Holmes, Marple & Poe Investigations face a challenging string of child abductions that forces them to solve the case without their brilliant leader, Brendan Holmes. in the second novel of the series following Holmes, Marple & Poe. Best-selling author James Patterson populates his murder-mystery novels with cold-blooded killers and smart detectives (USA Today). In Holmes is Missing, PI Brendan Holmes has committed the perfect crimehes made himself disappear. Success has come quickly to Holmes, Marple & Poe Investigations. The New York City agency led by three detectivesBrendan Holmes, the brain, Margaret Marple, the eyes, and Auguste Poe, the musclewith famous names and mysterious pasts is one major case away from cementing its professional reputation. But as a series of child abductions tests the PIs legendary skills, the cerebral Holmess absence leaves a gaping hole in the agency roster. Only by closing ranks and solving the mystery within can they recover all thats been lost.