Sherlock Holmes: Trial by Jury

by Mike Hogan

In the third in a series of novelettes told in the traditional manner by Doctor Watson and focussing on Gilbert and Sullivan themes, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson are witnesses to the murder of a vile blackmailer, Charles Augustus Milverton, and Holmes comes under suspicion in the case. As things turn out, he is arraigned on another charge altogether, and is in danger not in the matter of murder, but that of matrimony!

48 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 18, 2013

About the author

I've lived most of my life in Africa, Asia and the Far East manufacturing handicrafts and teaching. I decided to quit regular work and write. There wasn't really a plan, just an instinct that I could write in different historical and contemporary settings.

I completed a Sherlock Holmes novel trilogy in which Winston Churchill, aged twelve, joins Sherlock and Watson at 221B Baker Street. All are available on Amazon.
My semi-autobiographical coming-of-age novel, Hamlet and Me is on on Kindle and soon in paperback. A boy learns about life as he moonlights at the Old Vic theatre in London during the rehearsals for the O'Toole Hamlet in 1963.
Two collections of Sherlock Holmes short stories are also on Kindle and paperback, and another novel, Sherlock Holmes - The Scottish Question, are published, and I will make Hamlet and Me and a book set in Ancient Rome in 475 AD available on paperback in 2016.
My comedy on the aftermath of the crazy 2016 US presidential elections on Kindle and in paperback.
Have a look at my blog for other stories.

Reviews

[Martyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A terrific story which I read in one sitting. As I have not read the story on which this is based I did not foresee the excellent twist - I shall say no more.

I particularly enjoyed the courtroom scenes and was able to picture them in all their pompous glory.

My 5 star rating is in no way influenced by one of the main characters having the same surname as myself.