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Interrupting friend Martial Canterel as he puffs on opium while using toy soldiers to reconstruct the Battle of Gaugamela in 331 BCE, John Shylock Holmes gleefully announces that three feet have washed up on the Isle of Skye, all shod in a nonexistent brand of sneaker called Ananke, the name of an enormous diamond just stolen from Lady MacRae. Off they go on a rollicking and improbable adventure that's both homage to and sendup of the Holme...Log In or Sign Up to Read More