Giallo - novelette (22 pagine) - Holmes has to carry out some deft political manoeuvring, as he deals with an empire-threatening crisis.
Holmes and Watson are seized by Queen Victoria's son, Prince Edward Albert, who wants them to find evidence that his mother is unfit to serve as Queen.
In the royal residence at Balmoral, Holmes and Watson witness the aged Queen Victoria engage in some highly questionable behaviour and Holmes has to carry out some deft political manoeuvring, as he deals with an empire-threatening crisis.
London businessman, Orlando Pearson is the creator of The Redacted Sherlock Holmes series, which buries forever the idea that Sherlock Holmes might not have been a historical person.
Do you want to see Sherlock Holmes come to the rescue of Queen Victoria, arrange the borders of post-war Europe, clear Macbeth of murder, unravel King Oedipus's complexities, or provide advice to the Almighty? Then you will find all this and more in the seven collections of short stories, two novels, and the six plays in the series.
When not communing with the spirits of 221b, Orlando enjoys sport, music, and browsing price comparison websites.
He has written Sherlock Holmes stories on all these topics.