The Secret Files of Sherlock Holmes

by Frank Thomas

More thrilling tales of Sherlock Holmes and doctor Watson as they are involved in intrigue,mystery and murder. It has been said that one cannot tell where Arthur Conan Doyle stops and author Frank Thomas begins. In the style made famous by Holmes' creator we deal with the Blue Eyed Dog and the case of the missing banker. We search for the Rajah's Ruby and the Pilfered Paintings and solve the mystery of the Rangoon Jade. All told, nine tales of Sherlockian suspense.

168 pages, Paperback

First published May 21, 2002

About the author

Frank "Frankie" Thomas, Jr. was the only child of two actors who encouraged their son into the same business at an early age. He appeared on the Broadway stage and in a number of movies before WWII. During the war he served with both the Navy and the Coast Guard. Later he returned to New York and found steady work on radio. In 1950 he gained national popularity when he was cast in the title role of the TV series Tom Corbett, Space Cadet. He was still making personal appearances as a result of that role until his death.

Frankie gave up acting at the height of his fame and wrote for radio and TV.

"I have no regrets. I got all the breaks I had coming. I consider myself to have been very lucky during my career, especially in knowing when to leave it. I smile when I think of those years but I've never missed any part of acting."

Thomas was a bridge master who taught recreational bridge while playing on the circuit with all the other master players as well as the author of Sherlock Holmes mystery novels.

In the late 1980s, he met and married wife Virginia who died in 1997. Frankie passed away of respiratory failure in Sherman Oaks, California.

Reviews

[Ronald · Rating 4 out of 5]

read SOMETIME in 2003

[David Leagas · Rating 4 out of 5]

some great stories inside but most a little slow to start, but don't let this put you of.