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The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 32 - Sherlock Holmes and the Crusader's Curse

Stuart Douglas

  • Bindwijze: E-book
  • Taal: en
  • ISBN: 9781789091595
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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Taal:en
Bindwijze:E-book
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum:01 december 2020
Ebook Formaat:Adobe ePub
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Hoofdauteur:Stuart Douglas
Hoofdauteur:Stuart Douglas
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A new novel from the author of acclaimed Sherlock Holmes patisches The Albino's Treasure, The Counterfeit Detective and The Improbable Prisoner

A CURSED LEGACY

The last Lord Thorpe, reclusive owner of Thorpe Manor, has died. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are invited to the auction at which the estate will be sold off, in hopes Holmes can uncover the whereabouts of the missing De Trop Diamond, a jewel-encrusted gemstone brought back from the Crusades by an earlier member of the Thorpe dynasty - and the source of a legendary curse.

Making the acquaintance of the various potential bidders for the Manor, and visiting the nearby village, the two men learn local legends from the local publican, before exploring the grounds of the Manor itself.

All seems well until first one of the guests, and then the publican are found dead.

Trapped in the Manor by a ferocious snow storm, and cut off from his network of London assistants, Holmes must convince the remaining guests that the curse is not real, and that there is a murderer in their midst...