Timothy Miller: Novels, Notions, Natterings: Pharaoh's Heart

The Strange Case of the Pharaoh's Heart

"An elemental is a built-up, artificial thing, an imbued force which may be brought into being by spirit means or by nature."
–Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, on the death of Lord Carnarvon

1923: In his last years, Sherlock Holmes has abandoned his strict method of logic for the practice of spiritualism, to the everlasting shame of his old friend Dr. Watson. When Lord Carnarvon dies unexpectedly, barely two months after opening the tomb of Tutankhamun, Holmes blames his death—and a string of others, from an American millionaire to an Egyptian prince, on an ancient curse. But Watson, never one for the supernatural, decides to finally part ways with the formerly great detective.

However, shortly after his departure from Holmes, Lord Carnarvon’s daughter, Lady Evelyn, approaches Watson with a plea: accompany Holmes to Tutankhamun’s tomb to uncover the truth of her father’s death, whether natural, supernatural, or cold-blooded murder. Watson reluctantly accepts the challenge. But much to his displeasure, there’s a third member of their company—Mrs. Estelle Roberts, who communicates with the dead.

Although divided by different beliefs, the trio must band together to unrav the extraordinary secret of the boy king and the treasure missing from his tomb that men have killed for. Their journey takes them from London to Monte Carlo to Cairo and Luxor, and finally to the place that haunts Sherlock Holmes’s dreams, the place he swore never to return to: the Reichenbach Falls, where the spirit of the one man he killed in his long career may be awaiting its revenge: Moriarty.

Reviews

The Strange Case of the Pharaoh’s Heart is a paranormal romp with Holmes and Watson, and a time warp to the well-researched 1920s, from glittering haunts of the rich to the tombs of the Valley of the Kings.

Beware! The game's afoot!--KRL News & Reviews

Timothy Miller is a marvelous writer. This is his third and possibly best Sherlock Holmes mystery. The plot is engrossing, but for me the main attraction is the voice he creates with Watson and this time with another character, a medium named Estelle Roberts. The story follows Watson and Holmes as they head to Egypt accompanied by Mrs. Roberts to solve the “curse” of Tutankhamun’s tomb.

--Historical Novel Society

If you like Sherlock Holmes, and, just as important, you are intrigued by the life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, you are sure to enjoy this third book in the Timothy Miller series. --Nancy Bilyeau, author of The Orchid Hour.

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