Publisher's Synopsis
SHERLOCK HOLMES WORKS BESIDE THE GREAT LADY DETECTIVES OF THE VICTORIAN ERA!
There was a rich plethora of female sleuths in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, solving mysteries throughout the world at the same time as Sherlock Holmes. Imagine if these sleuths worked together to fight crime and stop master criminals!
See Sherlock Holmes partner with Loveday Brooke, Judith Lee, Kitty Winters, Lois Cayley, Ruth the Betrayer and many, many more in FOURTEEN ALL-NEW ADVENTURES!! Edited and with an introduction by Derrick Belanger, BSI, the adventures include:
A Delicate Matter of Political Scandal by Megan Elmendorf - Detective Sargent Vigny of Scotland Yard teams up with Holmes to solve a case involving a vehicular accident. The story contains a lot of fun Easter Eggs for Sherlockians to discover.
The Case of the Frightened Clerk by Margaret Curelas - Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective, joins Holmes and Watson in solving a case of blackmail.
Death of a Statesman by Hassan Akram - Detective Judith Lee works with Holmes to solve the case of a mysterious death. Was it suicide or murder?
Soiled Doves by David Marcum - Wiggins, one of Holmes's Baker Street Irregulars, tells the story of how Kitty Winters (The Illustrious Client) tries her hand at detective work.
The Adventure of the Reluctant Professor by T. M. Bradshaw - Holmes assists Pinkerton Detective Miss Churchill in solving a case of runaway girls who may have been kidnapped.
The Adventure of the Ruddy-faced Bookseller by Stephen Herczeg - A case of a seemingly simple robber brings together the noted young detective Lois Cayley with Sherlock Holmes.
The Case of the Big Bad Wolf by Lorraine Sharma Nelson - Amateur sleuth, Augustine Dalrymple, is hired to solve her most unusual case to date: the stalking of a high-born woman by a fearsome man-wolf. As is often the case, Sherlock Holmes appears at the most opportune of times to assist in this dark and devious mystery.
The Da Vinci Notebook by Mike Adamson - It's a cat and mouse game between Sherlock Holmes and the Countess D' Angelo as both detectives try and find a lost Da Vinci notebook.
The Magnate's Mysterious Disappearance by Liese Sherwood-Fabre - Miss Hannah Brown of the Brinkman Agency of New York asks for Holmes's assistance investigating the death of a shipping tycoon.
The Red Ledger by Paul Hiscock - An older Ruth Trail (a.k.a. Ruth the Betrayer) seeks out Holmes's aid in seeking a missing ledger belonging to the notorious Sir James Knox.
The Unwinding of Strasburg by Gustavo Bondoni - The dainty French investigator, Miss Sileon Derouler, works alongside Holmes to solve a case of a missing military man.
The Vanished Ladies by Paula Hammond - When a succession of rich heiresses vanish immediately after their weddings, Mr Bazalgette's Agent, Miss Miriam Lea, teams up with Sherlock Holmes to uncover their fate.
The Boer War Spies by Kevin Thornton - Holmes and Watson are assigned by Mycroft to investigate strange overheard voices in a seaside resort. Holmes is aided by a young Agatha Christie as they work to unravel the secret of the Boer voices. A Middle Man for Murder by Derrick Belanger - Holmes teams up with Venus Johnson, the first African American Great Lady Detective as they work together to thwart a racist international secret society.
