Vasudev Murthy

Sherlock Holmes, the Missing Years: Japan Vasudev Murthy

Publisher Marketing: It s 1893. King Kamehameha III of Hawaii declares Sovereignty Restoration Day ... Tension grows between China and Japan over Korea ... The Bengal Famine worsens ... A brilliant scientist in Calcutta challenges the system The senior priest at Kyoto s Kinkaku-ji temple is found dead in mysterious circumstances. Dr John H. Watson receives a strange letter from Yokohama. Then the quiet, distinguished Mr. Hashimoto is murdered inside a closed room on a voyage from Liverpool to Bombay. In the opium dens of Shanghai and in the back alleys of Tokyo, sinister men hatch evil plots. Professor Moriarty stalks the world, drawing up a map for worldwide dominion. Only one man can outwit the diabolical Professor Moriarty. Only one man can save the world. Has Sherlock Holmes survived the Reichenbach Falls? In a seriocomic novel that radically ups the ante, Sherlock Holmes and Watson find their match in more than one man (or indeed, woman) as a clock inexorably ticks. History, mystery, romance, conspiracies, knife-edge tension; a train in Russia, roadside crime in Alexandria, an upset stomach in Bombay, careening through Cambodia, nasty people in China, monks in Japan here s a thrilling global chase that will leave you breathless (occasionally with laughter) as the Sherlock Holmes: The Missing Years series begins." Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/12/2015 (EAN 9781464203657, Paperback) Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2015 pg. 39 (EAN 9781464203657, Paperback) Booklist 03/01/2015 pg. 25 (EAN 9781464203657, Paperback) Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2015 (EAN 9781464203633, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 01/12/2015 pg. 38 (EAN 9781464203633, Hardcover) Booklist 03/01/2015 pg. 25 (EAN 9781464203633, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Murthy, Vasudev Vasudev was born in Delhi and has meandered around the world with lengthy stopovers in Tallahassee and Dallas. His books span a variety of interests, from Indian classical music to crime fiction, humor, and business management. A violinist and animal rights activist, Vasudev lives with his family and five snoring dogs in Bangalore, India where he runs a consulting firm.