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Sherlock Holmes: The Centurion Papers: The First Collection
From The Davies Brothers, winners of the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writers Showcase (supported by the London Book Fair)...
The Centurion Papers is a thrilling new series of Sherlock Holmes mysteries. Too explosive for publication, kept hidden for a hundred years... until now.
For the first time in eBook, stories 1 to 4 are collected together in one volume for a special low price!
THE DEVIL'S MARK
London is ablaze with horror! A plague of ghastly deaths sweeps the capital, seemingly unrelated except for a strange tattoo found on the body of each victim – the mark of Satan. As a God-fearing mania engulfs the city, Sherlock Holmes must hunt the villain responsible for wreaking terror on its dark streets – a hunt that will bring him face to face with the devil himself.
THE SCORCHED EARTH
An old soldier haunted by the ghosts of war in Africa, a vengeful enemy hellbent on righting the wrongs of the Empire, and an island hiding the darkest of secrets… Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are in a race against time to solve the brutal mystery of the Scorched Earth – before an entire family is murdered.
THE WILLOWDEN SIRENS
Edwardian society is utterly bewitched by sensational photographs of fairies at play in a country idyll. But when a high-ranking diplomat is found dead in that very garden, Sherlock Holmes is called upon to solve the murder. Even as the evidence suggests the victim was killed by fairies, can Holmes finally expose the truth… however dark it might be?
THE M LEAGUE
Professor Moriarty is dead, but his legacy of evil lives on… Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are woken by the most macabre delivery to Baker Street – a boy left for dead, with the letter M scored into his back. He is the first of many victims, and Holmes will be next unless he can put an end to the most dangerous network of criminals ever assembled – a network that stretches to the very highest echelons of society…
The First Collection compiles four stunning new episodes in the Sherlock Holmes canon from Dr Watson’s recently found Centurion Papers - uncovered by The Davies Brothers, authors of Hudson James and the Baker Street Legacy.
The Centurion Papers is a thrilling new series of Sherlock Holmes mysteries. Too explosive for publication, kept hidden for a hundred years... until now.
For the first time in eBook, stories 1 to 4 are collected together in one volume for a special low price!
THE DEVIL'S MARK
London is ablaze with horror! A plague of ghastly deaths sweeps the capital, seemingly unrelated except for a strange tattoo found on the body of each victim – the mark of Satan. As a God-fearing mania engulfs the city, Sherlock Holmes must hunt the villain responsible for wreaking terror on its dark streets – a hunt that will bring him face to face with the devil himself.
THE SCORCHED EARTH
An old soldier haunted by the ghosts of war in Africa, a vengeful enemy hellbent on righting the wrongs of the Empire, and an island hiding the darkest of secrets… Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are in a race against time to solve the brutal mystery of the Scorched Earth – before an entire family is murdered.
THE WILLOWDEN SIRENS
Edwardian society is utterly bewitched by sensational photographs of fairies at play in a country idyll. But when a high-ranking diplomat is found dead in that very garden, Sherlock Holmes is called upon to solve the murder. Even as the evidence suggests the victim was killed by fairies, can Holmes finally expose the truth… however dark it might be?
THE M LEAGUE
Professor Moriarty is dead, but his legacy of evil lives on… Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are woken by the most macabre delivery to Baker Street – a boy left for dead, with the letter M scored into his back. He is the first of many victims, and Holmes will be next unless he can put an end to the most dangerous network of criminals ever assembled – a network that stretches to the very highest echelons of society…
The First Collection compiles four stunning new episodes in the Sherlock Holmes canon from Dr Watson’s recently found Centurion Papers - uncovered by The Davies Brothers, authors of Hudson James and the Baker Street Legacy.
245 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 17, 2018
About the author
TheDaviesBrothers
11 books4 followersThe Davies Brothers are Nicholas and Brett Davies, twin brothers who share a love of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, as well as books, films, history and the Wales football team.
Nicholas is a freelance writer and PhD researcher based in Cardiff. He previously worked for the Arts Council of Wales focusing on theatre and drama. He now writes screenplays, stories, and theatre reviews and features for The Stage newspaper. He speaks English, Welsh and basic Spanish.
Brett lived in four different countries before settling in Japan, where he teaches English and Film Studies at a university in Tokyo. He also writes screenplays, as well as articles for a variety of publications on cinema, sports, and travel. He speaks English, Japanese and Welsh.
Nicholas is a freelance writer and PhD researcher based in Cardiff. He previously worked for the Arts Council of Wales focusing on theatre and drama. He now writes screenplays, stories, and theatre reviews and features for The Stage newspaper. He speaks English, Welsh and basic Spanish.
Brett lived in four different countries before settling in Japan, where he teaches English and Film Studies at a university in Tokyo. He also writes screenplays, as well as articles for a variety of publications on cinema, sports, and travel. He speaks English, Japanese and Welsh.
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May 5, 2021
This is a solid pastiche collection, and I think traditional Sherlockians will *mostly* enjoy it. I did, although I'm not strictly traditional. That's why I knocked off a star; it's a little bit too traditional, with some dated language and situations. Also, "Scorched Earth" was...horrifying. But the other three novellas were quite good.
September 29, 2018
A great group of Sherlock Holmes stories from a new author(s).
I'm going to get the other books from these authors
I'm going to get the other books from these authors
September 26, 2018
The stories were good, in keeping with the Sherlock Holmes tradition, although I, personally do not, nor have I ever, liked Sherlock. How anyone, except maybe Watson, can stand him is beyond me.. He is ridiculously arrogant, vain and so ego fixated that being in his company for any length of time would be painful. There are other det4ctives with large egos, but, no one has ever topped Sherlock.
And, while we are at it, I am curious to know how Sherlock pulled Watson out of the pond while simultaneously holding onto the girl who pushed him in. Nice trick if you can do it, but I think that that one is even beyond Sherlock.
And, while we are at it, I am curious to know how Sherlock pulled Watson out of the pond while simultaneously holding onto the girl who pushed him in. Nice trick if you can do it, but I think that that one is even beyond Sherlock.
September 1, 2019
Great Sherlock Holmes book
so if your into great mysteries and love Sherlock Holmes this is the first of many unpublished novels of Doctor Watson... When I read the first collection I couldn't get over how much the dialog reminded me of Basil Rathbone And Nigel Bruce, The best Holmes And Watson ever, Excellent stories full of surprises and best of all... A Great Sherlock Holmes!!!
so if your into great mysteries and love Sherlock Holmes this is the first of many unpublished novels of Doctor Watson... When I read the first collection I couldn't get over how much the dialog reminded me of Basil Rathbone And Nigel Bruce, The best Holmes And Watson ever, Excellent stories full of surprises and best of all... A Great Sherlock Holmes!!!
October 14, 2018
Enjoyed the revival of Sherlock well written and most entertaining
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