An atmospheric,intricately plotted new mystery in which Sherlock Holmes and Henry Vernier race to catch a villainous murderer at large in the Vatican and Rome.Sherlock Holmes and Henry Vernier are visiting Rome on a diplomatic mission when the Pope asks the world's greatest detective to help find a stolen relic: the forefinger of "doubting" Saint Thomas. But when the relic is quickly and mysteriously returned,and all seems to be easily resolved,the forefinger is stolen again in a brutal attack.Holmes and Vernier must follow the trail of a sacrilegious murderer through the streets of Rome and the halls of the Vatican,uncovering dark ties between members of the church and an Italian crime family.
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Publisher: Titan Books LtdISBN: 9781803361840Weight: 369 gDimensions: 203 x 130 mm
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"This clever mystery is further proof that Siciliano is one of the best contemporary pasticheurs." - Publishers Weekly starred review (on The Venerable Tiger)."The spirit and tone of the classic Holmes adventures are alive and well in this instalment... If you are a Holmes fan looking for some new adventures with the Great Detective,The Venerable Tiger is one to pick up!" - The Crime Review (on The Venerable Tiger)."The tone is Holmesian to the last detail,with the reader swept along to a satisfying ending. A fine addition to the Holmes canon." - Library Journal"Siciliano's tale... is wonderfully atmospheric and moves briskly." - Publishers Weekly"he (familiar) tale seems fresher and deeper,thanks both to the invigorating presence of Holmes and Vernier and to the wealth of marvellous detail,especially on the Paris Opera House itself." - Booklist (on The Angel of the Opera).
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