The Empress of India: A Professor Moriarty NovelIn the late Victorian days, a large amount of gold is arriving unannounced on the cargo ship The Empress of India. Yet the impossible happens--the shipment of gold disappears en route. Sherlock Holmes, brought in by Her Majesty's Government, knows that only one man is both diabolical and clever enough to pull off such an outlandish, daring, and, yes, theoretically impossible crime: Professor James Moriarty. |
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... passed. “Just give me a moment to throw on my overcoat and we'll be on our way to a better, or at least more interesting, dinner than the Croydon could supply.” “What is it, Holmes?” I asked, pulling my own overcoat back on. Holmes ...
... passing hansom cab, and we were on our way to visit that ancient institution that has become known as the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street. The dining room in the private chambers in the Bank of England was small, furnished with ...
... passed in the tunnel beneath me. It was only brief moments later when I heard the shrill blast of a police whistle reverberating below. Holmes was in trouble! I immediately blew on my own whistle and, when a constable came running up ...
... passed between them. “I believe I know why you're here, gentlemen,” he told them, opening the door to the left of the stairs. “Please step into my office.” Dr. Watson was unable to contain his feelings. “Know why we're here?” he moaned ...
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Contents
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4 The Maharajas Golden Houri | 40 |
5 The Enigmatic Dr Pin Dok Low | 56 |
6 Government House | 63 |
7 West of Suez | 76 |
17 All at Sea | 164 |
18 Stirring and Twitching | 181 |
19 Elephanta | 187 |
20 A Number of Things | 201 |
21 The Lonely Sea | 211 |
22 HuggerMugger | 224 |
23 The Gathering Storm | 234 |
24 The Marquis of Queensberry Doesnt Rule Here | 244 |
8 The Jadoogar | 81 |
9 The Phansigar | 97 |
10 Punctuated Equilibrium | 110 |
11 The Games Afoot | 125 |
12 The Empress of India | 132 |
13 The Scorpion Killers | 137 |
14 Shipmates | 145 |
15 All That Glisters | 152 |
16 Bombay | 160 |
25 Who Is This Man? | 251 |
26 Missing | 261 |
27 Altered Patterns | 265 |
28 Into Thin Air | 273 |
29 A Pretty Trick | 283 |
30 The Return | 302 |
31 The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street | 304 |