Who is Professor James Moriarty?
Q: Who is Professor James Moriarty?
A: Professor James Moriarty is a fictional character in some of the Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Q: What is Moriarty's description in the Sherlock Holmes stories?
A: Moriarty is a criminal mastermind whom Holmes describes as the "Napoleon of crime".
Q: Where did Arthur Conan Doyle get the phrase "Napoleon of crime" from?
A: Doyle got the phrase from a Scotland Yard inspector who was referring to a real-life criminal.
Q: Why was Moriarty introduced as a character in the Sherlock Holmes stories?
A: Moriarty was introduced to allow Doyle to kill Sherlock Holmes and only featured in two of the Sherlock Holmes stories.
Q: In which Sherlock Holmes story did Professor Moriarty first appear?
A: Professor Moriarty's first and only appearance occurred in The Adventure of the Final Problem.
Q: How does the encounter between Holmes and Moriarty end?
A: The encounter ends with both Holmes and Moriarty falling to their deaths in Switzerland on top of the Reichenbach Falls.
Q: Does Moriarty feature in any other Sherlock Holmes stories?
A: Moriarty also plays a role in the book-length The Valley of Fear, and his agents are mentioned in a few other stories.
