The Italian Secretary: A Further Adventure of Sherlock Holmes

Carr, Caleb

ISBN 10: 0312352042 / ISBN 13: 9780312352042

Published by St. Martin's Griffin, 2009

Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly! Seller Inventory # DBV.0312352042.G

Synopsis:

Bestselling author Caleb Carr reaches back 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.

"Fans of The Alienist will eagerly read The Italian Secretary. He effectively evokes the dark, dank atmosphere. Carr is astute and unerring in his portrayal of Holmes and his techniques."--USA Today

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 Holyroodhouse 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 Holyroodhouse 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.

About the Author: CALEB CARR was the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of The Alienist, The Angel of Darkness, Surrender, New York, among others. His books have been translated into over twenty languages worldwide. He was a contributing editor to MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History, and the other series editor of the Modern Library War Series. He died at his home in Cherry Plain, NY. He was 68.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Italian Secretary: A Further Adventure ...
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: good