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Moriarty is a criminal mastermind who uses his intelligence and resources to provide criminals with crime strategies and sometimes protection from the law, all in exchange for a fee or a cut of profit.
Professor Moriarty, by Sidney Paget (The Strand Magazine, 1893) Description. His name was James Moriarty (EMPT, 406). He had a brother with the same first name, colonel James Moriarty. (FINA, 4) He was extremely tall and thin, his forehead domed out in a white curve, and his two eyes were deeply sunken in his head.
Professor James Moriarty is the main antagonist of the Sherlock Holmes franchise. He is a high-level crime lord in London, Sebastian Moran's boss and the archenemy of Sherlock Holmes, being famously described as the " Napoleon of Crime " and the most dangerous enemy Holmes has ever faced.
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Professor Moriarty, archcriminal nemesis of Sherlock Holmes in several detective stories and novels by Sir Arthur Conan
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Moriarty Definition. Meanings. Definition Source. Pronoun. Filter. pronoun. A surname of Irish origin. Wiktionary. Professor James Moriarty, fictional archenemy and nemesis of Sherlock Holmes; by extension and such archenemy or nemesis.
In SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS Detective Sherlock Holmes pursues the elusive criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty, as he orchestrates a series of ra...
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Oct 30, 2023 · When we think of cunning detectives, we think of Sherlock Holmes. And when we think of evil masterminds, it's Moriarty all the way. Professor James Moriarty is the only villain sharp enough to outwit the greatest detective of all time—even Holmes himself refers to Moriarty as "the Napoleon of Crime."
