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The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Giant Rat of Sumatra

Author: Richard L. Boyer

Publisher: Titan Books

Published: 2011-03-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781848568600

Everyone’s favorite detective finds himself embroiled in two related investigations—one with a connection to a giant rat—in this clever Sherlock Holmes pastiche In deference to Sherlock Holmes’ wishes, Dr. Watson kept the details of “The Giant Rat of Sumatra” a secret. However, before he died, he arranged that the bizarre story of the giant rat should be held in the vaults of a London bank until all the protagonists were dead . . . At long last, discover the tale “for which the world is not yet prepared”—a thrilling mystery involving murder, adventure, and a frightening rodent aboard Matilda Briggs. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s timeless creation returns in this handsomely designed detective story that finally brings to life a tale first mentioned in the 1924 story, “The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire”. The Further Adventures series encapsulates the most varied and thrilling cases of the worlds’ greatest detective.

Sherlock Holmes and The Giant Rat of Sumatra

Author: Paul D. Gilbert

Publisher:

Published: 2023-01-26

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781804240359

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Autumn 1898. London. A scandal in the making. Dockworkers are stunned by the arrival of the Matilda 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 by an unseen hand. The only member of the crew aboard is a lone cabin boy in the throes of death, following a murderous attack. The ship's log has also vanished without a trace. All that remains is a series of indecipherable markings have been scratched into the ship's decking. Sherlock Holmes and his faithful Watson are called to divest the Matilda Briggs of its secrets, only to be subtly warned off by the ship's 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. A 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?

Sherlock Holmes and the Giant Rat of Sumatra

Author: Alan Vanneman

Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9780786709564

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A seemingly impossible murder in a London rooming house sends Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson on a perilous search for a killer that leads them from England to Egypt, India, and Singapore.

The Giant Rat of Sumatra

Author: Franklin W. Dixon

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-01-29

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 1442486031

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Someone’s determined to sabotage a new play that’s come to town. Part of the set crashes on stage. Death threats are painted on the walls. Stage props are transformed into sinister weapons. And if Frank and Joe don’t catch the villain, the climax could be crushing.

Pirates Galore

Author: Sid Fleischman

Publisher: Catnip Publishing Limited

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 9781846470219

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Dredged up out of the sea after a storm, 12 year old cabin boy Shipwreck only wants to begin his long journey home. Instead he encounters snarling mutineers, barefoot bandits, hairbreadth escapes, duels, secret identities, simmering revenge, betrayals, heroic last stands, cunning innkeepers and hidden treasure.

The Giant Rat of Sumatra

Author: Sid Fleischman

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2006-08-01

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 0060742402

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A swashbuckling tale of thievery and revenge The Giant Rat of Sumatra is the most notorious pirate ship in the Pacific. Its ferocious figurehead, a rat with crooked teeth and gouged-out eyes, strikes fear in the heart of every seafaring crew. Now the ship has dropped anchor in San Diego. Twelve-year-old cabin boy Shipwreck -- so named after he was rescued from the sea by the pirates -- is anxious to begin his long journey home to Boston. Instead, he finds himself swept up in a treacherous plot. It seems his adventure is only just beginning. . . .

The Adventure of the Coal-Tar Derivative

Author: Steven Philip Jones

Publisher: Andrews UK Limited

Published: 2022-02-09

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 1787058425

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Holmes and Watson’s exploits during the Great Hiatus are revealed in a series of short stories and novellas. These adventures include how they separately helped stop the Moriarities from starting a world war and using a legendary stone to destroy London. Also revealed are the facts behind the Giant Rat of Sumatra and Holmes’s encounter with Jack the Ripper.

The Oriental Casebook of Sherlock Holmes

Author: Ted Riccardi

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2011-06-15

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1681770059

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From the fertile crescent to the far east, the great adventures of Holmes and Watson during the three-year gap between Holmes's "death" and his dramatic return. What exactly happened during Sherlock Holmes's “great hiatus” after his supposed death and triumphant return three years later? Riccardi images his travels in Europe and Asia during those years in nine original short stories set in places as far flung as Sumatra and Tibet. Given the uncertain grip of the British empire over its colonies, the murders and other mayhem Holmes confronts often have potentially grave political repercussions. Filled with local color and Holmes’ signature wit and logic, Sherlockians the world over will relish this missing chapter in the life of the world’s greatest detective.

Sherlock Holmes and the Limehouse Horror

Author: Philip Pullman

Publisher: Nelson Thornes

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9780748740628

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In a play that both dramatizes and makes fun of the Sherlock Holmes stories, the great detective and Dr. Watson investigate a report of the Giant Rat of Sumatra and match wits with Professor Moriarty.

The Annals of Sherlock Holmes

Author: Paul D. Gilbert

Publisher: Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes

Published: 2023-01-26

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781804240311

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A sparkling collection of three new Sherlock Holmes stories draw on details and hints from the pages of Conan Doyle's classic works. From the pen of the acclaimed Doctor John Watson readers are introduced to previously unsolved mysteries, as referenced in many of the original stories. The Dundas Separation Case, The Abernetty Mystery and The Adventure of The Reluctant Spirit.