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Darkness Over the Ocean
Paperback
Series: Sherlock Holmes: The Secret Letters, Book 3
Publisher: Henrik Kruse
Published: Jun 18 2026
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.67
Height: 0.51 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Darkness Over the Ocean
A Sherlock Holmes Novel
The chase has crossed an ocean.
Still believed dead by the world, Sherlock Holmes continues his secret pursuit of Sebastian Moran, the most dangerous surviving agent of Professor Moriarty's criminal network.
The trail leads aboard a transatlantic steamship bound for New York.
Somewhere among the passengers, crew, and hidden identities traveling across the Atlantic lies the key to Saint Peter's Confession-a lost and controversial document whose value has already drawn collectors, criminals, church officials, and powerful financiers into a dangerous game.
As storms gather over the ocean, Holmes finds himself trapped in an isolated world where escape is impossible and trust is increasingly difficult. Strange incidents begin to unfold aboard the vessel. Passengers disappear. Secrets emerge. Old loyalties are tested. And with every passing day, Holmes becomes convinced that not everyone on board is who they claim to be.
Meanwhile, Sebastian Moran remains one step ahead.
To uncover the truth, Holmes must navigate a maze of deception stretching from the ship's luxurious salons to its darkest and most forgotten corners. Yet the greatest danger may not come from Moran alone, but from forces already moving in the shadows on the far side of the Atlantic.
Darkness Over the Ocean is the third installment of The Secret Letters, a Sherlock Holmes adventure series set during the detective's hidden years following the Reichenbach Falls.
Combining classic Holmes deduction with historical suspense, international intrigue, and the atmosphere of a great ocean voyage, this novel carries Holmes farther than ever from Baker Street-and closer than ever to the truth.
Perfect for readers who enjoy:
- Classic Sherlock Holmes adventures
- Historical mystery and suspense
- Ocean liner mysteries
- International intrigue and conspiracies
- Victorian-era detective fiction
- The hidden years of Sherlock Holmes
The ocean is vast.
The enemy is near.
And the truth is waiting on the other side.
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