Sherlock Holmes and The Egyptian Tomb Mystery

Sherlock Holmes and The Egyptian Tomb Mystery is written by Johanna Rieke. This English-language title is published by MX Publishing in London.

Key details

• Author: Johanna Rieke
• Publisher: MX Publishing (London)
• ISBN: 9781787057968
• Length: 148 pages
• Translated into English; the fourth of Rieke’s works to appear in English for MX Publishing

Synopsis

Set in London in 1890, the story opens as the British Museum prepares to display the contents of a newly excavated Egyptian tomb, brought to the capital especially for the exhibition. When a museum watchman is murdered, suspicion falls swiftly on a young assistant found with a bloodstained knife.

Holmes, with Watson at his side, refuses to accept an easy conclusion and instead uncovers a far more intricate chain of blackmail, violence and treachery. The investigation ranges from the British Embassy in Cairo to a theatre in East London, as the pair assemble the final pieces of the puzzle under mounting threat. Suitable for readers who enjoy Sherlock Holmes pastiches.

About the author

Johanna Rieke is an author and mathematician whose first book was published in 2011. Six books have been published in Germany in print and audio formats, and her work is described as meticulously researched and authentic in its detail of the world of Holmes and Watson. Now a Swiss citizen, she lives near Basel and is a member of the Sherlock Holmes Society in London and the Reichenbach Irregulars in Switzerland.

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