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SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE GIANT RAT OF SUMATRA IBD

MX PUBLISHING
01 / 2023
9781804240359
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Sinopsis

Autumn 1898. London. A scandal in the making.Dockworkers are stunned by the arrival of theáMatilda Briggs, a long overdue tea cutter returning from Calcutta. Abandoned by its crew, the dust-covered vessel has seems to have drifted into a vacant berth guided byáan unseen hand.The only member of the crew aboard is a lone cabin boy in the throes of death, following a murderous attack.áThe shipâÇÖs log has also vanished without a trace. All that remains is a series of indecipherable markings have been scratched into the shipâÇÖs decking.Sherlock Holmes and his faithful Watson are called to divest theáMatilda Briggsáof its secrets, only to be subtly warned off by the shipâÇÖs insurers. Then a young man appears at 122B Baker Street with a mysterious packet from his missing father - who disappeared journeying to London from Calcutta.áA confounding conspiracy seems set to boil over.What was in the cargo besides innocent tea chests? Will the violence and rebellion that follow shift the tides from the favour of the Great Detective?Is the world finally ready for this tale?

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