{"product_id":"adventure-of-the-peculiar-protocols-9781250754417","title":"The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols: Adapted from the Journals of John H. Watson, M.D.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Seven-Per-Cent Solution\u003c\/i\u003e, Nicholas Meyer brought to light a previously unpublished case of Sherlock Holmes, as recorded by Dr. John H. Watson. Now Meyer returns with a shocking discovery--an unknown case drawn from a recently unearthed Watson journal--in \u003ci\u003eThe Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJanuary 1905: Holmes and Watson are summoned by Holmes' brother Mycroft to undertake a clandestine investigation. An agent of the British Secret Service has been found floating in the Thames, carrying a manuscript smuggled into England at the cost of her life. The pages purport to be the minutes of a meeting of a secret group intent on nothing less than taking over the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on real events, the adventure takes the famed duo--in the company of a bewitching woman--aboard the Orient Express from Paris into the heart of Tsarist Russia, where Holmes and Watson attempt to trace the origins of this explosive document. On their heels are desperate men of unknown allegiance, determined to prevent them from achieving their task. And what they uncover is a conspiracy so vast as to challenge Sherlock Holmes as never before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNICHOLAS MEYER is the author three previous Sherlock Holmes novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Seven-Per-Cent Solution\u003c\/i\u003e, which was on the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list for a year. He's a screenwriter and film director, responsible for \u003ci\u003eThe Day After\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime After Time\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStar Trek IV: The Voyage Home\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStar Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country\u003c\/i\u003e among many others. A native of New York City, he lives in Santa Monica, California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50436885905682,"sku":"9781250754417","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a095617f-7519-4d5e-877b-b0bb41e21882.jpg?v=1729638862","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/adventure-of-the-peculiar-protocols-9781250754417","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}