One of the most remarkable engineering
projects ever conceived in modern times was the Cape to Cairo
Railway--stretching over 5,700 miles from Cape Town South Africa to Cairo
Egypt. The project faced, and overcome, many obstacles over the last 150
years—swamps, impenetrable jungle, the ravages of the white ants and termites,
encounters with lions, elephants and other beasts, disease, and regional wars,
to name a few. However, one of the most terrifying obstacles was the Kongo Nkisi spirit. It took Sherlock Holmes to travel deep
into the forbidding jungle of central Africa to unravel the mystery of the Kongo
Nkisi Spirit Train.
This adventure is one of five, totally new Sherlock Holmes adventures in the
collection: Sherlock Holmes – The Golden Years by Kim H. Krisco.
The other stories include: The
Bonnie Bag of Bones that
lead the legendary duo on a not-so-merry chase into the mythical mountains of
Scotland, and ultimately to the “the woman” who is tangled within a mystery that has haunted Holmes for a quarter
century.
The Curse of the Black Feather continues the adventure, in which
Holmes teams up with the irregulars, and a gypsy matriarch, to expose a
diabolical “baby-farming” enterprise. Their quest arouses a vicious adversary,
Ciarán Malastier, who has Holmes struggling for his very life.
Maestro of Mysteries begins with a summons to Mycroft’s office and ends
with a deadly chase in Undertown, far beneath the streets of London.
And, The Cure that Kills sees Holmes and Watson in hot
pursuit of the diabolical Ciarán Malastier, racing across America, and pitting
them against the largest detective organization in the world.
Over 150 years after construction began on the Cape to Cairo
Railway has left it currently incomplete – and so are the adventures of
Sherlock Holmes. Fortunately, it’s
easy for you to continue your travels with Sherlock Holmes. You have but to buy the best-selling
book: Sherlock Holmes – The Golden Years:
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