Once again, famous associates of the Great Detective – clients, colleagues and, of course, villains – tell their own stories in this collection of brand-new adventures. Meet Lucy Hebron years after Holmes’s only ever failed deduction; follow your nose down the streets of London with Toby the Dog; join Mrs Hudson on her first ever case; greet an ambassador from Mars alongside Lord Holdhurst; and confess your sins to your cellmate, Professor James Moriarty…
"Mann’s second anthology focusing on supporting figures in the Sherlock Holmes canon surpasses in creativity the successful first volume, 2016’s Associates of Sherlock Holmes....Sherlockians will hope for a third such volume." -- Publishers Weekly Starred Review
“The Holmes fan must acquire this book, but readers new to the legend will also find the stories compelling, fast-paced, and a great introduction to the world of Baker Street and beyond” -Reviewing the Evidence
“This fun new collection of stories from the POV of characters who knew Sherlock Holmes is a great way for fans to celebrate the fall equinox” --Pop Mythology
George Mann is the author of the Newbury and Hobbes and The Ghost series of novels, as well as numerous short stories, novellas and audiobooks. He has written fiction and audio scripts for the BBC’s Doctor Who and Sherlock Holmes. He is also a respected anthologist and has edited The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction and The Solaris Book of New Fantasy. He lives near Grantham, UK.
Once again, famous associates of the Great Detective – clients, colleagues and, of course, villains – tell their own stories in this collection of brand-new adventures. Meet Lucy Hebron years after Holmes’s only ever failed deduction; follow your nose down the streets of London with Toby the Dog; join Mrs Hudson on her first ever case; greet an ambassador from Mars alongside Lord Holdhurst; and confess your sins to your cellmate, Professor James Moriarty…
Reviews
"Mann’s second anthology focusing on supporting figures in the Sherlock Holmes canon surpasses in creativity the successful first volume, 2016’s Associates of Sherlock Holmes....Sherlockians will hope for a third such volume." -- Publishers Weekly Starred Review
“The Holmes fan must acquire this book, but readers new to the legend will also find the stories compelling, fast-paced, and a great introduction to the world of Baker Street and beyond” -Reviewing the Evidence
“This fun new collection of stories from the POV of characters who knew Sherlock Holmes is a great way for fans to celebrate the fall equinox” --Pop Mythology
Author
George Mann is the author of the Newbury and Hobbes and The Ghost series of novels, as well as numerous short stories, novellas and audiobooks. He has written fiction and audio scripts for the BBC’s Doctor Who and Sherlock Holmes. He is also a respected anthologist and has edited The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction and The Solaris Book of New Fantasy. He lives near Grantham, UK.
