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From the best-selling author of The House of Silk comes a cunning new thriller. The year is 1891, Sherlock Holmes is presumed dead, and so is the villainous James Moriarty. Pinkerton Detective Agency's Frederick Chase, on the tracks of an international criminal mastermind, arrives in Europe only days after the fatal incident at Reichenbach Falls. There he makes the acquaintance of Scotland Yard's Insp. Athelney Jones, a man now well versed in the arts of deduction and ratiocination. Together the two return to a London inhumed by criminal activities. Without the assistance of the great Sherlock, will the detectives be able to uncover the ringleader and restore the peace in time to prevent a personal tragedy? Verdict Fans of Horowitz-and as the creator of the popular television series Midsomer Murders and Foyle's War, he has many-will be eager to get their hands on this meticulously researched and skillfully executed literary thriller. A fiendishly plotted exploit sure to bedevil staunch Sherlockians and fans of the popular BBC series (Sherlock) alike. [See Prepub Alert, 7/14/14.]-Liv Hanson, Chicago (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.