Sherlock Holmes Mystery

 With the publication of my latest book, Sherlock 6, there has been renewed interests in my past titles, particularly my Sherlock
Holmes titles of which there are two.

The Canadian Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was my first Holmes title  and had legendary detective Sherlock Holmes and his trusted colleague Dr. John Watson as they travel across late 19th century Canada. In their epic journey they encounter incredible characters and memorable mysteries.

My second is Cold-Hearted Murder In 1901, during one of the hottest summers in recent memory, London is experiencing some 'cold' killings. The victims are being ritualistically mutilated. As chance would have it, the first victim was a potential client of Mr. Sherlock Holmes who the great detective failed to assist. Now Holmes and Watson are tracking down the murderers. Fantastically, the entire grisly matter began in the wilds of the Canadian Northwest during the great Klondike Gold Rush. Can the incomparable Sherlock Holmes trap the killers, or will it prove his undoing?

Here is the YouTube video promoting Cold-Hearted Murder.

Sherlock 6 - The Lambeth Poisoner

In my latest book Sherlock 6, there is a chapter about the Canadian poisoner  Dr. Thomas Neil Cream who killed women in Canada, the United States and was finally brought to trial for murders in England. 

Dr. Cream was a McGill-trained physician who performed illegal abortions and was suspected of murder. Cream fled Canada for Chicago where he continued to perform abortions and began an affair with a young woman. He had the woman convince her older husband to take out a life insurance policy, then had her replace his medication with strychnine.  

Dr. Cream was subsequently charged with the man's death and imprisoned in the Illinois State Penitentiary in Joliet.

After a murder Cream would sometimes send blackmail letters to people stating he had evidence of their guilt. 

Gaining an early release Cream eventually relocated in London, England where he continued his drug addition and another murderous streak. He murdered four Lambeth prostitutes a few years after the Jack the Ripper cases.

My story of Cream, entitled The Lambeth Poisoner Case, can be found in Sherlock 6. 

Dr. Thomas Neil Cream

Sherlock Holmes - The Streets of London

 I think most can agree that one of the appeals to the stories in the Sherlock Holmes canon is the romantic time period where it is always 1895. 

Here we are in the 21st century with every electronic convenience, but some of us long for a simpler time of high-button boots, top hats and floor-length dresses. Who would not want to walk down a fog-enshrouded street lit dimly by gas lamps. On the streets we wish for the sounds of horses hoofs and carriage wheels on the pavement and cobblestones. 

In my new book, Sherlock 6 there are many street scenes that could have come right out of this video.

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