The New Novel By NBA All Star Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Starring Brothers Mycroft And Sherlock HolmesIt Is , And As The Economies Of Europe Threaten To Crumble, Mycroft Holmes Finds Himself In Service To The Crown Once Again A Distant Relative Of Queen Victoria Has Been Slain By The Fire Four Eleven Killer, A Serial Murderer Who Leaves No Mark Upon His Victims, Only A Mysterious Calling Card Meanwhile, Sherlock Has Already Taken It Upon Himself To Solve The Case, As His Interest In The Criminal Mind Grows Into An ObsessionMycroft Begrudgingly Allows Sherlock To Investigate, As Ai Lin The Woman He Is Still In Love With Needs His Aid Her Fianc Has Been Kidnapped, And The Only Man Who Might Know His Fate Is A Ruthless Arms Dealer With A Reputation For Killing Those Who Cross Him Mycroft Persuades His Friend Cyrus Douglas To Help Find The Young Man, But Douglas Himself Is Put In Harm S WayAs Sherlock Travels The Country On The Hunt For The Fire Four Eleven Murderer, Both He And Mycroft Will Discover That The Greed Of Others Is At The Root Of The Evil They Are Trying To Unearth
Kareem Abdul Jabbar born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr on April 16, 1947 in New York City, New York, United States is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach Typically referred to as Lew Alcindor in his younger days, he changed his name when he converted to Islam.
- Hardcover
- 336 pages
- Mycroft and Sherlock: The Empty Birdcage
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- 25 January 2017 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- 1785659308
As a lifelong fan of the original Sherlock Holmes, I am picky about Holmesian tales written by anyone who isn t Conan Doyle This series of Holmes stories, co authored by Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse fit neatly into the original cast of characters and their personalities The prose is similar in style to the original stories and maintains the same feeling of time and place.The Empty Birdcage is the third in this ongoing series featuring Mycroft and Sherlock in their early years I fou As a lifelong fan of the original Sherlock Holmes, I am picky about Holmesian tales written by anyone who isn t Conan Doyle This series of Holmes stories, co authored by Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse fit neatly into the original cast of characters and their personalities The prose is similar in style to the original stories and maintains the same feeling of time and place.The Empty Birdcage is the third in this ongoing series featuring Mycroft and Sherlock in their early years I found the first two amazing and truly enjoyed this one, although by comparison with the first two, it was a bit less in depth not enough to prevent enjoyment of the reading experience just a little bit less of a dash of spice found in the first two titles
I lied I didn t finish this book I just wanted it not to be on the Want to Read or Currently Reading shelves I pretty much figured out the weapon, motive, and almost whodun it by the time I reached page 30 or so I have not had so much apathy to finish a book in decades I did not flip to the back to see if my guesses were correct I couldn t even.I am going to go watch Sherlock now to wash the bleh from my brain.
So well written Very interesting take on a very young Sherlock and Mycroft who is responsible for him Both are extremely detail oriented Also tells of POC in that time in London which most books ignore AAMOF one of the lead characters is Black but must act as though he s a secretary to an often ill guy instead of the boss.Looking forward to the sequel in Sept.
The brothers Holmes are so alike and so different Kareem Abdul Jabbar writes well giving the reader a strong sense of the era and setting A series of unusual murders have one common element , a note reading Fire 411.
The Mycroft and Sherlock series just keeps getting better I deduce, however, that the title birdcage, and the unwinding of the mystery, is one giant McGuffin Without giving too much away the plot points to a trilogy I can t wait But I guess I ll just have to.
3.5 Stars Overall is was pretty good but for me it had a slow start and dragged a bit.