The Secret Files of Sherlock Holmes by June Thomson 1990 Constable Crime

Description: In July 1939 a travel-worn and battered tindispatch-box with the name, John H. Watson,MD, late Indian Army', painted on the lid,came into the possession of the famous doctor'snamesake, a certain Oxford philosophy don whohad read widely in the Sherlock Holmes canonand became an acknowledged expert. Subsequently left in his will by the professor tohis nephew, the present co-selector of the files,the box contained records of 'some curiousproblems' which the great consulting detectiveinvestigated and which were never fully related,either because the final explanation was notforthcoming or in order to protect the secrets ofcertain families.in 'exalted positions' The collection contains an investigation into thedisappearance of a headwater, his lockedwardrobe and a baker's van; a missing medicalstudent and a secretary to a charitableorganisation who contrives simultaneously torun an Australian sheep-farm; the contents of amatchbox which provokes the defenestration ofa famous Peruvian journalist; the blackmailingof the indiscreet Duchess of Welbourne; the skintrade in desirable domestics; how two glasses of1867 port led to the apprehension of an artfulburglar; a bird-watching 'holiday' in Cornwallwhich leads to the unmasking of a spy. The discovery of these secret files, never beforecommitted to print, will be eagerly awaited by Baker Street devotees.

Price: 15.3 USD

Location: Farmington, Michigan

End Time: 2025-01-26T13:32:51.000Z

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