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The Adventure of the Giant Rat of Sumatra

John Lescroart
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“The Adventure of the Giant Rat of Sumatra” is the long-lost story of one of Watson’s most intriguing adventures, one for which the “world was not ready” during Holmes’ lifetime. The story deals with Professor Moriarty, Colonel Sebastian Moran, and the infamous Dr. Culverton-Smith, who together collude to introduce the bubonic plague into England. Holmes and Watson nearly face their own ends in their efforts to foil this deadly and dastardly plot.

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