The Lost Husband: A Weird Sherlock Holmes Adventure

by William Meikle

The case of a lost husband leads Holmes and Watson into the bowels of the new Underground system, where they uncover a fiendish scheme – the recently deceased are being forced to work as unpaid labor in the tunnels. And soon the walking dead come up into the city itself, spreading mayhem and disease.

Holmes must find the perpetrator of these atrocities, and stop him, before the plague engulfs London.

Cover art by M. Wayne Miller

Genres: Mystery, Crime

124 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 12, 2019

About the author

I'm a Scottish writer, now living in Canada, with more than thirty novels published in the genre press and over 300 short story credits in thirteen countries.

My work has appeared in a number of professional anthologies and I have recent short story sales to NATURE Futures and Galaxy's Edge. When I'm not writing I play guitar, drink beer and dream of fortune and glory.

For an intro to me, my writing and my accent see my Youtube channel

Reviews

[M.H. Thaung]

Another enjoyable uncanny tale recounted by the long-suffering Watson. This book felt more like a adventure than a mystery, with Holmes drawing on other skills than his deductive mind. The challenge here wasn’t quite so much “What’s going on?” as “How?” and “How can we stop it?”

The prose was tidy and easy to read. As I’d noted in the previous book, the voice feels Watson-ish and period-appropriate without being too stuffy or stodgy.

Overall, a quick fun read for Victorian detective fans who like a dollop of weird.

[William · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining paranormal listening 🎶🔰

Another will written British 🏰 fantasy horror haunting adventure thriller short story by William Meikle (The London Terrors book 2). Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are asked by a wife too find her missing husband. This leads to an investigation of a man 🚹 who is causing men to die but still working. Sherlock and Watson come close too not making through the adventure. I would recommend this series and author to 👍 fans of Sherlock Holmes. Enjoy the adventure of reading 👓 or listening 🎶 to books 📚. 2022 👑😃😯👗

[BERNARD ANDREWS · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent pulpy pastiche Holmes

Another extremely enjoyable set of Holmes and Watson stories with added occult weirdness. Meikle has a knack for this almost up to the standard of his superb S-Squad military and monsters books.

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book...different take on Holmes.

[One Sentence Audio Critic · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sherlock Holmes and Vombies! ♡

A short, entertaining story of Sherlock Holmes meeting the new working class....Vombies in London! Entertaining. Well narrated.

[Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

More twisted Holmes.

The third of Meikle's weird Holmes tales, this is a slow burn to fast paced thriller, and stays true to Watson's narrative style. I hope Meikle writes more, and I plan to read more of his works. Check it out.

[John R. Dailey Jr. · Rating 5 out of 5]

THOSE SHAMBLERS ARE AT IT AGAIN, THEY ARE..

Hello, as usual, this story is very well written and entertaining to read. I wish it could have been longer. Good stuff. Thanks.

[Lonny Crawford · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good reading. Enjoyed.