Val Andrews

Broschiertes Buch

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Dozen

Beschreibung

Follow Holmes and Watson as they traverse the streets of London and take on cases from the most unlikely of clients in these thirteen short mysteries. The collection includes ...¿ ¿¿¿The Lobster Quadrille - Colonel Archibald Fanshawe, from Watson's Afghanistan days, bumps into his old comrade and proceeds to invite Watson and Holmes for dinner with him and his wife. As the dinner is in full swing and the main course gets underway it is apparent to Holmes that something is afoot after Fanshawe falls gravely ill at dinner. ¿The Gantry Point Wreckers - Take a trip away from Baker Street whilst Holmes recuperates on doctor's orders in the North Devon town of Bideford. Not too long after arriving in the town Holmes's rested mind begins to work overtime as he soon begins unravelling the mystery of sinking ships in the next town along the coast. ¿Sherlock Holmes and the Gypsy Switch - Mrs Joan Moran's trip out to Streatham to ogle at Middle Eastern oddities culminates in a new case for Holmes and Watson. They must discover how her husband, who has been dead for some time, is able to gift her with gold coins from beyond the grave in this chilling tale. The Kinema Mystery - In an unusual case Holmes must save the owner of several kinemas from a thief who is able to walk through walls and disappear without a trace. The Baker Street Conjurer - George Dean, proprietor and owner of the tavern 'Cold Cut and Tankard' requires the help of Holmes to ascertain how a conjurer who entertains his paying guests may, or may not, be magically stealing his earnings from right under his nose. Plus another eight vibrant tales of London's finest detective.

Autor

During his life Val Andrews wrote over thirty new Sherlock Holmes adventures and was always at his best when writing about the world of entertainment, in which he worked as a writer and performer for fifty years. From a theatrical background, he had been in his time a professional vaudeville artiste, ventriloquist, magician and scriptwriter to Tommy Cooper, Benny Hill and other comedy legends of stage and television. He could even count among his friends the likes of Orson Welles.Val Andrews was born in Hove near Brighton on the 15th February 1926 only a few hours after Valentine's Day and hence his Christian name. He was the son of an architect and indeed it was his father who introduced him to magic, a fascination that was to last a lifetime and was to result many biographies on the great magicians and numerous writings on magic in general.He died from a heart attack on the 12th October 2006 and will be missed, but at least his name will live on through his books that continue to thrill old and new murder mystery enthusiasts alike.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Breese Books
• Seitenzahl: 130
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 174g
• ISBN-13: 9780947533410
• ISBN-10: 0947533419
• Artikelnr.: 21134646