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The Great Detective:  Sherlock Holmes Reborn

The Italian Secretary: A Further Adventure of Sherlock Holmes By Carr, Caleb 2009-10 - St. Martin's Griffin 0312352042 Check Our Catalog "Caleb Carr' s novel, "The Alienist," ""was a blockbuster international bestseller and positioned its author as a modern master of the historical thriller. Now, Carr reaches back further, to the age of opium dens and Jack the Ripper, when fictional detective Sherlock Holmes made the science of murder as real as the gore on a killer' s hands..." FOUL WHISPERINGS... Mycroft Holmes' s encoded message to his brother, Sherlock, is unsubtle enough even for Dr. Watson to decipher: a matter concerning the safety of Queen Victoria herself calls them to Edinburgh' s Holyrood House to investigate the confounding and gruesome deaths of two young men-- horrific incidents that took place with her highness in residence. The victims were crushed in a manner surpassing human power. And while recent attempts on her majesty' s life raise a number of possibilities, these intrigues also seem strangely connected to an act of evil that took place centuries earlier... ... UNNATURAL DEEDS For indeed, the slaying of David Rizzio, music master and friend to Mary Queen of Scots, was an extraordinarily brutal and treacherous act-- even for a time when brutality and treachery were the order of the day. Now, the ghosts of Holyrood House are being reawakened by someone with a diabolical agenda of greed, madness, and terror as Holmes and Watson set out to trap a killer who is eager to rewrite history in blood... " Intriguing!" --"Booklist" " "The Italian Secretary" captivates." --"Publishers Weekly" …More

Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography By Rennison, Nicholas 2007-10 - Grove Press 9780802143259 Check Our Catalog He has been called a genius and a fraud, a hero and an addict. He advised kings in their glittering palaces, then disappeared into the darkest alleys of London's criminal underworld. He was (and remains) a global icon, but he could pass his most ardent fan on the street without a flicker of recognition. Who was this Sherlock Holmes? Nick Rennison gathers the clues of a life lived among the stars of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, from Oscar Wilde to Sigmund Freud, and uncovers startling, previously unknown information. How did a Cambridge drop-out and bit player on the London stage transform himself into a renowned "consulting detective"? Did he know the identity of Jack the Ripper? To where did Sherlock Holmes disappear after his presumed death in 1891? Sherlock Holmes answers these questions and many more as it careens through the most infamous crimes and historic events of the era, all in pursuit of the real man behind the greatest detective in modern fiction--and, just perhaps, nonfiction. …More

Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings By Faye, Lyndsay Author Watson, John H. 2009-12 - Simon & Schuster 9781416583318 Check Our Catalog …More

The Language of Bees By King, Laurie R. 2009-04 - Bantam 9780553804546 Check Our Catalog In a case that will push their relationship to the breaking point, Mary Russell must help reverse the greatest failure of her legendary husband's storied past--a painful and personal defeat that still has the power to sting...this time fatally. …More

Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance By Brandreth, Gyles 2008-01 - Touchstone Books 9781416534839 Check Our Catalog One of Britains premier royal biographers pens the first in a series of fiendishly clever historical murder mysteries, featuring Oscar Wilde as the detective. …More

Sherlock Holmes in America By Greenberg, Martin Harry Editor Lellenberg, Jon L. Editor Stashower, Daniel 2009-11 - Skyhorse Publishing 9781602399341 Check Our Catalog Sherlock Holmes makes his American debut in this fascinating and extraordinary collection of never-before-published crime and mystery stories by bestselling American writers. 12 b&w illustrations. …More

Gaslight Grimoire: Fantastic Tales of Sherlock Holmes By Hambly, Barbara Author Sequeira, Christopher Author Roden, Barbara 2008-10 - EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing, 9781894063173 Check Our Catalog The fabled tin dispatch box of Dr. John H. Watson opens to reveal eleven all new tales of mystery and dark fantasy. Sherlock Holmes, master of deductive reasoning, confronts the irrational, the unexpected and the fantastic in the weird worlds of the Gaslight Grimoire. "A wonderful addition to the bookshelf of any fan of Sherlock Holmes or of the supernatural. Terrific stories, great variety, genuine chills: it's all here." - Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of HOMINIDS "This book contains eleven of the most ingenious, imaginative and inspired exploits yet committed to paper. Wonderful stuff!" - Roger Johnson, BSI, Editor, The Sherlock Holmes Journal "Contributors: " Barbara Hambly Christopher Sequeira Barbara Roden M. J. Elliott Martin Powell Chico Kidd & Rick Kennett …More

The Baker Street Letters By Robertson, Michael 2009-06 - Minotaur Books 9780312538125 Check Our Catalog This first work in a new series features two brothers who lease offices on Baker Street. They soon begin receiving mail addressed to Sherlock Holmes--who had famously occupied the same address. …More