Luigi Pachì posted: In February, the new apocrypha of GRETCHEN ALTABEF, entitled “Sherlock Holmes – Terror in London”, will be in all newsagents. It’s the no. 138 of the Yellow Mondadori Sherlock Series. My novel, Remarkable Power of Stimulus translated into Italian. This is my third book for Mondadori Sherlock.
Luigi’s version of the plot: the refurbishment of an old London church would not be normally in Sherlock Holmes’ professional interests. If Holmes and Watson accept the request for help from the rector of the priory, the reason is certainly not about the restoration work. While visiting the Lady Chapel during a service the faithful were shocked to find the floor covered with bloody prints. Even imaginative guesses are wasted to explain the macabre episode, but the great investigator demands, as usual, concrete elements drawn from direct observation. On the spot with Dr Watson and the rector, in the chapel with risky candlelight, examines traces of blood that, presumably left by two individuals, lead outward and appear to be from the entrance of a crypt. Armed with lanterns, not knowing what to expect, the three of them descend into the basement. Down there, at the bottom of a stone staircase, a creepy scene awaits them: silhouettes tied to the heavy iron bars of the windows. These are bodies of women, martyred with unheard of ferocity. Horrified, Holmes and Watson vow to bring to justice the monsters responsible for this folly.
Inside you will also find Luigi Pachì‘s usual novel appendix.
Gretchen Altabef is an award-winning author of new Sherlock Holmes mysteries. Her books brim with imagination and a news reporter’s excitement for the true history of the day. THESE SCATTERED HOUSES brings Holmes to New York during his ‘great hiatus’. REMARKABLE POWER OF STIMULUS follows in London. During the investigation of a gruesome murder, Sherlock seizes a second chance with the woman, and they marry in anarchist-ridden Paris. The trilogy continues with FIVE MILES OF COUNTRY. Holmes is called in to solve a murder in Thomas Edison’s premier film studio, and Mrs Irene Adler-Holmes triumphs on Broadway. THE KEYS OF DEATH is a genesis story of 221B Baker Street and its inhabitants, as told by Mrs Hudson. Sherlock Holmes FAR & WIDE is a unique Sherlockian compilation of stories, parody, and one play. All available from MX Sherlock Holmes Books.
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