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| Publisher | J-Views Publishing |
| ISBN 13 | 9781912605545 |
| ISBN 10 | 1912605546 |
| Book Description | The second box ("the dispatch-box") to be discovered in the vaults of Cox & Co. of Charing Cross has been the source of even more discoveries concerning the celebrated detective Sherlock Holmes. Included in this volume are four tales, all referenced in the canonical originally published adventures: The Abernetty Horror: A bloody crime in a Welsh fishing village points to one seemingly obvious answer. Holmes brings his reasoning powers to bear on the parsley and butter to discover the true solution (mentioned in The Six Napoleons).The Finsbury House: "the shocking affair of the Dutch steamship Friesland, that so nearly cost us both our lives" (The Norwood Builder).The Curious Affair of the Archdeacon: Mentioned in passing at the beginning of the Red Circle, this case is more light-hearted than many of Holmes' adventures.An Account of the Victor Lynch Forgery: An account of an early case of Sherlock Holmes, related not by Watson, but by Inspector Lestrade, in the form of a letter to the good doctor, following the events at Meiringen. Mentioned in both Study in Scarlet and the Sussex Vampire.This collection includes a Foreword from consulting Sherlockian Dr. Philip. C. Eyster, who writes, "I had only read a few pages of his initial story, when I knew that Mr. Ashton has not only the skill but also the deep-felt desire to faithfully add to the canon the same Sherlock as came from the pen of Arthur Conan Doyle over 100 years ago." |
| Editorial Review | It feels like Conan Doyle is writing again.".I think that in this second book Hugh Ashton exceeded his master" Conan Doyle.""I kept thinking I was reading a more clever, sharper, wittier, just generally better writer, doing Conan Doyle like it should have been done." |
| About the Author | After graduating from the University of Cambridge in 1977, Hugh moved between various jobs before ending up in the field of IT. His interests took him to Japan in 1988 on a two-year contract, to work as a technical writer. Twenty-eight years later, he returned to the UK with his wife Yoshiko, to live in the Midlands cathedral city of Lichfield, the setting for his Sherlock Holmes mystery, "The Lichfield Murder". As well as this title, he published a dozen volumes of Sherlock Holmes adventures with Inknbeans Press of California, many based on the "untold adventures" referenced in the canon, and all in the style of the originals, which has led some critics to describe him as "the reincarnation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle" and one of the most authentic of the current crop of pastiche writers. Like ACD, he has also written contemporary thrillers, vintage science fiction, and historical adventures, as well as a critically acclaimed volume of short stories about the older generation in Japan, "Tales of Old Japanese". However, he does not play cricket, and though he once grew a moustache, it is by now no more than a fading memory. When he is not writing fiction, Hugh is engaged in explaining the mysteries of computer forensic software, and helping others produce their ideas in book form through work with j-views Publishing, the current publisher of his work, following the sudden unexpected death of the founder and chief editor of Inknbeans Press at the end of 2017. |
| Language | English |
| Author | Hugh Ashton |
| Publication Date | 1-Aug-18 |
| Number of Pages | 182 |
Further Notes From The Dispatch-Box Of John H. Watson M.D.: Four Untold Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes Paperback English by Hugh Ashton - 1-Aug-18
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