Sherlock Holmes and his biographer, Dr. John Watson, are summoned to the presence of the consulting detective's brother, Mycroft, who demands that Sherlock should appear to retire from his practice, so that he can 'go undercover' in an anarchist group in East London. To Holmes's surprise the revolutionaries are led by an old adversary and, after the nihilists are dispersed, further clues led to yet another old enemy. The trail takes Holmes and Watson to Cornwall, where they find a macabre death in a private zoo and are nearly accused of murder. The pursuit leads Holmes to the court of the Tsar of all the Russians, where a demonstration of a weapon of unbelievable power takes place. In fact, the device is so earth-shattering that the Tsar refuses to accept that it was possible and dismisses its inventor, who turns his threats on London. Back in Baker Street, Holmes is confronted by the potential destruction of the capital and, with the active support of the Government (whose liaison officer with Baker Street is the young Winston Churchill), arranges the evacuation of London, although, at the last moment, the device is neutralized.

Sherlock Holmes and the Earthquake Machine

Austin Mitchelson

Nicholas Utechin

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Empire Pub Service

Frustrated by their not being accepted to participate in the European conflict, two aging gentlemen sit in Baker Street hoping that a new challenge will enter their lives. Sure enough, a young lady journeys from Essex to tell Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson of the disappearance of her uncle and of the local legends of the hell birds. Holmes is about to investigate this minor problem when he is summoned to the Tower of London, whence a dangerous German spy has escaped. The trail of the spy leads the detective to Dover, across the Channel to Paris, and then to the trenches of December, 1914. Holmes and Watson cross No Man s Land into German-occupied France, where they meet the Kaiser, the flying ace von Richtofen, and an English spy. The duo steal a German secret weapon and escape back to England, where a New Year's Eve concert at the Albert Hall provides a climax to their Continental adventure and also to the Hell Birds of Heaven's Portal.

Sherlock Holmes and the Hellbirds

Mystery

Players Press

The Baker Street Irregular: Unauthorised Biography of Sherlock Holmes

Biographies & Memoirs

Ian Henry Publications/Players Press

At last the TRUTH about Sherlock Holmes! He is exposed in this shocking unauthorized biography by investigative reporter Austin Mitchelson as a mentally unstable monster, manipulating society, murdering without conscience, blackmailing the weak and vulnerable, perverting the course of justice, and destroying the evidence of his own and other crimes. And for the first time the shattering secret of the TRUE identity of JACK THE RIPPER and Holmes own connection with the Whitechapel murders is revealed. This meticulously-researched, authoritative book looks into the dark recesses behind the legend of Sherlock Holmes and uncovers the dreadful events of his unhappy childhood which led him into a sordid scandal at university and finally to a life of ruthless brutality. This is a book which will horrify those who have formed a picture of Sherlock Holmes as honest, upright, honorable and incorruptible, the very epitome of Victorian values. Mitchelson gives the lie to this by drawing on the published accounts of Holmes cases and on historical events and fact. The truth, he is able to prove, was very different...

The Baker Street Irregular: The Unauthorized Biography of Sherlock Holmes

Literature & Fiction

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