Sherlock Holmes is dead\u2014or so most of the world thinks. His fatal plunge over the Reichenbach Falls as he struggled with his archenemy, Moriarty, has been widely reported. <\/p>\n

But Holmes has escaped and is alive.<\/p>\n

In his immediate circle, only Holmes\u2019s brother, the lethargic genius Mycroft, knows of his survival. Even Dr. Watson thinks that the great detective is dead. Among his enemies, Sebastian Moran, Moriarty\u2019s chief henchman, knows of Holmes\u2019s probable escape and waits for their inevitable meeting.<\/p>\n

From 1891 to 1894, Holmes wanders through Asia. He is alone, without Watson, without Scotland Yard, armed only with his physical strength and endur-ance and his revered cold logic and rationality. <\/p>\n

The adventures recounted in The Oriental Casebook of Sherlock Holmes range from Lhasa to Katmandu, from the East Indies to the deserts of Rajasthan. In Tibet and throughout the Orient, Holmes is caught up in the diplomatic machinations of British imperialism that Rudyard Kipling dubbed \u201cthe Great Game.\u201d He confronts the tsarist agent Dorjiloff, the great art thief Anton Furer, and the mysterious Captain Fant\u00f4me. And here, written in Holmes\u2019s own words, is the account of \u201cThe Giant Rat of Sumatra,\u201d for which until now he so famously thought the world unprepared.<\/p>\n

For Holmes\u2019s fans throughout the world, the stories in The Oriental Casebook of Sherlock Holmes fill in an enigmatic gap, the cause of so much speculation in the great detective\u2019s career.
(front flap)<\/p>\n

Preface by Dr. John Watson —
The case of the viceroy’s assistant —
The case of Hodgson’s ghost —
The case of the French savant —
An envoy to Lhasa —
The case of Anton Furer —
The giant rat of Sumatra —
A singular affair at Trincomalee —
Murder in the thieves’ bazaar —
The mystery of Jaisalmer —
Afterword by Dr. John Watson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sherlock Holmes is dead\u2014or so most of the world thinks. His fatal plunge over the Reichenbach Falls as he struggled with his archenemy, Moriarty, has been widely reported. But Holmes has escaped and is alive. In his immediate circle, only Holmes\u2019s brother, the lethargic genius Mycroft, knows of his survival. Even Dr. Watson thinks that …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3421,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n