Early Case Files of Sherlock Holmes

Gemma Halliday, NYT Bestselling Author describes The Adventure of the Murdered Midwife as "a vivid picture and transports you back in time, in what I'm sure will become a bestseller...A classic in the making!" Arthur Conan Doyle provided few details on Holmes' boyhood. His ancestors were country squires, his grandmother was the sister of the French artist Vernet, and he had a brother named, Mycroft, seven years his senior. Recently, a cache of documents has been, discovered detailing, in Sherlock's own hand, his early forays into criminal investigation. The Adventure of the Murdered Midwife is the first of these early cases. Only weeks into his first year at Eton, Sherlock's father calls him and his brother back to Underbyrne, the ancestral estate. The village midwife has been, found with a pitchfork in her back in the estate's garden, and Mrs. Holmes has been, accused of the murder. Can Sherlock find the true killer in time to save her from the gallows?

What's a holiday without surprises? It's Christmas 1867 at Underbyrne, the Holmes family estate. The house is filled with family, relatives, and three unexpected arrivals-all ready to celebrate the holidays. That is, until another uninvited guest appears: dead in the stables. The discovery marks the beginning of a series of bizarre occurrences: Sherlock's young cousin reports hearing footsteps outside the nursery, Mycroft suddenly falls head-over-heels in love, and the family learns more than one person under their roof harbors secrets. Is someone in the household a murderer? Sherlock must discover the dead man's identity before another un-welcomed body materializes.

A long-buried secret. A stolen portrait. The artist's murder. Can Sherlock discover the connection between the three before he's stopped permanently? Sherlock can't shake his apprehension about a family trip to Paris. His mother's unflappable confidence vanished months ago, and her anxiety has set the whole family on edge. His greatest fears are realized when they witness the death of one of Mrs. Holmes' former suitors. As Sherlock seeks to unravel the reason behind the artist's murder, he unearths a long-buried secret about his mother and survives several attempts to keep him from getting to the truth. Can he bring a killer to justice before he's buried with these hidden secrets forever? The Adventure of the Purloined Portrait is the gripping fourth case in The Early Case Files of Sherlock Holmes. If you enjoy traditional historical mysteries, you'll love this origin series about the world's greatest consulting detective. Buy The Adventure of the Purloined Portrait to learn how Sherlock's past shaped the sleuth he became.