Philip Purser-Hallard
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"It is 1897, and Sherlock Holmes is investigating a murder that took place during a society ball. Holmes and Watson rush to the scene, but are shocked by the flippant attitude of the ball’s host: the wealthy Ernest Moncrieff, a favourite of high society who was found in a handbag as a baby. Suspicion naturally falls upon the party guests, but the Moncrieff family and their friends--including the indomitable Lady Bracknell--are more concerned with...
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When Watson's holiday in the Lake District takes a sinister twist, he and Holmes must uncover the truth hidden by superstitious locals, folklore and rumours of prehistorical monsters far away from the familiar streets of London... A serene walking holiday in the Lake District becomes a far more sinister excursion for Dr Watson when disappearances and murders start occurring in the small town of Wermeholt. Local legends, rumours of large slithering...
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The famous detective returns...A brand-new collection of twelve Sherlock Holmes short stories which spans Holmes' entire career, from the early days in Baker Street to retirement on the South Downs. Penned by masters of the genre, Sherlock stories feature a woman haunted by the ghost of a rival actress, Moriarty's son looking for revenge, Oscar Wilde's lost manuscript, a woman framing her husband for murder, Mycroft's encounter with Moriarty and Colonel...