Sherlock Holmes and the Crusader's Curse

Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Stuart Douglas

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Titan Books
01 March 2021

Historical mysteries; Sherlock Holmes

Series: The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The last Lord Thorpe, reclusive owner of Thorpe Manor, has died.

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are invited to the auction at which the estate will be sold off, in hopes Holmes can uncover the whereabouts of the missing De Trop Diamond, a jewel-encrusted gemstone brought back from the Crusades by an earlier member of the Thorpe dynasty - and the source of a legendary curse. Making the acquaintance of the various potential bidders for the Manor, and visiting the nearby village, the two men learn local legends from the local publican, before exploring the grounds of the Manor itself. All seems well until one of the guests is found dead.

Trapped in the Manor by a ferocious snow storm, and cut off from his network of London assistants, Holmes must convince the remaining guests that the curse is not real, and that there is a murderer in their midst...

By: Stuart Douglas
Imprint: Titan Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 32
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 130mm,
Weight: 368g
ISBN: 9781789091588
ISBN 10: 1789091586
Series: The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 March 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stuart Douglas is the author of numerous short stories and novellas, and has edited several anthologies. He set up Obverse Books in 2009, a small press imprint. He contributed a story to Titan's Encounters of Sherlock Holmes in 2013, and is the Features Editor of the British Fantasy Society journal. He lives in Edinburgh.