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Craig Stephen Copland

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Colonel James Barclay needs the help of Sherlock Holmes. His exceptionally beautiful, but much younger, wife has disappeared and foul play is suspected. Has she been kidnapped and held for ransom? Or is she in the clutches of a deviant monster? Are thousands of pounds at risk? Are the household staff in on it? Will Holmes find her in time, and if he does, what then? The story is a tribute not only to the original mystery, The Crooked Man, but also to the biblical story of King David and Bathsheba. This book has been printed according to the latest best practices of font and design for the visually impaired and senior readers.
Craig Stephen Copland is a dedicated Sherlockian who has undertaken the mission of writing a new Sherlock Holmes mystery as a tribute to each of the original Sherlock Holmes stories in the Canon.

Peter Silverleaf

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A New Sherlock Holmes Mystery

The Cuckold Man - A New Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Episode 22 (Unabridged)

THE IMPATIENT DISSIDENTS. The Czar of Russia was assassinated in March 1881. That summer an attempt was made to murder his daughter while she was riding through Kensington Gardens with her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. A Russian Count has been found dead in a hospital in London. Scotland Yard, the Home Office, and Mycroft Holmes arrive at 221B to enlist the help of England's only consulting detective to catch the assassin before he can strike again. But will Sherlock Holmes succeed? And what unique strategy will he contrive to trap his prey? This new mystery is a tribute to The Resident Patient.

The Impatient Dissidents - A New Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Episode 23 (Unabridged)

THE GRECIAN, EARNED. TWO ENGLISH TRAVELERS ARE MURDERED IN BUDAPEST. HOLMES IS SENT TO INVESTIGATE AND ENDS UP IN AT THE FIRST OLYMPIC GAMES IN ATHENS.
The Grecian, Earned picks up where The Greek Interpreter left off. The villains of that story were murdered in Budapest, and so Holmes and Watson set off in search of 'the Grecian girl' to solve the mystery. What they discover is a massive plot involving the re-birth of the Olympic games in 1896 and a colorful cast of characters at home and on the Continent.
If you are interested in the history of the Olympics as well as in traditional Sherlock Holmes mysteries, this is for you.

The Grecian Earned - A New Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Episode 24 (Unabridged)

THE NAVAL KNAVES. On September 15, 1894, an anarchist attempted to bomb the Greenwich Observatory. He failed, but the attempt led Sherlock Holmes into an intricate web of spies, foreign naval officers, and a beautiful princess. Once again, suspicion landed on poor Percy Phelps, now working in a senior position in the Admiralty, and once again Holmes has to use both his powers of deduction and raw courage to not only rescue Percy, but to prevent an unspeakable disaster. The original story that inspired this one, The Naval Treaty, is included in the paperback version. Get this new story now, and enjoy seeing what happened seven years after the original story ended.

The Naval Knaves - A New Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Episode 25 (Unabridged)

THE BINOMIAL ASTEROID PROBLEM. The deadly final encounter between Professor Moriarty and Sherlock Holmes took place at Reichenbach Falls on 4 May 1891. But when was their first encounter? When did Holmes first come to know that there was a evil genius behind a massive web of crime? This new story answers that question. What began with nothing more than a stolen Gladstone bag on wheels quickly escalates into murder and more. And if Holmes and Watson do not move fast enough, it could become much worse. This new story is a tribute -- a 'prequal' -- to the Canonical story of The Final Problem.

The Binomial Asteroid Problem - A New Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Episode 26 (Unabridged)

THE HORROR OF THE BASTARD'S VILLA. A Scottish clergyman and his faithful border collie visit 221B and tell a tale of a ghostly Banshee on the Isle of Skye. After the specter appeared, two people died. Holmes sends Watson on ahead to investigate and report. More terrifying horrors occur and Sherlock Holmes must come and solve the awful mystery before more people are murdered. A tribute to the original story in the Canon, Arthur Conan Doyle's masterpiece, The Hound of the Baskervilles.

The Horror of the Bastard's Villa - A New Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Episode 27 (Unabridged)

THE MYSTERY OF 222 BAKER STREET. On the day after Queen Victoria died, the body of a Scotland Yard inspector is found in a locked room in 222 Baker Street, right across the road from the home of Sherlock Holmes. There is no clue as to how he died, but for certain, he was murdered. Then another murder takes place, in the very same room. Scotland Yard calls for the help of Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson might have to offer themselves as potential victims if the culprits are to be discovered. This Sherlock Holmes pastiche story is a tribute to the original Sherlock Holmes book, The Adventure of the Empty House.

The Mystery of 222 Baker Street - A New Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Episode 28 (Unabridged)

THE ADVENTURE OF THE NORWOOD REMBRANDT. A young man is facing execution in two weeks and appeals to Sherlock Holmes, his last hope, to try to save him from the gallows. Five years ago he was accused and convicted of the greatest theft of masterpiece paintings in the history of Great Britain and of murdering the butler who tried to stop him. He claims he is innocent. Holmes takes on the case and together he and Dr. Watson must find the missing paintings and the real murderer before it is too late -- if, in fact, the client is truly innocent. This new mystery is a tribute to The Adventure of the Norwood Builder in the original Canon.

