Someone, or some thing, has been killing children and draining their blood. In 1870, the 23-year-old Mycroft, who has a reputation as a daredevil, is serving as a secretary at the War Office when word reaches London of a series of unusual deaths in Trinidad. "Basketball legend Abdul-Jabbar (Black Profiles in Courage) makes his triumphant adult fiction debut with an action yarn that fills in the backstory of Sherlock Holmes’s older and smarter brother, Mycroft. But more importantly, if you care about history and culture and passion and civil rights, you will love it all the more."- Lyndsay Faye, bestselling author, The Gods of Gotham If you love the Holmes brothers, you will love this book. "With this meticulously researched work, Abdul-Jabbar and Waterhouse have pulled off the near-impossible with MYCROFT HOLMES: given us a novel that will appeal to any fan of good storytelling, an instant classic in the Sherlockian pastiche genre, and a must-read for history buffs. In his latest literary effort, he indulges his longtime appreciation for the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and gives us a rousing mystery novel featuring Sherlock Holmes' older and smarter brother, Mycroft, while launching a new series of adventures.” - Gay Talese, author of A Writer’s Life “Moving beyond the echo of big-time basketball's cheering multitudes, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has found an unlikely second career in the quietude of a writer's life. Klinger, editor, The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes “I’m proud to have worked with Kareem, my friend of many years, on this project! It adds an exciting, new dimension to the life of Sherlock Holmes, and Kareem's passion for history has given the story a new twist.” - Leslie S. Here’s hoping Abdul-Jabbar and Waterhouse write many more." - Baker Street Babes Mycroft Holmes is a good book and an engaging mystery for Sherlockians and non-Sherlockians alike, but it’s a particular delight for aficionados of the Doylean world. "The book is extremely well-written and well-researched, with layers of sensory detail and filmic tableaux.Doylean Easter Eggs are also sprinkled throughout and are presented with a witty subtlety that will delight longtime fans. "MYCROFT HOLMES is beautifully written and full of intrigue.while still managing to be a lot of fun.” - Robert Towne, Oscar-winning screenwriter of Chinatown "If you’re only aware of Abdul-Jabbar’s skill on the basketball court, get ready-this is an assured novel that fans of Holmes stories (old-school and new) will love." - Barnes and Noble "Holmesians will find much to appreciate in the novel’s depiction of a character whose mind is as keen as Sherlock’s.". "Abdul-Jabbar and Waterhouse have created a smart origin story for Mycroft that slots neatly onto the shelves next to the original canon." - Los Angeles Times champion, cultural ambassador, author - rivals Conan Doyle himself." - New York Times "For outsize polymathic energy and accomplishment, Abdul-Jabbar - N.B.A. 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. Written by NBA superstar Kareem Abdul- Jabbar and screenwriter Anna Waterhouse, Mycroft Holmes reveals the untold story of Sherlock’s older brother. 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. Upon hearing the news, Georgiana abruptly departs for Trinidad. There are rumors of mysterious disappearances, strange footprints in the sand, and spirits enticing children to their deaths, their bodies found drained of blood. Mycroft’s comfortable existence is overturned when Douglas receives troubling reports from home. 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 fiancée Georgiana Sutton was raised. A new novel written by NBA All-Star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar!įresh 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.
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