The Secret Cases of Sherlock Holmes
by:
Donald Thomas (author)
The premise: Sherlock Holmes did not in fact retire in 1903 to a quiet life of beekeeping in Sussex, but instead worked covertly as the consulting detective in some of the Edwardian era's most baffling, actual cases. The result: A collection of tales that compellingly weds fiction to history, as...
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The premise: Sherlock Holmes did not in fact retire in 1903 to a quiet life of beekeeping in Sussex, but instead worked covertly as the consulting detective in some of the Edwardian era's most baffling, actual cases. The result: A collection of tales that compellingly weds fiction to history, as Baker Street's famous resident and his cohort Dr. Watson investigate seven of the most celebrated mysteries in the annals of true crime, from the grisly murder of a prostitute to the alleged bigamy of King George V.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780786705160 (0786705167)
Publish date: 1998-06-01
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Series: Sherlock Holmes (#1)
http://www.b00kr3vi3ws.in/2014/04/SecretCasesOfSherlockHolmes.htmlThis is supposed to be the first collection of ‘Sherlock Holmes’ Cases by Donald Thomas. Unfortunately for me, I have read the later books first – but that is only because I like to read books in order. These books can very well be re...