The Adventure of the Norwood Rembrandt - A New Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Episode 29 (Unabridged)

THE DANCER FROM THE DANCE. In 1909 the entire world of dance changed forever when Les Ballets Russes, under the brilliant impresario, Serge Diaghilev, departed St. Petersburg and opened in Paris. They also made annual visits to the West End in London. Tragically, during their 1913 tour, two of their dancers are found murdered. Sherlock Holmes is brought into to find the murderer and prevent any more killings. The story adheres fairly closely to the incredible story of the reappearance of classical ballet in Western Europe and the introduction of modern interpretive dance. It is a tribute to the original story in the Canon, The Adventure of the Dancing Men.

The Dancer from the Dance - A New Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Episode 30 (Unabridged)

THE SOLITARY BICYCLE THIEF. Remember Violet Smith, the beautiful young woman who Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson rescued from a forced marriage, as recorded in The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist? Ever wonder what happened to her and her true husband, Cyril Morton, in the years that followed. Well, ten years later she and Cyril reappear in 221B Baker Street with a strange tale of the theft of their bicycles -- hardly a crime worthy of the brilliant mind of the world's greatest detective. But ...What on the surface seemed like a trifle turns out to be the door that leads Sherlock Holmes into a web of human trafficking, espionage, blackmail, and murder.
A new and powerful cabal of master criminals has formed in London and they will stop at nothing, not even the murder of an innocent foreign student, to extend the hold on the criminal underworld of London. Uncovering their network leads Holmes and Watson into the dens of iniquity and vice, with frightful consequences for a group of innocent students and even for the love Mrs. Morton.
Join Holmes and Watson as they live and work in the London of 1904. It's a fun read and is a tribute to the original Sherlock Holmes story in the Canon.

The Solitary Bicycle Thief - A New Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Episode 31 (Unabridged)

A GIRLS' SCHOOL HOCKEY TEAM VANISHES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. NO ONE KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM. CAN SHERLOCK HOLMES FIND THEM IN TIME?
YOU are a fan of Sherlock Holmes. Most likely, you have read the entire Canon of Sherlock Holmes stories. You want MORE SHERLOCK; but more 'canonical' Sherlock.
THESE NEW STORIES ARE FOR YOU.THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORESS'S TALE.
The senior field hockey team from an elite girls' school goes to Dover for a beach holiday ... and disappears. Have they been abducted into White Slavery? Did they run off to Paris? Are they being held for ransom? Holmes, Watson, Lestrade, the Prioress of the school, and a new gang of Irregulars must find them before something terrible happens. A tribute to The Adventure of the Priory School in The Canon. "A real page turner."

The Adventure of the Prioress's Tale - A New Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Episode 32 (Unabridged)

A MAD WOMAN IS MURDERING LONDON BACHELORS BY DRIVING A RAILWAY SPIKE THROUGH THEIR HEADS
Scotland Yard demands that Sherlock Holmes help them find and stop a crazed murderess who is re-enacting the biblical murders by Jael. Holmes agrees and finds that revenge is being taken for deeds treachery and betrayal that took place ten years ago in the Rocky Mountains of Canada. Holmes, Watson, and Lestrade must move quickly before more men and women lose their lives. The story is a tribute to the original Sherlock Holmes story, The Adventure of Black Peter. Buy it now and enjoy.

The Adventure of Mrs. J.L. Heber - A New Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Episode 33 (Unabridged)

THE ADVENTURE OF CHARLOTTE EUROPA GOLDERTON. In the original Sherlock Holmes story about Charles Augustus Milverton, "the worst man in London," was shot and sent to his just reward. But now another diabolical scheme of blackmail has emerged centered in the telegraph offices of the Royal Mail. It is linked to an archeological expedition whose director disappeared one night. Someone is prepared to do murder to protect their ill-gotten gain and possibly steal a priceless treasure. Holmes is hired by not one but three women who need his help. Buy it now, download, and enjoy.

The Adventure of Charlotte Europa Golderton - A New Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Episode 34 (Unabridged)

IN OCTOBER 1805, NAPOLEON'S FLEET WAS DEFEATED IN THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR. NOW HIS GHOST HAS RETURNED TO ENGLAND FOR THE CENTENARY OF THE BATTLE, INTENT ON WREAKING REVENGE ON THE DESCENDANTS OF ADMIRAL HORATIO NELSON AND ON ALL OF ENGLAND. The mother of the great-great-grandchildren of Admiral Nelson contacts Sherlock Holmes and asks him to come to her home, Victory Manor, in Gravesend to protect the Nelson Collection. The invaluable collection of artifacts is to be displayed during the one-hundredth anniversary celebrations of the Battle of Trafalgar. First, Dr. Watson comes to the manor and he meets not only the lovely children but also finds that something apparently supernatural is going on.
Holmes assumes that some mad Frenchmen, intent on avenging Napoleon, are conspiring to wreak havoc on England and possibly threatening the children. Watson believes that something terrifying and occult may be at work. Neither are prepared for the true target of the Napoleonists, or of the Emperor's ghost.
Another new story of Sherlock Holmes for readers who love The Canon, and English history, and who will forgive an element of the spine-tingling supernatural.

