The Sherlockian Interview - Orlando Pearson

What’s the name of your story in the collection?

The Bohemian Corporal

How did the story come about?

My series is called The Redacted Sherlock Holmes and my premise is that various world events (the rigging of the home insurance market, The Resurrection, Brexit) are only explicable if Sherlock Holmes was present. I trust that when people read any of the twelve volumes of The Redacted Sherlock Holmes, they will wonder why they did not realize this sooner

The Bohemian Corporal takes the reader to Munich in 1920 where a complete unknown, Adolf Hitler, is taking over a political party which is set to become the dominant party in Germany for the next twenty-five years.

Sherlock Holmes is out to stop him and Mycroft also has a role to play

Where did you first discover Holmes?

When I was 14, I got mumps. I wasn’t ill but I could not go out.

My father gave me the Sherlock Holmes stories to read and the rest is history.

My only regret about my writing is that my father is not around to read it as I like to think he would have enjoyed it.

Are there any writers/adaptations of Holmes you particularly enjoy?

David McGregor and Tom Turley are both excellent

Where can fans find more about your work? (e.g., Blog, Amazon profile, etc.)

Orlando Pearson on Amazon.