Mycroft and Sherlock: The Empty Birdcage

Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem; Waterhouse, Anna

ISBN 10: 1785659308 / ISBN 13: 9781785659300

Published by Titan Books, London, 2019

About this Item

First edition, trade paperback, Uncorrected Bound Proof, has a minor skew to the binding, and slight bumps to the spine ends and corners with shallow creasing to the fore corners of the text block. Otherwise, this is a solid, tight, clean Very Good+ copy. Seller Inventory # 106422

Bibliographic Details

Title: Mycroft and Sherlock: The Empty Birdcage

Publisher: Titan Books, London

Publication Date: 2019

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very Good+

Edition: Uncorrected Proof.

About this title

Synopsis:

The new novel by NBA All-Star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, starring brothers Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes.

It is 1873, and as the economies of Europe threaten to crumble, Mycroft Holmes finds himself in service to the Crown once again. A distant relative of Queen Victoria has been slain by the Fire Four Eleven killer, a serial murderer who leaves no mark upon his victims, only a mysterious calling card. Meanwhile, Sherlock has already taken it upon himself to solve the case, as his interest in the criminal mind grows into an obsession.

Mycroft begrudgingly allows Sherlock to investigate, as Ai Lin--the woman he is still in love with--needs his aid. Her fiancé has been kidnapped, and the only man who might know his fate is a ruthless arms dealer with a reputation for killing those who cross him. Mycroft persuades his friend Cyrus Douglas to help find the young man, but Douglas himself is put in harm's way.

As Sherlock travels the country on the hunt for the Fire Four Eleven murderer, both he and Mycroft will discover that the greed of others is at the root of the evil they are trying to unearth...

About the Author:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a huge Holmesian--7'2" tall, basketball's all-time leading scorer, and a U.S. cultural ambassador. He's written extensively, including What Color is My World (children's), Brothers in Arms (military history), and On the Shoulders of Giants (black history). His novel Mycroft Holmes, starring Sherlock Holmes lesser well known but far more talented older brother, was published in 2015.

Anna Waterhouse has sold and/or optioned several scripts, consulted on a feature-length doc for HBO, was supervising producer/co-writer of Netflix/Showtime's On the Shoulders of Giants which won an NAACP Image Award for best documentary, has taught screenwriting at both Chapman University and at U.S.C., and is currently working on a limited series with acclaimed writer Robert Towne.