Sherlock Holmes, Tarzan, G-8, The Shadow, all members of Philip Jose Farmer's Wold Newton Family. All in this novella. While on a mission for the crown, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson encounter some wild individuals, as they track a thief who has stolen England's secret weapon against the Germans.
The Adventure of the Peerless Peer is a lot of fun, and is written in a tongue and cheek style by Philip Jose Farmer. I would put the tone at somewhere between his stories in Weird Heroes (Great-Heart Silver and Savage Shadow) and his authorized Tarzan and Doc Savage novels, The Dark Heart of Time and Escape From Loki respectively.
Farmer has a lot of fun, especially when the pair end up in Africa, face to face with the legendary Ape Man. Together the three of them visit a lost land that H. Rider Haggard wrote about.
I think the tongue in cheek style Farmer employed, adds to the fun of the story. He kind of lets that slip a bit once they reach Africa and encounter Tarzan. Once Tarzan shows up the story gets closer to the tone of serious pastiche.
Highly recommended for fans of Sherlock Holmes, Tarzan, Wold Newton, and of course Philip Jose Farmer.
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