The Mammoth book of the lost chronicles of Sherlock Holmes : 12 new adventures and intrigues

These are stories of the sort loved by true fans of the greatest of all detectives, in which a client tells Holmes a strange tale, drawing him into a baffling mystery. Whether in fogbound London or deep in the English countryside, these action-packed stories, set during the 1880s and early 1890s, before Holmes’s disappearance at the Reichenbach Falls, faithfully recreate the atmosphere of Conan Doyle’s early Holmes stories. This wonderful anthology brings together the best work of Denis O. Smith, much admired for his new Sherlock Holmes stories, including ‘A Hair’s Breadth’, ‘The Adventure of the Smiling Face’ and ‘An Incident in Society’. Ten of these stories have never previously been published in book form. Sherlock Holmes is one of the most beloved detectives ever created and many have been inspired to continue his adventures after Sir Conan Doyle's death. In that spirit, The Mammoth Book of The Lost Chronicles of Sherlock Holmes brings together some of the more than two dozen stories that Denis O. Smithregarded as the best Holmes storyteller after Doylewrote since the publication of The Adventure of the Purple Hand in 1982. The adventure of the crimson arrow -- The adventure of Kendal Terrace -- A hair's breadth -- The adventure of the smiling face -- The adventure of the fourth glove-- The adventure of the Richmond recluse -- The adventure of the English scholar -- The adventure of the amethyst ring -- The adventure of the willow pool -- The adventure of Queen Hippolyta -- The adventure of Dedstone Mill -- An incident in society. From the best living exponent of new Sherlock Holmes stories, 12 explosive new mysteries