Sherlock Holmes - The Devil's Dust

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London, 1883. Mrs Hudson begs Holmes and Watson to help her friend, a fellow landlady whose lodger has been found poisoned. The police suspect the landlady of murder, but Mrs Hudson insists that her friend is innocent. Upon investigating, the companions discover that the lodger, a mining engineer recently returned from Africa, rented the room under a false name, and appears to have been on the run. His last act before his death was to scrawl 'Devil's Dust' in his own blood. What was he trying to convey, and what is the role of aged big game hunter Allan Quatermain, who visited the man just before his murder?

James Lovegrove is the New York Times best-selling author of The Age of Odin. He was short-listed for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1998 and for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 2004. He also reviews fiction for the Financial Times. He is the author of Sherlock Holmes: Gods of War, Sherlock Holmes: The Stuff of Nightmares, Sherlock Holmes: The Thinking Engine and Sherlock Holmes: The Labyrinth of Death for Titan Books.

"A fun Holmes adventure that feels a lot like Arthur Conan Doyle's originals, with lots of twists and turns" The Crime Review "carries the great Holmes name well through the 21st century. If you're a fan of any of the newest Holmes incarnations (whether it be Sherlock, Elementary or the Guy Ritchie films), this will be a great supplement to fuel your love for a great mystery" Culturess (Fansided) "I was kind of hungry for something weird and geeky, and this story delivered by providing a sort of traditional Holmes and Watson, in an entirely new universe" Atomic Moo "[Lovegrove] has a fine touch, an understanding of Holmes and of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's style and creative bent" Buried Under Books "a Holmes mystery in keeping with the originals, and a credit to Lovegrove's skill." - Girl Who Read