The Return of Napoleon - A New Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Episode 35 (Unabridged)

THE THREE RHODES NOT TAKEN. Oxford University is famous throughout the world for its splendid architecture, lovely manicured lawns and gardens, and passionate pursuit of research, teaching and learning. But it turns out to be at the center of a case involving fraud, theft, treachery, and, maybe, murder. The Rhodes Scholarship has been recently established and is seen at one of the greatest prizes available to young men throughout the Empire. So much so that some men are prepared to lie, steal, slander, and, maybe murder, in the pursuit of it. Sherlock Holmes is called upon to track down a thief who has stolen vital documents pertaining to the winner of the scholarship, but what will he do when the prime suspects is found dead? The story was inspired by the original story in the canon, The Three Students.
The original Sherlock Holmes story that inspired this one is appended to the paperback edition of this book.

The Three Rhodes Not Taken - A New Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Episode 36 (Unabridged)

THE ADVENTURE OF THE PINCHED PALIMPSEST.
THREE STUDENTS FROM OXFORD BREAK INTO THE BRITISH MUSEUM.
THE NEXT DAY THEY ARE CHARGED WITH THE MURDER IF A MUSEUM GUARD.
At Oxford University, an influential professor has been proselytizing for anarchism. Three naive students fall for his doctrines and decide to engage in direct action by stealing priceless artifacts from the British Museum, returning them to the oppressed people from whom their colonial masters stole them. In the midst of their caper, a museum guard is shot dead and they are charged with the murder. After being persuaded by a vulnerable friend of the students, Sherlock Holmes agrees to take on the case. He soon discovers that no one involved is telling the complete truth.
Join Holmes and Watson as they race from London to Oxford, then to Cambridge and finally up to a remote village in Scotland and seek to discover the clues that are tied to an obscure medieval palimpsest.

The Adventure of the Pinched Palimpsest - A New Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Episode 37 (Unabridged)

THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING BETTER HALF. Did you ever wonder what happened to Godfrey Staunton, the missing Three-Quarter, after Holmes tracked him down and found him, racked with sobs and bitter grief, beside his beloved deceased wife? This story tells you. His life got much better. He met an exceptional young woman, Millicent Brocklehurst, and fell in love, and got married. He was chosen to play on England's National Team in the 1899 Home Nations Championship games. Life was good. ... and then it got much worse. Bribery, beating, murder and more. He comes back to Sherlock Holmes in desperation. Together -- Godfrey Staunton, Dr. Leslie Armstrong, Dr. Watson, and Sherlock Holmes -- must stop an unspeakable crime taking place. Will they succeed in time? Will Godfrey's life be changed forever? This 38th New Sherlock Holmes Mystery is a tribute to The Adventure of the Missing Three Quarter. Buy it now and enjoy.

The Adventure of the Missing Better Half - A New Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Episode 38 (Unabridged)

THE INEQUALITY OF MERCY. What happened after Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson pardoned Captain Jack Croker for killing Sir Eustace at the Abbey Grange. Have you imagined that he sailed the seven seas for a year and then returned to his beautiful, beloved Mary Fraser? That didn't happen. A year later, murder, treachery, and international intrigue descended on Abbey Grange and, once again, Sherlock Holmes was called upon to bring criminals to justice and assist in the course of true love.

The Inequality of Mercy - A New Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Episode 39 (Unabridged)

THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND ENTENTE. It is June 1908 and the body of a young nobleman is found in Fitzrovia. Scotland Yard yet again ask for the assistance of Sherlock Holmes. The young baron had a cousin, a woman from California, his only relative and heir. She is currently in England and becomes Scotland Yard's primary suspect. But then she come to Sherlock Holmes, desperate for his help. If she did not kill the man, who did? And why? Join Holmes, Watson, and this unusual woman as they try to solve the crime and avoid getting shot themselves.

The Adventure of the Second Entente - A New Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Episode 40 (Unabridged)

THE ADVENTURE OF THE MORNING GLORY MURDERS. Sherlock Holmes confronts the horrible racial and religious prejudice that was rampant in the Victorian era and helps the heroic victims of those evils discover a new life.
A family from Argentina has disappeared and it is feared that they were abducted. Their lives are in danger. The father, a colonel in the Argentine army has enemies from years ago that may be seeking revenge. The gigantic 'mulatto' who was the cook in the story about Wisteria Lodge (remember him?) is falsely accused. With his help, Sherlock Holmes must find the family before it is too late.
If reading about the prejudices of the Victorian era -- many of which appeared in the original Sherlock Holmes stories -- upsets you, this is not for you. However, if you want to read about how brave people faced those evils and overcame them, this is a story you will enjoy.

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