edition from Nan A. Talese/Doubleday,[1] and during the same month an unabridged audiobook version read by Simon Jones was released on both compact disc and cassette by Highbridge Audio.[2] A trade paperback edition was published in May 2006 by Anchor Books/Random House.[3]
Awards
The audiobook edition by Mitch Cullin won the Audio Publishers Association's 2006 Audie Award for Unabridged Fiction.[4]
Film adaptation
On 5 September 2013, it was announced that the book would be adapted into a film with Ian McKellen as Holmes. Bill Condon would direct, and Jeffrey Hatcher would adapt the screenplay.[5] The film was released on 19 June 2015 under the title Mr. Holmes.
References
- Hardcover
- Audio Version
- Trade Paperback
- Audie Awards Archived September 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- "Toronto: Bill Condon To Direct Ian McKellen As A Retired Sherlock Holmes". Deadline. Retrieved 5 September 2013.