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The Baskerville Papers: A Dark Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery

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The Baskerville Papers: A Dark Sherlock Holmes Murder Mystery

When Leonard Smith, a publisher of erotic books, is found brutally murdered in his London flat, Inspector Lestrade asks Sherlock Holmes to assist him. Holmes soon suspects there is a criminal conspiracy behind the murder, a suspicion which is confirmed when Sir Henry Baskervilleâ€™s wife, formerly Beryl Stapleton, disappears. Travelling to Dartmoor, Holmes and Watson discover that Sir Henry is, along with Oscar Wilde and others, a member of Smithâ€™s exclusive book club, and that his behaviour has become increasingly irrational. Dark events then crowd in; two telegraph boys are savagely butchered in Londonâ€™s East End, Sir Henryâ€™s maid is found strangled on the moors and there is an attempted assassination of King Edward V11. Holmes returns to London to face his mortal enemy and reveal at last the shocking truth about the cruel and seamy underbelly of Victorian society. Kelvin I Jones is the author of â€˜Sherlock Holmes: The Plagues of London.â€™ Ed Hoch, the renowned American crime writer, has said of his Sherlockian work: â€˜Kelvin I Jones reveals a sensibility and knowledge of 19th Century literature that extends far beyond the world of Sherlock Holmes.â€™ â€˜Decidedly idiosyncraticâ€¦the authorâ€™s deep knowledge of the time, the place and the criminal history is evident throughoutâ€¦a gripping readâ€¦â€™ Roger Johnson, The Sherlock Holmes Journal, writing about The Plagues of London.
Country USA
Brand CREATESPACE
Manufacturer CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber RKC2008310848
IsAdultProduct 1
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781537254784
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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