The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Venerable Tiger

by Sam Siciliano

Overview

The brand new adventure from the author of The Devil and the Four, in which Sherlock Holmes and Henry Vernier uncover a tense family mystery.

FAMILY SECRETS

Sherlock Holmes acquires a new client when a beautiful young woman, Isabel Stone, faints on the steps of his Baker Street rooms. She has come to beg his assistance in reclaiming the priceless jewels kept from her by her tyrannical stepfather, Captain Grimbold Pratt. But shortly after agreeing to take her case, Captain Pratt comes to Baker Street, furious that Isabel is trying to deprive him of his fortune. Unsure who to believe, Holmes and his cousin, Dr Henry Vernier, must travel to Pratt's estate, home to tigers, wolves and murderers, to unravel a family mystery dating back to the Indian Mutiny.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781789092691
Publisher:	Titan
Publication date:	03/18/2020
Series:	Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Series
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	288,117
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Sam Siciliano is the author of several novels, including the Sherlock Holmes titles The Angel of the Opera, The Web Weaver, The Grimswell Curse and The White Worm. He lives in Vancouver, Washington

Editorial Reviews

★ 05/04/2020

At the outset of Siciliano’s excellent seventh Holmes pastiche (after 2018’s The Devil and the Four), which takes its inspiration from Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of the Speckled Band,” 21-year-old Isabel Stone, who lives with her stepfather, Capt. Grimbold Pratt, calls on Sherlock Holmes at 221B Baker Street. Miss Stone has discovered a note from her late mother stating that Pratt and her father, Maj. Hubert Stone, who were stationed in India together, each returned to England decades ago with a share of a treasure-trove of jewels. After the major died when Miss Stone was five, Pratt married her mother and demanded custody of her mother’s share of the gems. When Miss Stone recently asked Pratt about the gems, the eccentric captain, who maintains an exotic menagerie at his Surrey home, including a tiger, denied their existence. Miss Stone hopes Holmes will help her get her rightful inheritance. Siciliano plants suggestions early on that the new client may not be who she seems and that the story line will deviate from that of “The Speckled Band.” This clever mystery is further proof that Siciliano is one of the best contemporary pasticheurs. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

"This clever mystery is further proof that Siciliano is one of the best contemporary pasticheurs."
– Publishers Weekly starred review

"The spirit and tone of the classic Holmes adventure 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

“A nice nod to the canon” 
- Girl Who Reads

Praise for Sam Siciliano:

“The tone is Homesian 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

“The [familiar] tale seems fresher and deeper, thanks both to the invigorating presence of Holmes and Vernier and to the wealth of marvelous detail, especially on the Paris Opera House itself.” Booklist (on The Angel of the Opera)

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