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Sherlock Holmes and the King's Evil

by Donald Thomas
John Telfer
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Here are five stunning novellas featuring the great detective, by the acknowledged master of Sherlockian pastiche.

In these five tales of intellectual derring-do, Sherlock Holmes is shown at the height of his powers. He cooperates with a young Winston Churchill in the famed Siege of Sydney Street, helps defeat a plan for a German invasion outlined in the Zimmermann Telegram, establishes a link between two missing lighthouse keepers and the royal treasures of King John, and more.

Included are: "The Case of the Tell-Tale Hands," "The Case of the King's Evil," "The Case of the Portuguese Sonnets," "The Case of Peter the Painter," and "The Case of the Zimmermann Telegram."

  • Creators

  • Series

    Lost Sherlock

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    August 1, 2011

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780792778127
      • File size: 278056 KB
      • Duration: 09:39:16

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      February 23, 2009
      While not up to the high standard of Sherlock Holmes and the Voice from the Crypt
      (2002), Thomas's fourth pastiche collection conveys the tone and spirit of Conan Doyle's original tales with nary a false note. In the clever “The Case of the Tell-Tale Hands,” an aristocrat hires Holmes to look into his cousin's eccentric behavior, which includes wearing gloves at odd times. A school teacher who fears her brothers, both lighthouse keepers, have met with foul play retains Dr. Watson as the investigator in the richly atmospheric title story. Less successful are two tales rooted in history: “The Case of Peter the Painter,” in which Holmes battles anarchists in London alongside Winston Churchill in 1911, and “The Case of the Zimmermann Telegram,” in which the sleuth serves as director of Admiralty Signals Intelligence during WWI. This volume reinforces Thomas's place in the front rank of Doyle imitators.

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  • English

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