{"product_id":"mycroft-and-sherlock-9781785659287","title":"Mycroft and Sherlock","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe new novel by NBA All-Star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, starring brothers Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is 1872, and a series of gruesome murders is the talk of London. Mycroft Holmes--now twenty-six and a force to be reckoned with at the War Office--has no interest in the killings; however, his brother Sherlock has developed a distasteful fascination for the macabre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a ship carrying cargo belonging to Mycroft's best friend Cyrus Douglas runs aground, Mycroft persuades Sherlock to serve as a tutor at the orphanage that Douglas runs as a charity, so that Douglas might travel to see what can be salvaged. When a boy dies of a suspected drug overdose Sherlock decides to investigate, following a trail of strange subterranean symbols to London's squalid opium dens. Meanwhile a meeting with a beautiful Chinese woman leads Mycroft to the very same mystery, one that forces him to examine the underbelly of the opium trade that is enriching his beloved Britain's coffers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the stakes rise, the brothers need one another's assistance and counsel. But a lifetime of keeping secrets from each other may have catastrophic consequences...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKareem Abdul-Jabbar \u003c\/b\u003eis a huge Holmesian--7'2\" tall, basketball's all-time leading scorer, and a U.S. cultural ambassador. He's written extensively, including \u003ci\u003eWhat Color is My World\u003c\/i\u003e (children's), \u003ci\u003eBrothers in Arms \u003c\/i\u003e(military history), and \u003ci\u003eOn the Shoulders of Giants\u003c\/i\u003e (black history). His novel \u003ci\u003eMycroft Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Sherlock Holmes less well known but far more talented older brother, was published in 2015. \u003cb\u003eAnna Waterhouse \u003c\/b\u003ehas sold and\/or optioned several scripts, consulted on a feature-length doc for HBO, was supervising producer\/co-writer of Netflix\/Showtime's \"\u003ci\u003eOn the Shoulders of Giants\u003c\/i\u003e\",​ which won an NAACP Image Award for best documentary, has taught screenwriting at both Chapman University and at U.S.C., and is currently working on a limited series with acclaimed writer Robert Towne.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Titan Books (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50516367048978,"sku":"9781785659287","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b76b6dbe-a06d-49d4-b862-c1c1957ccaa9.jpg?v=1731024403","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mycroft-and-sherlock-9781785659287","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}