by KareemAbdul-Jabbar (Author), Anna Waterhouse (Author)
Fresh out of Cambridge University, the young Mycroft Holmes is already making a name for himself in government, working for the Secretary of State for War. Yet this most British of civil servants has strong ties to the faraway island of Trinidad, the birthplace of his best friend, Cyrus Douglas, a man of African descent, and where his fiancee Georgiana Sutton was raised.Mycroft's comfortable existence is overturned when Douglas receives troubling reports from home. There are rumors of mysterious disappearances, strange footprints in the sand, and spirits enticing children to their deaths, their bodies found drained of blood. Upon hearing the news, Georgiana abruptly departs for Trinidad. Near panic, Mycroft convinces Douglas that they should follow her, drawing the two men into a web of dark secrets that grows more treacherous with each step they take...Written by NBA superstar Kareem Abdul- Jabbar and screenwriter Anna Waterhouse, Mycroft Holmes reveals the untold story of Sherlock's older brother. This harrowing adventure changed his life, and set the stage for the man Mycroft would become: founder of the famous Diogenes Club and the hidden power behind the British government.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Edition: 0
Publisher: Titan Books
Published: 25 Sep 2015
ISBN 10: 1783291532
ISBN 13: 9781783291533
Book Overview: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's name will garner widespread curious attention and reviews in the United States. Leslie Klinger's involvement with the book will garner credibility among the core Holmsian community. (Les is the author of The Annotated Sherlock Holmes, and a member of the Baker Street Irregulars.) Mycroft Holmes is a character about whom relatively little has been written, leaving him open to exciting interpretation. Kareem will be very prominent in the media over the next year, and will participate actively in the promotion of this book.