The Early Case Files of Sherlock Holmes
by Liese Sherwood-Fabre
GENRE: Historical mystery
BLURB:
A murdered midwife. A
body in the stable. At the age of thirteen, Sherlock Holmes is thrust into his
first two cases. At stake: the lives of his own family.
Before Sherlock Holmes
met Dr. Watson in 1895, he had already developed his skills as the world's most
famous consulting detective. Arthur Conan Doyle provided little information
about his detective's formative years or how he created his singular
profession. These first two books in The Early Case Files of Sherlock Holmes
series reveal how Sherlock's past shaped the sleuth he became.
Faced with the
possibility of losing his mother to the gallows for a murder she did not commit,
Sherlock must uncover the true killer before she hangs in The Adventure of the
Murdered Midwife.
In Case Two, unexpected
guests and a murder arrive in time for the family's Christmas celebrations. For
the safety of his family, Sherlock is compelled once again to bring the
perpetrator to justice in The Adventure of the Murdered Gypsy.
Fans of Sherlock Holmes
and traditional historical British detective mysteries will love The Early Case
Files of Sherlock Holmes as a welcomed addition to the originals.
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Excerpt
Two:
To distract myself, I stared out the window at the passing
countryside and summoned the nerve to ask Mycroft what had occupied me for the
past several hours. “What exactly happened to Mother? I know she’s not dead,
but I have no information beyond that. Is she sick? Dying?”
“She’s fine.”
“Someone’s not, or we wouldn’t be called home.”
No reply.
“I’m going to find out. Wouldn’t it be better for me to
learn it from you now, than when we arrive at Underbyrne?”
Through his cheese sandwich, he said, “You want to know, you
little twit? Here it is. Mother’s in gaol, accused of murder.”
The force with which this pronouncement hit me was the same
as if he’d given me a blow to the stomach. The queasiness I’d battled since my
fight with Fitzsimmons returned with a vengeance. Bile surged into my throat.
The compartment closed around me, and my deepest desire was to flee. I stood,
realized there was truly nowhere to go, and dropped back down into my seat.
“Put your head between your legs.”
I glanced at Mycroft, but his words sounded as if I were
under water.
“Put your head between your legs.”
When I remained immobile, he grabbed me by the hair and bent
me over.
“Breathe,” he said.
After several gulps of air, my hearing improved, and my
heartbeat slowed. “You can let go now.”
He sat back, and I raised my head. “Mother? Wha— How?”
“I don’t know all the particulars. I gleaned it from my own
analysis of the information in the papers.”
Book
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Liese
Sherwood-Fabre knew she was destined to write when she got an A+ in the
second grade for her story about Dick, Jane, and Sally’s ruined picnic. After
obtaining her PhD, she joined the federal government and worked and lived
abroad for more than fifteen years. Returning to the states, she seriously
pursued her writing career, garnering such awards as a finalist in RWA’s Golden
Heart contest and a Pushcart Prize nomination. A recognized Sherlockian
scholar, her essays have appeared in scion newsletters, the Baker Street
Journal, and Canadian Holmes. These have been gathered into The Life and
Times of Sherlock Holmes essay collection series. She has recently turned this
passion into an origin story series on Sherlock Holmes. The Adventure of
the Murdered Midwife, the first book in The Early Case Files of
Sherlock Holmes series, was the CIBA Mystery and Mayhem 2020 winner.
Writer
links:
Website:
www.liesesherwoodfabre.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/liese.sherwoodfabre
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lsfabre
Amazon
Author Page:
https://www.amazon.com/Liese-Sherwood-Fabre/e/B00810INE6
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5758587.Liese_Sherwood_Fabre
6 comments:
this sounds very interesting!
I love the cover, synopsis and excerpt, The Early Case Files of Sherlock Holmes is a must read for me and I am looking forward to it.Thank you for sharing your bio and book details
Really nice cover and excerpt.
Hi, Marisela, Bea, and Sherry!
Thanks so much for all the kind comments!
This would make a great Christmas gift (hint, hint :-))
The Early Case Files of Sherlock Holmes sounds like one I'll enjoy reading. Thank you for hosting.
Hi, Caryl!
You're welcome!
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