The third adventure in THE ASTONISHING ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY -- 'The Hidden Shore' --  is the only one that takes place in a fictional location, a small Caribbean island by the name of Santa Augustina.

But it is based on Caribbean islands I have known, both English-speaking and Spanish-speaking ones. And I know it's a cliche, but the Caribbean truly is a paradise. The lush foliage and flowers. The clear sparkling seas and coral reefs. You cannot help but love the place, its music, its food and its wonderfully chilled out lifestyle.

I'd never snorkeled when I first went there, but by the end of that trip I'd done a great deal ... how can you keep your face out of water that has swarms of rainbow-colored fish, puffer fish and even small barracuda? I'd never eaten a goat curry before ... delicious. Never flown on a twenty-seater passenger plane. Never partied at night on a golden beach to the strains of Reggae music. In the Caribbean, you find aspects of yourself you never even realized were there in the first place. Self-discovery is part of the whole deal.

And what does Sherlock Holmes think of all this?  Hailing as he does from Victorian England, he finds it all a little puzzling, to tell the truth.