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The Empty Birdcage (Mycroft and Sherlock) Libro de bolsillo – 28 septiembre 2021

Edición en Inglés de Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Autor)

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The new novel by NBA All-Star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, starring brothers Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes.

It is 1873, and as the economies of Europe threaten to crumble, Mycroft Holmes finds himself in service to the Crown once again. A distant relative of Queen Victoria has been slain by the Fire Four Eleven killer, a serial murderer who leaves no mark upon his victims, only a mysterious calling card. Meanwhile, Sherlock has already taken it upon himself to solve the case, as his interest in the criminal mind grows into an obsession.

Mycroft begrudgingly allows Sherlock to investigate, as Ai Lin--the woman he is still in love with--needs his aid. Her fiancé has been kidnapped, and the only man who might know his fate is a ruthless arms dealer with a reputation for killing those who cross him. Mycroft persuades his friend Cyrus Douglas to help find the young man, but Douglas himself is put in harm's way.

As Sherlock travels the country on the hunt for the Fire Four Eleven murderer, both he and Mycroft will discover that the greed of others is at the root of the evil they are trying to unearth...

Libro 3 de 3

MYCROFT HOLMES
Longitud de impresión

336 páginas
Idioma

Inglés
Editorial

Titan Books
Fecha de publicación

28 septiembre 2021
Dimensiones

10.64 x 17.48 cm
ISBN-10

1785659332
ISBN-13

978-1785659331
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a huge Holmesian—7'2", NBA’s all-time leading scorer, six-time MVP, Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom as well as a New York Times bestselling author, and a regular contributor to the Guardian and the Hollywood Reporter. He has written fifteen books, including children’s stories, three autobiographies, several historical works, and essays. His recent titles are Becoming Kareem (2017) and Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court (2016). His first novel, Mycroft Holmes starring Sherlock Holmes’s less well known but more talented older brother, was published in 2015 (Titan Books).

Anna Waterhouse has sold and/or optioned several scripts, consulted on a feature-length doc for HBO, was supervising producer/co-writer of Netflix/Showtime's On the Shoulders of Giants which won an NAACP Image Award for best documentary, has taught screenwriting at both Chapman University and at U.S.C., and is currently working on a limited series with acclaimed writer Robert Towne.

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Editorial ‏ : ‎ Titan Books (28 septiembre 2021)
Idioma ‏ : ‎ Inglés
Libro de bolsillo ‏ : ‎ 336 páginas
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1785659332
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1785659331
Peso del producto ‏ : ‎ 172 g
Dimensiones ‏ : ‎ 10.64 x 17.48 cm

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Amazon Customer

Well written. Fascinating look at dynamics of the Holmes brothers

Revisado en los Estados Unidos el 6 de noviembre de 2023

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Suspenseful and unexpected twists

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Another good one !

Revisado en Canadá el 16 de diciembre de 2019

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Love these books, almost more than the originals. The ending in this one was somewhat abrupt but hopefully an epilogue will be picked up at the beginning of the next.

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mike A.

Great new Holmes adventure

Revisado en Reino Unido el 21 de septiembre de 2021

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Loved the book and it’s slant on Holmes and Mycroft! Have read all the books in the series but STILlL waiting for further additions.

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Joey California

Great historical fiction!

Revisado en los Estados Unidos el 13 de septiembre de 2023

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Well written book that keeps the action and intrigue flowing, while including a vivid historical feel for Victorian England. Great read!

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bigheadted

Continuing a Journey I'm Not Sure I Want to Be On

Revisado en los Estados Unidos el 10 de enero de 2020

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Mycroft & Sherlock: The Empty Birdcage is the 3rd book by Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse, following the adventures of Mycroft Holmes, his little brother Sherlock, his best friend Cyrus Douglas, and his carriage driver Huan. This newest episode follows two separate but connected cases, this time pursued by 2 pairs of sleuths: Mycroft and Cyrus help out the Lin family from the second book while Sherlock and Huan pursue a serial killer. I loved this latest offering, more than the second, and hope there is much more to come.

It's easy to fall into these books and forget the man who Mycroft Holmes becomes. Arthur Conan Doyle's Mycroft Holmes is described as a better deductionist than his brother, a portly bachelor, an antisocial who helped found the Diogenes Club where no one talks, and someone who walks the same route to work every day. Abdul-Jabbar and Waterhouse's Mycroft began as a sociable and fit young man, optimistic to the extent that he was engaged to be married, and one who pursues his work with enthusiasm and positivity. And it is in remembering Doyle's Mycroft and watching the tragedies, disappointments, and challenges that young Mycroft faces, we see, painful by painful step, how he becomes Doyle's Mycroft. We get to see him develop his hard shell and how that affects his loved ones and his behavior towards them, we see him become more disillusioned. If you're paying attention to all that, it's pretty depressing.

I'd love to dive into how Mycroft becomes more Sherlock-ish, on how he manages his relationship with his brother, on how he mismanages his friendship with Cyrus, but I want you to enjoy it for yourself. As with so many writers who have taken Doyle's work and built on it, Abdul-Jabbar and Waterhouse do justice to Doyle's books and characters, especially with regard to Sherlock's case, but take it one step further by including all the emotions that Doyle shied away from, The telling of these tales also reflects Doyle's practice of ending books when the case ends, not lingering on what happens afterwards to the characters we care for, as the case was never about them.

If you're reading this review, you probably read the first two books. If you enjoyed those, you'll enjoy this.

Two final thoughts: (1) Huan was Sherlock's first Watson. And I love that. (2) Cyrus is a black man living in a white man's world, a notable success in his original career, seeking success in a new field where success is not so easily defined, a thoughtful humanitarian, a firm believer in justice, and well-trained in martial arts. That's Kareem!

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