A BRAND NEW SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY If you love Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original, you'll love this gripping new tale from the world of Sherlock Holmes. PRAISE FOR PAUL D. GILBERT'S SHERLOCK HOLMES THE GIANT RAT OF SUMATRA "Since Sir Arthur created Sherlock Holmes, they have been many incarnation of him. I think Paul D. Gilbert's work is the closest to the original ." K.G.A. " Cracking good story with plenty of history, action and Holmes at his best. " Colin "Every line is saturated in atmosphere, and conveys the very ...
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A BRAND NEW SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY If you love Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original, you'll love this gripping new tale from the world of Sherlock Holmes. PRAISE FOR PAUL D. GILBERT'S SHERLOCK HOLMES THE GIANT RAT OF SUMATRA "Since Sir Arthur created Sherlock Holmes, they have been many incarnation of him. I think Paul D. Gilbert's work is the closest to the original ." K.G.A. " Cracking good story with plenty of history, action and Holmes at his best. " Colin "Every line is saturated in atmosphere, and conveys the very same feelings as Doyle's original books. I couldn't possibly compare any previous attempts, this is pure Sherlock ." Radulfus "Extremely well written indeed. Every bit as engrossing as the original Holmes stories. " Kev Autumn 1898. London. A scandal in the making. Dockworkers are stunned by the arrival of the Matilda Briggs, a long overdue tea cutter returning from Calcutta. The dust-covered vessel has been abandoned by its crew, and seems to have drifted into a vacant berth guided by an unseen hand . The only member of the crew aboard is a lone cabin boy in the throes of death, following a murderous attack. The ship's log has also vanished without a trace. All that remains is a series of indecipherable markings have been scratched into the ship's decking. Sherlock Holmes and his faithful Watson are called to divest the Matilda Briggs of its secrets, only to be warned off. Then a young man appears at 122B Baker Street with a mysterious packet from his missing father - who disappeared journeying to London from Calcutta. A confounding conspiracy seems set to boil over. What was in the cargo besides innocent tea chests? Will the violence and rebellion that follow shift the tides from the favour of the Great Detective? Will the Giant Rat of Sumatra be revealed? And is the world finally ready for this tale to be told? Inspired from Conan Doyle's most famous untold mystery, acclaimed Sherlockian Paul D. Gilbert expands the reach of Britain's favourite sleuth in his most intriguing tale yet. DISCOVER THESE NEW ADVENTURES OF HOLMES AND WATSON. PERFECT FOR FANS OF THE ORIGINAL AND LOVERS OF CLASSIC MYSTERIES. ALSO BY PAUL GILBERT THE ODYSSEY OF SHERLOCK HOLMES TRILOGY Book 1: SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE UNHOLY TRINITY Book 2: SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE FOUR-HANDED GAME Book 3: THE ILLUMINATION OF SHERLOCK HOLMES THE LOST FILES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES SERIES Book 1: THE LOST FILES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES Book 2: THE CHRONICLES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES Book 3: THE ANNALS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES STANDALONE NOVEL SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE GIANT RAT OF SUMATRA
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This is the third Sherlockian book by Paul Gilbert and he seems to have hit his stride with this novel. His earlier collections of shorter stories showed ?growing pains? as he worked with his writing techniques. In this novel his prose is balanced and well edited and his characters are firmly developed and consistent.
The story begins with the arrival of the ?Matilda Briggs,? a steam-powered, tea packet from India, which appears one morning at an unassigned dock in London. It is two days late and missing all its crewmembers other than a dying ?cabin boy.? Holmes is called to investigate by the Insurers and by Inspector Lestrade. His findings are cryptic at best and require examining both the ship and the cadaver of the ?cabin boy.? To complete the preliminary investigation, Holmes and Watson interview the manager of the shipping line that owns the ship.
As Holmes and Watson return to Baker Street, they find that a new client is awaiting them in their rooms, being fed tea by Mrs. Hudson. He has letters from his famous explorer father and wants Holmes to verify the contents and to find his father. This task turns into a marathon of reading and discussing the letters and the father?s adventures, which have taken him to the Dutch East Indies.
The two cases progress slowly, tangling into one another. The ?cabin boy? is discovered to have been killed in a most peculiar fashion. The logs and manifests of the ship are missing and the explorer?s path seems to be taking him to the same ports as the ?Matilda Briggs? left. The journey appears to be as much philosophical as physical and its narration from the letters seems to weigh heavily on the son
The nature of the Giant Rat and the purpose of the ?Matilda Briggs? are eventually uncovered, much to the surprise of all concerned. In the process, Holmes explores the techniques for meditation he learned during his ?hiatus? and Lestrade is given a glimpse of the larger world that surrounds Metropolitan London.
This is a well-written, complex novel. It certainly hangs together and provides glimpses of some extraordinary lives and events. Holmes appears to be ?softening? somewhat as he grows older. His temper fits and biting sarcasm are appearing less frequently and he seems to be growing a true awareness of other people, but only just a bit of one.
