The Scroll of the Dead (Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)

The further adventures of Sherlock Holmes

by David Stuart Davies

Paperback, 208 pages

English language

Published Nov. 13, 2009 by Titan Books.

ISBN:: 978-1-84856-493-0

(1 review)

n this fast-paced adventure, Sherlock Holmes attends a seance to unmask an impostor posing as a medium. His foe, Sebastian Melmoth is a man hell-bent on discovering a mysterious Egyptian papyrus that may hold the key to immortality. It is up to Holmes and Watson to use their deductive skills to stop him or face disaster...

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3 stars

This is probably Davies’ best Holmes novel. That isn’t really saying very much. However, this had a fairly coherent plot and didn’t resort to magic for the solution, so I consider it a win.

Subjects

Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Watson, John H. (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Mediums -- Fiction
Manuscripts (Papyri) -- Fiction