A Betrayal in Blood
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It is 1894, and the news of a Transylvanian nobleman’s death at the hands of a certain Professor Van Helsing is the talk of London. Unsatisfied at the acquittal of the professor, Mycroft Holmes asks Sherlock to investigate what truly led to the deaths of Lucy Westenra and the mysterious aristocrat. The newspapers are full of inconsistencies and wild supernatural theories, and as Holmes digs deeper, he suspects that those hailed as heroes are not what they seem. The clues point to an innocent man framed and murdered for crimes he did not commit, and Holmes and Watson find themselves targeted at every turn, as what began as a quest to clear one man’s name reveals a conspiracy that draws them to the mountains of Transylvania and the infamous Castle Dracula.
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I will say, it helps to read (or re-read) Dracula before you read this book; even though everything is explained and you could follow along without having read Dracula at all, they do get into the nitty-gritty of some of the accounts in Dracula. In some ways, this book reads a bit like someone picking apart the superhero (or supervillain, I suppose, in Dracula's case?) movie while leaving the theater. But that isn't a bad thing in this case, because all those small points do come together to make for a good story! I enjoyed the book and above all appreciated the fact that the author's love & respect for not only Holmes but Watson as well comes through in the details.
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12 primary booksThe New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Titan Books is a 12-book series with 12 primary works first released in 2011 with contributions by Guy Adams, James Lovegrove, and 4 others.
