num_pages: 216
description: In this “lost tale”, the world finally learns of the great detective’s most difficult and terrifying case. From the teeming streets of Bombay, through the crowded, dangerous docks of London’s East End to the quiet countryside of Shropshire on the Welsh border, Homes tracks down an evil that is stalking the crew of the far eastern steamer ship Matilda Briggs. The great detective and his Boswell are challenged by a monstrosity rivaling that of the great hound.Holmes’ greatest case begins when a tattooed sailor is found lying dead in the street in Homes’ neighbourhood. The murderous trail leads Holmes and Watson to the London docks and the Matilda Briggs, newly arrived from Batavia, now moored in the Thames and deserted. there they find the first clue in a case that will test their detective skills, courage and friendship like nothing they have ever experienced before …
language: English
title: The Giant Rat of Sumatra
titlecomplete: The Giant Rat of Sumatra
characters: John Watson, Sherlock Holmes
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Crime, Historical, Detective, Historical Fiction, Victorian, Historical Mystery
ratings_count: 4404
series: The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Titan Books
publisher: Armchair Detective Library