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看圖書介紹Roger Riccard, the respected and prolific author of Sherlock Holmes stories with over fifty to his credit since his first novel in 2012, has already taken readers through the Twelve Days of Christmas and An Alphabet of Cases. He now brings readers the second volume of The Colourful Cases of Sherlock Holmes.
The Brown Study Solution - ＂He (Lestrade) got himself into a fog recently over a forgery case, and that was what brought him here.＂ Holmes gives Watson the facts of a case that occurred shortly after they first moved to shared rooms in Baker Street.
The Sketchy Blackmailer - The grandson of the famous painter, John Everett Millais, is being blackmailed over some sketches done by his grandfather. The unique location chosen for the exchange of money provides challenges for the great detective.
The Case of the Spoilt Vamberry Red - The adventure Holmes once referred to simply as that of ’Vamberry, the wine merchant’ is finally told to Watson.
Farewell, My Golden-Haired Angel - What if Holmes’s adventures had been written by a different author in the style of the ’hard- boiled’ detective novels of a later era? Watson finds himself reading just such a manuscript during a similar case where he is accompanying Holmes in order to prevent a murder.
The Amber O’Grady Bequest - A financier has been poisoned in his home while under a nurse’s care. He had recently changed his will to include her and now the nurse has been arrested for his murder. Holmes is engaged to prove her innocence, but the circumstantial evidence against her is mounting.
Sit back and enjoy reading this latest installment of five new adventures for Holmes and Watson, and don’t forget to watch out for the third volume coming soon.
