“A dive into the depths of human deception, as Holmes and Watson expose wicked patriarchs, dysfunctional families, and tragic betrayals in a series of canonical but pleasingly unstuffy exploits. Satisfying and highly readable.” John Linwood Grant, author of ‘The Assassin’s Coin’
The Secrets of Private Families is a collection of eight Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson adventures, seven of which Holmes deemed unpublishable. Too raw to put before the public, and hardly our best behaviour, he wrote to Watson when questioned upon the matter. Are they really? Readers of traditional Holmes stories might certainly disagree with him! These adventures are a rich sampling of the kind of stories Watson described in the opening of “The Problem of Thor Bridge”,
“… there are some which involve the secrets of private families to an extent which would mean consternation in many exalted quarters if it were thought possible that they might find their way into print.”
Come along as Holmes and Watson navigate the complexities of these private families while solving some unusual mysteries and, just possibly, leaving a little consternation behind in exalted quarters.
Prologue—
Dr. Watson’s Journal
The Case of the Pensive Poet
The Mystery of the Father’s Ring
The Problem of the Dreaming Man
The Adventure of the Irresistible Woman
The Trouble with the Clubbable Husband
The Question of an Early English Death
The Difficulty of the Paris Message
The Search for the Reluctant Heir
Epilogue—
Dr. Watson’s Journal
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