The Scroll of the Dead
The Scroll of the Dead is a 1998 adventure mystery pastiche novel written by David Stuart Davies, featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson as they investigate a theft from the British Museum with ties to the Black Arts.
 First edition | |
| Author | David Stuart Davies |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Adventure, Mystery |
| Published | 1998 (Calabash Press) 13 November 2009 (Titan Books) |
| Media type | Novel |
| Pages | 208 |
| ISBN | 1848564937 (first edition) |
Plot
After Holmes and Watson attend a bogus seance to unmask a phony psychic, they are called upon to investigate a murder and the theft of a scroll from the British Museum. As it turns out, this is but the first key towards uncovering a mysterious Egyptian tomb, and within it, a papyrus that may hold the power of eternal life.
Reprints
Titan Books reprinted the book in 2009, under the title of The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Scroll of the Dead as part of its Further Adventures series, which collects a number of noted Holmesian pastiches.