“KURLAND HAS MADE MORIARTY MORE INTERESTING THAN DOYLE EVER MADE HOLMES.” ISAAC ASIMOV London, 1892, and a young nobleman goes missing under distressing circumstances. Prince Albert Victor, grandson of Queen Victoria, has disappeared while visiting a house of ill repute, leaving behind a woman's body. Hoping to find the prince and to clear him of the murder, the royal family is looking for a brilliant—and, more importantly, discreet—investigator. With Sherlock Holmes unavailable, his brother Mycroft turns to the only man who just might be more brilliant—Professor James Moriarty. But the Professor is himself on trial for murder. In exchange for his release, the so-called “Napoleon of Crime” will use all his resources to track down the missing prince. If he fails, he may never again draw another free breath…
