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Sherlock Holmes: The Scottish Question - Sons of the Thistle
The Scottish Question
The Scottish Crown Jewels, known as the Honours of Scotland and secured in Edinburgh Castle, consist of a crown, a sceptre and a sword. They are older than the English Crown Jewels by a century or more as the original English Jewels were confiscated, melted and sold by Oliver Cromwell. The canny Scots hid their Honours from Cromwell, though he avidly sought them as symbols of Scottish kingship and for their melted value.
But one Scottish crown, its history lost in the mists of time, has been missing since it was taken by Edward the First of England from the Scottish King John Balliol whom
he defeated in battle and ignominiously deposed.
What if the most celebrated consulting detective in the world, at the height of his powers in 1897, was put on the trail of the Golden Crown of Scotland? What if the most potent symbol of Scottish sovereignty was stolen, members of the British Royal Family abducted, threats made against the Queen and a campaign of terror planned by separatists aided by a foreign Power?
What if Holmes and Watson tracked a conspiracy against the Union by some of the highest in the land? And what if a war of cataclysmic proportions might destroy the Empire and set Europe ablaze if they failed to uncover the plot?
The Scottish Question tells that story.
The Scottish Crown Jewels, known as the Honours of Scotland and secured in Edinburgh Castle, consist of a crown, a sceptre and a sword. They are older than the English Crown Jewels by a century or more as the original English Jewels were confiscated, melted and sold by Oliver Cromwell. The canny Scots hid their Honours from Cromwell, though he avidly sought them as symbols of Scottish kingship and for their melted value.
But one Scottish crown, its history lost in the mists of time, has been missing since it was taken by Edward the First of England from the Scottish King John Balliol whom
he defeated in battle and ignominiously deposed.
What if the most celebrated consulting detective in the world, at the height of his powers in 1897, was put on the trail of the Golden Crown of Scotland? What if the most potent symbol of Scottish sovereignty was stolen, members of the British Royal Family abducted, threats made against the Queen and a campaign of terror planned by separatists aided by a foreign Power?
What if Holmes and Watson tracked a conspiracy against the Union by some of the highest in the land? And what if a war of cataclysmic proportions might destroy the Empire and set Europe ablaze if they failed to uncover the plot?
The Scottish Question tells that story.
200 pages, Paperback
First published August 7, 2014
About the author
Mike Hogan
31 books33 followersI'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.
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.
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March 31, 2023
I’ve found Mr. Hogans Holmes stories to very much enjoyable. He fleshes out a great read with plenty of asides on every day life and what goes with it. Such as food, fashion, travel, architecture, etc., it’s as though it were written back in the by day Doyle himself. I really recommend his writings.
September 20, 2021
Interesting only in parts
I learned some things about Scotland while reading this book and though interesting in that degree, the story itself was not. I felt like the mystery was all over the place and it was a bit of a struggle to keep up with everyone.
Christa
I learned some things about Scotland while reading this book and though interesting in that degree, the story itself was not. I felt like the mystery was all over the place and it was a bit of a struggle to keep up with everyone.
Christa
July 19, 2019
Loses its way.
Shifts around too rapidly among the European rulers. Makes you lose interest in the basic plot. 4 more words are here😜.
Shifts around too rapidly among the European rulers. Makes you lose interest in the basic plot. 4 more words are here😜.
August 31, 2024
New holmes
Well done many holmsian events. Characters given reign to expand who they are. New characters fit in.
Too many guns too much violence time to time.
Well done many holmsian events. Characters given reign to expand who they are. New characters fit in.
Too many guns too much violence time to time.
September 4, 2014
Back in the year of Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson are on the trail of a missing icon of Scottish sovereignty (I won’t give the game away), a missing duke and duchess and a Scottish Nationalist group planning to – well we’re not quite sure what they are planning till we get to the end!
The Scottish Question is an exciting mystery story with amusing and interesting characters – including Mycroft Holmes, Lord Rosebery and the Duke of Edinburgh – and several intertwined plots that keep the action moving. A few early scenes lag a little, but generally the necessary historical background to the plot is smoothly unfolded.
As we have come to expect from this writer, the dialogue is exceptionally good – authentic sounding and spiced with wit and character. The scenes in which our two bachelor lodgers are scolded by Mrs Hudson are priceless.
A fast-paced read with a slam-bang ending. Highly recommended.
The Scottish Question is an exciting mystery story with amusing and interesting characters – including Mycroft Holmes, Lord Rosebery and the Duke of Edinburgh – and several intertwined plots that keep the action moving. A few early scenes lag a little, but generally the necessary historical background to the plot is smoothly unfolded.
As we have come to expect from this writer, the dialogue is exceptionally good – authentic sounding and spiced with wit and character. The scenes in which our two bachelor lodgers are scolded by Mrs Hudson are priceless.
A fast-paced read with a slam-bang ending. Highly recommended.
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