Mycroft Holmes
“When I say, therefore, that [my brother] has better powers of observation than I… I am speaking the exact and literal truth.”—Sherlock Holmes. This story occurs when Mycroft, an athletic Cambridge graduate, assisted the Secretary of State. He becomes embroiled in a mystery in Trinidad—based on...
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“When I say, therefore, that [my brother] has better powers of observation than I… I am speaking the exact and literal truth.”—Sherlock Holmes. This story occurs when Mycroft, an athletic Cambridge graduate, assisted the Secretary of State. He becomes embroiled in a mystery in Trinidad—based on actual history.
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Format: Audiobook
Edition language: English
The title of this book was the first thing to catch my eye; the second was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's name on the cover as one of the authors. How can I possibly pass this up? As an avowed fangirl of Sherlock Holmes, I've learned to stay away from almost all pastiches and mysteries featuring my fictio...
Is it heretic to say that I prefer Douglas to Watson?This book looks at Sherlock Holmes' brother Mycroft in his early salad days, if you can see the Holmes' bros as having salad days. Mycroft's best buddy is Douglas, a black American, and Douglas actually plays a greater role in the story than Watso...
I am a long-time Holmesian, and I love to see what different authors do with the spin-offs. Some are better than others, of course ... and this is one of the best. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, himself a long-time Holmesian, has made Mycroft Holmes his main character in a story about human trafficking during...
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