Jack Spratt (fictional detective) Jack Spratt (fictional detective) Jack Spratt is the protagonist in a series of alternate history science fiction fantasy novels by Jasper Fforde. He was named after the character from the English nursery rhyme. As revealed in "The Big Over Easy", for example, he hates eating fat, and was once married to a woman who ate nothing else (hence, she died). Spratt is an obvious satire on the general detective stereotype. Whereas famous detectives such as Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe and Sherlock Holmes have been portrayed as confident, successful, substance-abusing loners, Spratt does not have a substance abuse problem, and is
Young Sherlock Holmes: Black Ice older brother Mycroft continues to increase. Sherlock's older brother, who works in espionage, invites Sherlock and Amyus to visit him in London, and is quickly framed for murder. In an unprecedented move Mycroft breaks his fixed orbit, and takes a trip to Russia to investigate whether or not events in that country are related to his murder accusation. Amyus, a very tall man, who helps Sherlock investigate Mycroft's murder accusation. Being his tutor he is attempting to hone Sherlock's observational and deductive skills along the way. Rufus Stone is a violinist who becomes involved in the adventure when Mycroft reveals