Bradley Harper 
As I mentioned in my previous post, I’ve started an experiment in podcasting, titled Mysteries of the Past.
You can click on the link below to hear the podcast or you can visit my Podbean page, where all the podcast episodes will be posted. My podcast can also be found on Spotify.
I hope you enjoy my latest episode!
Episode 2: Moriarty
A great hero needs a great villain to make them reach down deep and show what they’re made of.
In this episode: A conversation during a transatlantic crossing, a serial Union Army deserter, a stolen painting, and numerous other illegal exploits.
Listen in as I describe some of the exploits that made a German-born, US-raised criminal the likely inspiration for one of the most notorious criminal masterminds fiction has ever seen: Professor Moriarty. Although only present in two of the Holmes tales (The Final Problem and The Valley of Fear), Professor Moriarty is an inextricable part of the Holmes universe, and is responsible for some of the detective’s most memorable moments.
The air rifle used by Colonel Moran, Moriarty’s hitman, served as my inspiration for the favored weapon of the anarchist assassin who features prominently in my upcoming book, Queen’s Gambit. (September, 2019).
Really enjoying these little episodes. Please keep doing them!