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A home invasion results in property damage. Children disappear and a disgruntled ex-employee is suspected. Girl visits relative, walks in on scene of carnage. A man searches for days, seeking his lost love. A young woman accuses her father’s wife of attempted murder. Dramatic news from CNN?  Stories ripped from today’s headlines?  No, they are cases investigated by Mr. Sherlock Holmes and his intrepid companion and biographer, Dr. John H. Watson.  Drawn into the dark underbelly of folk tale reality, Holmes and Watson travel the streets of London and into the far English countryside to discover the truth about some...

It is Spring, 1874, and twenty-year-old Sherlock Holmes is a lonely, mopey, friendless Oxford student. He attends classes and spends countless solitary hours conducting chemical experiments, reading, and playing his violin. Suddenly, his life changes because of a serendipitous moment on campus. While walking on the grounds of the university and practicing fencing moves with his foil, he encounters Victor Trevor and his sweetheart, Poppy Stamford, younger sister of the man who will one day introduce Sherlock to Dr. John Watson. Having just attended the final rowing contest of Eights Week, Victor and Poppy are also walking with her bull...

"It’s Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee but festive celebrations are not the only thing afoot in this riveting and exciting read by Mike Hogan. I couldn’t help by find myself thoroughly engaged throughout this novel. I enjoyed that Mike didn’t just make use of the classic canonical characters such as Mycroft and Lestrade, he also makes use of characters from the Greek Interpreter along with his insertion of historical figures. Mike keeps true to Doyle’s style and the characteristics of Doyle’s characters. I enjoyed the relationship between Sherlock Holmes, Doctor Watson, and young Winston Churchill. The three play off each other...

Father Christmas has brought you a shiny new iPad and now it’s time to fill it up – but what with? Here’s our tips for the best Sherlock Holmes books to download: For the Traditionalists – writing in the style of Conan Doyle The Papers of Sherlock Holmes Volume 1 and Volume Two The Lost Stories of Sherlock Holmes The Secret Journal of Dr.Watson Sherlock Holmes and A Quantity of Debt Mystery at St Andrews Sherlock Holmes and The Case of the Edinburgh Haunting For fans of cross-overs with famous characters Rendezvous at The Populaire (Phantom of The Opera) I Will Find The...

Father Christmas has brought you a shiny new Nook and now it’s time to fill it up – but what with? Here’s our tips for the best Sherlock Holmes books to download: For the Traditionalists – writing in the style of Conan Doyle The Papers of Sherlock Holmes Volume 1 and Volume Two The Lost Stories of Sherlock Holmes The Secret Journal of Dr.Watson Sherlock Holmes and A Quantity of Debt Mystery at St Andrews Sherlock Holmes and The Case of the Edinburgh Haunting For fans of cross-overs with famous characters Rendezvous at The Populaire (Phantom of The Opera) I Will Find The...