Sherlock Holmes & the Unholy Trinity

(, Alabama)

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A colourfully dressed Bedouin brandishing a sword and wearing an ancient symbol of Christianity interrupts the breakfast of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson with a cryptic message of warning: they must stay away from the affairs of his people. Before long the world's most famous detective and his tenacious assistant are dispatched to the Vatican to investigate the murder of Cardinal Tosca. Considered the Pope's natural successor, Tosca was involved in work of a controversial nature - talk of a lost gospel coincided with the arrival of several mysterious packages from Egypt - and he was killed as he worked on the translation of an ancient scroll. All clues point towards Holmes and Watson's Bedouin intruder and there are whispers of the involvement of a so-called 'unholy trinity'. The duo embark upon a dangerous trip to Egypt, the birthplace of the Coptic Church, to uncover the nature of a parchment missing from Cardinal Tosca's office and, ultimately, the motives of the Bedouin.

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Praise for Paul D. Gilbert 'A solid and respectable addition to the ranks of faithful emulations of the Doyle originals.' Publishers Weekly 'Remarkably original...Well worth the read for anyone who enjoyed either Conan Doyle's originals or the Granada TV series.' Tangled Web 'Paul D Gilbert has really captured the essence of Sherlock Holmes.' Euro Crime '...it seems to me that he has grasped the essentials of the characters of Holmes and Watson and, even more importantly, the way that they interact with each other and with other people.' Promoting Crime This is the first of his Holmes series that I have read and it seems to me that he has grasped the essentials of the characters of Holmes and Watson and, even more importantly, the way that they interact with each other and with other people. He also leaves the impression that, though a conclusion is reached to this story, more may well follow.' Promoting Crime

Author Bio

Paul Gilbert was born in North London and now lives in Harrow with his wife Jackie and their two sons. As well as his passion for the work of Arthur Conan Doyle, he also enjoys history, science-fiction and T'ai chi. His previous two novels, Sherlock Holmes and the Giant Rat of Sumatra and The Chronicles of Sherlock Holmes, were also published by Robert Hale.