- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd (Jan 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0727862073
- ISBN-13: 978-0727862075
- Product Dimensions: 22.3 x 14.6 x 3.1 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,365,041 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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It's just weeks from the outbreak of the First World War, a conflict few expect to erupt. If it does, Russia is pivotal. But Russia, having survived one abortive revolution, seeths with unrest. Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin plot a second. The hypnotic monk, Rasputin, has ingratiated himself sufficiently with the Tsar and Tsarina to dictate government policy. Will Russia fight? Will the Romanov dynasty be overthrown? If they are, will Britain accept them in exile? To answer such questions - upon which British war policy depends - Sebastian Holmes, son of the legendary Sherlock Holmes, is despatched to St Petersburg, where he infiltrates the revolutionaries and the imperial court. There, the unpredictable chief of the Tsar's secret police tries to manipulate Sebastian for personal reasons. As does his contact in the British embassy - in which Sebastian discovers spies for both Russia and Germany - and by whom he is betrayed into giving a false assurance that threatens his own life.
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SON OF SHERLOCK
14 Sep 2005
Format:Hardcover
Coutless authors have tried their hand at resurrecting Shelock Holmes with varying degrees of success. I have read two recently that merit the attention of mystery readers and Holmes afficionados. The better of the two, A SLIGHT TRICK OF THE MIND, by Mitch Cullin rivals Meyer's THE SEVEN PERCENT SOLUTION in my esteem. The second, THE HOLMES FACTOR,by Brian Freemantle,is thoroughly enjoyable, without deserving such exalted comparisons.
The most important Holmes in THE HOLMES FACTOR is Sebatian Holmes, a son Sherlock fathered while hiding out in Switzerland following his supposed death at the Reichenbach Falls. Sebastian was raised by Mycroft Holmes, learning only a year ago the true identity of his father. Sherlock and son have just returned from a reconciliatory trip to Switzerland, but are still prickly with each other.
It is the eve of World War I and Mycroft is in charge of Great Britain's secret service. He and Winston Churchill (First Lord of the Admiralty)send Sebastian on a mission to St. Petersburg to gather intelligence on the stability of the Russian monarchy. An unhappy Sherlock is consigned to the distinctly secondary role of analyzing the information Sebastian sends back.
This book reminds me of the Laurie King series of Holmes novels starring Mary Russell. In spite of the impausibility of the entire concept, Freemantle tells an engaging story, full of derring-do and romance. Sebastian encounters Stalin, Trotsky, and Rasputin, while romancing the daughter of the chief of the Tsar's secret police. I see Brad Pitt as Sebastian in the movie version.
The most important Holmes in THE HOLMES FACTOR is Sebatian Holmes, a son Sherlock fathered while hiding out in Switzerland following his supposed death at the Reichenbach Falls. Sebastian was raised by Mycroft Holmes, learning only a year ago the true identity of his father. Sherlock and son have just returned from a reconciliatory trip to Switzerland, but are still prickly with each other.
It is the eve of World War I and Mycroft is in charge of Great Britain's secret service. He and Winston Churchill (First Lord of the Admiralty)send Sebastian on a mission to St. Petersburg to gather intelligence on the stability of the Russian monarchy. An unhappy Sherlock is consigned to the distinctly secondary role of analyzing the information Sebastian sends back.
This book reminds me of the Laurie King series of Holmes novels starring Mary Russell. In spite of the impausibility of the entire concept, Freemantle tells an engaging story, full of derring-do and romance. Sebastian encounters Stalin, Trotsky, and Rasputin, while romancing the daughter of the chief of the Tsar's secret police. I see Brad Pitt as Sebastian in the movie version.
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