Kate Martinelli #5
Bantam
May 2006
On Sale: April 20, 2006
Featuring: Kate Martinelli; Al Hawkin
368 pages ISBN: 0553804537 EAN: 9780553804539 Kindle: B000GCFWPA Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
Kate Martinelli has seen her share of peculiar things as a
San Francisco cop, but never anything quite like this: an
ornate Victorian sitting room straight out of a Sherlock
Holmes story – complete with violin, tobacco-filled Persian
slipper, and gunshots in the wallpaper that spell out the
initials of the late queen.
Philip Gilbert was a true Holmes fanatic, from his
antiquated décor to his vintage wardrobe. And no mere fan
of fiction’s great detective, but a leading expert with a
collection of priceless memorabilia – a collection some
would kill for.
And perhaps someone did: In his collection is a century-
old manuscript purportedly written by Holmes himself – a
manuscript that eerily echoes details of Gilbert’s own
murder.
Now, with the help of her partner, Al Hawkin, Kate must
follow the convoluted trail of a killer – one who may have
trained at the feet of the greatest mind of all times.