ENTER THE LION: A Posthumous Memoir of Mycroft Holmes

by Michael P. & Sean M. Wright Hodel ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 1, 1979

Yes--Mycroft Holmes, who, as any Baker Street Irregular will tell you, was Sherlock's older, fatter, lazier, but equally gifted brother. Here he's the pleasant narrator of a slab of harmless folderol about a dastardly 1875 plot: several Confederate diehards have arrived in London, determined to bribe and connive their way into an alliance with Britain to overthrow the U.S. government. Mycroft learns of this scheme through his position in the Foreign Office; in fact, it's his boss there, Jerrold Moriarty (yes, father of the Moriarty), who is in cahoots with the Rebels! Sherlock helps out a little--mostly by wearing outlandish disguises--but it's Mycroft who must get to Prime Minister Disraeli to warn him of this conspiracy, and he does so. . . with help from ex-PM Gladstone. Extremely silly, of course--and there are many dull spots, including an interminable billiards game; but this is more gracefully and thoughtfully carried off than most of the Baker Street nonsenses, and there's mild amusement in watching the two brothers trying to top each other, deduction-wise.

Pub Date: July 1, 1979

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Hawthorn

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 1, 1979

Categories: FICTION