The ground-breaking historical whodunnit, in which 1890s New York is as much a character as the investigators.

At the invitation of the Conan Doyle Estate, the best-selling historical thriller writer, Caleb Carr, has created a new adventure for Holmes and Watson, set in the grandeur of Holyrood Palace in the twilight of Queen Victoria's reign.

It is 2023. The staphylococcus plague of 2006 has killed 40 million people; the crash of '07 has wrecked the economy; and the 2018 assassination of President Emily Forrester has traumatized the US. Dr Gideon Wolfe, professor of criminal psychology, discovers that all information can be manipulated.

The bestselling author of THE ALIENIST and ANGEL OF DARKNESS puts a very special spin on a mystery thriller set twenty-five years in the future. A contemporary successor to such dystopian classics as BRAVE NEW WORLD and 1984.

After the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 Caleb Carr examines the lessons of military history to prove that using terrorism against civilians remains as self-defeating today as it has been throughout time - from the last days of the Roman Empire to Vietnam.

A rich evocative thriller set in the seething vitality of 1890s New York by the author of THE ALIENIST.