Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Case Files

by Mark Mower

Following the success of the earlier volume, A Farewell to Baker Street, we have another collection of previously unknown Holmes and Watson tales that will excite the interests of readers across the globe - The Baker Street Case-Files. A decade before his death, Dr Watson let it be known that with his passing he wished his nephew, Christopher Henry Watson MD, to be the executor of his will and guardian of all his personal and pecuniary affairs. One of the tasks he sanctioned was that his nephew should use his discretion in selecting for publication some of the three dozen or so cases involving Holmes and Watson which had not already seen the light of day. These seven new stories shed more light on the remarkable talents of Mr Sherlock Holmes. The first in the collection, The Case of the Rondel Dagger, occurred before Holmes and Watson met. The Mile End Mynah Bird is a fascinating tale set in the period beyond The Great War when both men appear reluctant to retire. From the plotting of The Radicant Munificent Society to the hidden message of The Manila Envelope, there is much to entertain and enthrall us. As before, these tales are designed to contribute in some small part to the lasting memory of two extraordinary men who once occupied that setting we have come to know and love as 221B Baker Street. Once again, ‘The game is afoot!’

Genres: Mystery

145 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 6, 2017

About the author

Mark Mower is a member of the Crime Writers’ Association and the Sherlock Holmes Society of London. He has written numerous true crime and murder mystery books.

His first Holmes and Watson tale, The Strange Missive of Germaine Wilkes, appeared as a chapter in 'The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories – Volume I' (MX Publishing, 2015). His first collection of Holmes pastiches, 'A Farewell to Baker Street' (MX Publishing) was released shortly afterwards. Since that time, he has contributed to further Holmes anthologies and his second collection of pastiches, 'Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Case-Files' (MX Publishing) was published in November 2017.

Reviews

[Dale · Rating 5 out of 5]

Further tales of the World’s Greatest Consulting Detective!

My thanks go out to Steve and Timi at MX Publishing for my copy of this book! God Bless!
The bulk of the stories I this volume either have appeared in a volume of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories or are or scheduled to do so. This is their author’s collection of his works and there are two stories that are unique to the book.

For those that haven’t read Mark Mower’s contributions to the MX series, this will be a delightful introduction to the author’s take on Sherlock Holmes! The stories are all well plotted and written to closely resemble the original canon.

For me, the story that wins "best in book" is “The Strange Missive of Germaine Wilkes.” A message sent in code alerts Holmes to the real character of Professor Moriarty. Moriarty is already on Holmes’ radar, but now Holmes is beginning to realize the scope of the danger that the Professor represents. I thought it a fitting introduction, as per Watson’s notes that this is when Holmes first began to see the Napoleon behind the crimes.

All in all, this makes a nice little volume to highlight Mark Mower’s talents! I give the book five stars!

Quoth the Raven…

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's been a long while since I read any Conan Doyle stories and only once before have I read something written within the canon, so I don't have much of a benchmark for these stories. However, from the author bio it is clear Mower was influenced by the Rathbone/Bruce pairing of Holmes and Watson, and as these films also formed part of my formative years it was in their voices that I read these tales. In that regard, these are true to their source material, the cadences of speech and plot are just right, and they are entertaining in their execution and denouement. I enjoyed each of these seven stories and would recommend them for Holmes aficionados.

[Tony Ciak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyable stories....really loved them