The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Holmes Behind The Veil Book 2)

The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life by Thomas Kent Miller continues the author’s Holmes Behind The Veil sequence. It is published as Holmes Behind The Veil Book 2.

Key details

• Author: Thomas Kent Miller
• Series: Holmes Behind The Veil
• Book 2
• ISBN: 9781787051607
• Page count: 428
• Publication date: 19 September 2017

Synopsis

Set across Ethiopia and beyond, Sherlock Holmes is placed alongside Allan Quatermain as the pair move through landscapes described as both beautiful and tortuous, where the boundaries between the known world and “worlds unknown” are repeatedly tested. The narrative presents a quest into the Danakil Desert in 1872, travelling with Quatermain’s aide-de-camp Hans and a wider party that includes astronomer Maria Mitchell, volcanologist Axel Lindenbrock, and Gunnery Sergeants Daniel Dravot and Peachy Carnehan.

As the expedition faces brutal attack and the discovery of a 2,000-year-old lost city, the book frames survival as only part of the challenge, insisting on confrontation with horror as the journey deepens. The text also promises a dense, scholarly weave of interlocking writings and ideas, culminating in Quatermain’s encounter with what is described as the essence of the meaning of life, which he dismisses as a wizard’s trick.

Rackhams Reference : F52T48F5D7