Orlando Pearson, master narrator of history and Holmestry, has done it again. In this eighth volume of the acclaimed Redacted Sherlock Holmes we learn: - what Moriarty had done to be regarded as the Napoleon of crime - why Watson's wound was first described as being in the shoulder and then in the leg; - what happened in the first Hiatus between Holmes and Watson meeting after the Battle of Maiwand in 1880 and the first dated case in 1887; - the fate of Agatha, Holmes's fiancée from Charles Augustus Milverton Holmes also discovers a King of England while Mycroft suppresses the acts of a monster.

Orlando Pearson, master narrator of history and Holmestry, has done it again. In this eighth volume of the acclaimed Redacted Sherlock Holmes we learn: - what Moriarty had done to be regarded as the Napoleon of crime - why Watson's wound was first described as being in the shoulder and then in the leg; - what happened in the first Hiatus between Holmes and Watson meeting after the Battle of Maiwand in 1880 and the first dated case in 1887; - the fate of Agatha, Holmes's fiancée from Charles Augustus Milverton Holmes also discovers a King of England while Mycroft suppresses the acts of a monster.

Five more sizzlingly scandalous Sherlock Holmes stories from the pen of Orlando Pearson - The Baron of Wimbledon: Holmes averts an injustice and makes a dramatic self-discovery - On Consistent Luck: What an enables an industry to enjoy constant good fortune? Sherlock Holmes shows how - Variations on an Enigma: Holmes unravels one Enigma and analyses another - A Study in Red, White and Blue: A diplomatic coup after a divisive vote on a European Alliance - The Hounding of Peers Baskerville: Is the Hound back on Dartmoor? Holmes and Watson investigate Mr Pearson mixes the canon with elite sport, business high jinks, a musical mystery, a literary mystery, Realpolitik and, in The Hounding of Peer Baskerville rolls the most famous of all detective stories on twenty years. A must for traditionalists, lovers of mystery, and anyone who likes a rattling good read.

Orlando Pearson presents five more scandalously entertaining stories in his well-known Redacted Sherlock Holmes series - A Perilous Engagement: Mycroft Holmes and a Whitehall whitewash; - Death at Tennis: The hunt for the lady who fled the ball; - An Encirclement Thwarted: Espionage work at the outbreak of World War I; - The Sorceress and the Sea-Lord: A financial scandal and a familiar discovery; and - De Profundis: Holmes and Watson at the worst place on earth in 1945 Pearson mixes the Great Baker Street detective with history both familiar and unfamiliar to deliver his customary heady brew of Holmesiana.

VOLUME III of THE REDACTED SHERLOCK HOLMES presents six more scintillating stories from the pen of Orlando Pearson about the great Baker Street detective. Holmes investigates: - Alarming events at the medical practice next door to Dr Watson; - Missing autograph manuscripts in Fascist Italy; - Climate change and a mysterious birth in London in 1894/95; - Tax evasion by the London Softwear Company; - The role of cricket in the rise of Hitler; and - A Kafkaesque plot which foreshadows the banking crash of 2007/08 Mr Pearson mixes the Canon with events from history both very recent and from earlier epochs to show-case the talents of the Baker Street sleuth. In this latest volume: - Dr Anstruther's Practice; - The Red Priest's Treasure Trove; - A Seasonal Tale; - A Dutch Sandwich; - A New Line of Attack; and - The Trial of Joseph Carr More information on other stories in The Redacted Sherlock Holmes series can be found at www.OrlandoPearson.com.

Five sensational Sherlock Holmes stories by Orlando Pearson followed by three meditations hinting at the most radical theory yet about the Great Baker Street Detective. A Type of Infamy - Holmes investigates a mysterious disappearance in 1938; The Fourth Student - shocking events in the worlds of athletics and medicine; A Question of Time - Holmes, Churchill, and Realpolitik at Britain's finest hour; The Sleeper's Cache - the sequel to the Bruce Partington Plans with Machiavellian manoeuvring by Mycroft; The Other Woman - Holmes's second female nemesis and a musical discovery; and Three Holmesian Meditations - an investigation into the true nature of the enigma that is Sherlock Holmes Mr Pearson's previous works have been hailed by the Church Times as "Clever, thought-provoking, and terrific fun". This description applies just as aptly to this latest collection. A must for traditionalists, lovers of crime fiction, and anyone who likes a thrilling read.

Volume II of the Redacted Sherlock Holmes presents more stories manifestly too scandalous to publish in the lifetime of the Great Baker Street detective. Here we meet Sherlock Holmes as he investigates: - why the publication of a British Government report of a recent war is being delayed; - the continued career of James Windibank, villain of A Case of Identity; - the mystery behind the commissioner of a musical masterpiece; - a notorious killing in 1930's Berlin; and - the complex relationship between Queen Victoria, her family and her domestic servants. Finally, The Adventure of the Fourth Messenger elucidates the contribution of Sherlock Holmes to the writing of the Bible. Mr Pearson mixes canonical stories, history and speculation to produce a sensationally entertaining brew which all lovers of serious sleuthing will find themselves unable to put down. In this volume: - The Alcock Report - The Camberwell Tyrant - An Anonymous Commission - The German Interpreter - The Prince and the Munshi - The Adventure of the Fourth messenger

Excerpt from The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 8 "I am afraid, Watson, that I shall have to go," said Holmes, as we sat down together to our breakfast one morning. "Go! Where to?" "To Dartmoor; to King's Pyland." I was not surprised. Indeed, my only wonder was that he had not already been mixed up in this extraordinary case, which was the one topic of conversation through the length and breadth of England. For a whole day my companion had rambled about the room with his chin upon his chest and his brows knitted, charging and recharging his pipe with the strongest black tobacco, and absolutely deaf to any of my questions or remarks. Fresh editions of every paper had been sent up by our news agent, only to be glanced over and tossed down into a corner. Yet, silent as he was, I knew perfectly well what it was over which he was brooding. There was but one problem before the public which could challenge his powers of analysis, and that was the singular disappearance of the favorite for the Wessex Cup, and the tragic murder of its trainer. When, therefore, he suddenly announced his intention of setting out for the scene of the drama it was only what I had both expected and hoped for. "I should be most happy to go down with you if I should not be in the way," said I. "My dear Watson, you would confer a great favor upon me by coming. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.