The Crack in the Lens - Couverture rigide

Hockensmith, Steve

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0312379420 ISBN 13 : 9780312379421

Editeur : Minotaur Books,US, 2009

Synopsis

In 1893, Otto 'Big Red' Amlingmeyer and his brother Gustav, 'Old Red' find themselves in a situation that they never expected. They have a bit of money and time to do something other than scramble. It's enough to confound even that most unconfoundable of men, their mutual inspiration, Sherlock Holmes. So Old Red decides that it's time for the two of them to head off to the Texas hill country, to San Marcos, and deal with the greatest tragedy of Old Red's life. Five years ago, when Old Red was a cowpoke in San Marcos, he had a sweetheart - a fallen woman at the local house of ill repute. They had made plans but before they made their big move, his fiancee was murdered and the case swept under the rug by the local authorities. Now, Old Red is determined to find out what really happened and to finally find a measure of justice for his beloved. But Big Red and Old Red find themselves facing a wall of silence and in some of the worst situations of their lives: ensnared in a riot at the local cathouse, on the wrong end of a lynching party and perhaps worst of all - having to do the one thing you never want to do in the state of Texas: steal horses.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

It's 1893 and things finally seem to be going right for the Amlingmeyer brothers, Otto "Big Red," and Gustav "Old Red." After years of hard knocks, they finally have a bit of money and spare time to do something other than scramble. Soon the Amlingmeyers find themselves in a situation that they never expected, and this time, it's personal. Years before, Old Red lost his fiancé and one true love to a brutal killer, and the case was swept under the rug by the local authorities. Now, Old Red is determined to find out what really happened and to finally find a measure of justice for his beloved.  Yet how can he and Big Red even start the search when everyone in town wants the secrets of the past buried forever. . . and the brothers buried with them?   It's enough to confound even that most unconfoundable of men, their mutual inspiration:  Sherlock Holmes.  

Biographie de l'auteur

Steve Hockensmith is a widely published journalist and author of the critically acclaimed, award-nominated novels featuring Old Red and Big Red, including Holmes on the Range. He is also the New York Times bestselling author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls. He lives in Alameda, California.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Minotaur Books,US
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0312379420
• ISBN 13: 9780312379421
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible