"The untold story of Sherlock Holmes' greatest rival, Moriarty! Before he was Sherlock's rival, Moriarty fought against the unfair class system in London by making sure corrupt nobility got their comeuppance. But even the most well-intentioned plans canspin out of control--will Moriarty's dream of a more just and equal world turn him into a hero...or a monster? In the late 19th century, Great Britain rules over a quarter of the world. Nobles sit in their fancy homes in comfort and luxury, while the working class slaves away at their jobs. When young Albert James Moriarty's upper-class family adopts two lower-class orphans, the cruelty the boys experience at his family's hands cements Albert's hatred of the nobility he was born into. He asks the older of the two boys--who has a genius mind and a killer instinct--to help him rid the world of evil, starting with Albert's own family!"--Publisher description.
The untold story of Sherlock Holmes greatest rival, Moriarty!
Before he was Sherlocks rival, Moriarty fought against the unfair class caste system in London by making sure corrupt nobility got their comeuppance. But even the most well-intentioned plans can spin out of controlwill Moriartys dream of a more just and equal world turn him into a hero
or a monster?
After going missing for three years, Moran is plotting to assassinate Lord Balmoral, a man who threatens the Franco-British alliance. But when Louis tries to convince Moran that murder isnt the answer, his devotion to William leads to a violent confrontation! Meanwhile, Albert has been imprisoned for the crimes of the Moriarty family and takes it upon himself each night to serve penance for an even greater crimethe one he committed against William as a child.
