Mycroft and Sherlock: The Empty Birdcage

Book review: Mycroft and Sherlock: The Empty Birdcage

My Rating: ⭐️⭐⭐⭐

"The new novel by NBA All-Star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, starring brothers Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes.

It is 1873, and as the economies of Europe threaten to crumble, Mycroft Holmes finds himself in service to the Crown once again. A distant relative of Queen Victoria has been slain by the Fire Four Eleven killer, a serial murderer who leaves no mark upon his victims, only a mysterious calling card. Meanwhile, Sherlock has already taken it upon himself to solve the case, as his interest in the criminal mind grows into an obsession.

Mycroft begrudgingly allows Sherlock to investigate, as Ai Lin—the woman he is still in love with—needs his aid. Her fiancé has been kidnapped, and the only man who might know his fate is a ruthless arms dealer with a reputation for killing those who cross him. Mycroft persuades his friend Cyrus Douglas to help find the young man, but Douglas himself is put in harm’s way.

As Sherlock travels the country on the hunt for the Fire Four Eleven murderer, both he and Mycroft will discover that the greed of others is at the root of the evil they are trying to unearth. "

~ From Goodreads ~

It read almost like the original Arthur Conan Doyle version of Sherlock Holmes. Honestly, I haven't read much about Mycroft Holmes before. I just know that he makes appearances in some of the books and that he is a doting big brother.

But this insight into the young adult versions of Sherlock Holmes was a joyous read. Mycroft treats him like any other 19-year-olds.

Sherlock is just starting out on his sleuthing ways for which he skips a semester in college. He is not the repertoire of information that he is usually depicted as. His brother Mycroft is shown as an all-powerful, intelligent, and sophisticated man instead. Mycroft solves the crime with intelligence and knowledge and Sherlock's energy and manpower.

It was a fun read. But I somehow like the sociopath Sherlock solving cases any day. Or maybe I am used to his ways of sleuthing.

I read this one for the prompts of the following Reading challenges:

Popsugar Reading Challenge 2021: A book by a Muslim American author

Fiction-NonFiction Challenge 2021: A book with a main character whose name begins with S

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