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Sherlock Holmes and The Adventure of the Modern Cinderella
"All we need is a pumpkin, a wand, and six white mice." Sherlock Holmes, the world's greatest detective, has taken on such opponents as Dracula, Dr. Fu Manchu, and Jack the Ripper. Now Holmes is presented with a puzzle that even he admits "This is outside my realm. Dealing with demon hounds on the moors was one thing, but to take on a fairy godmother? No!" Holmes and Watson seek the answer to the question of who is the mysterious masked woman who charmed a prince with her beauty, wit, and intelligence. It's a puzzle the duo have never faced before as they seek to unlock the secrets behind one of England's wealthiest families. The story of Cinderella, a young woman who rises above adversity to find happiness, is one of the most beloved in world literature. She appears in stories as old as ancient Egypt and the Incas, as far flung as Africa to Russia, as Mexico to China. Now with Holmes and Watson there is a new spin on an old tale. All your elements are here: the Prince, the Stepmother, the masked ball, but things do not turn out as they have in the past because this is a modern Cinderella.
56 pages, Paperback
First published November 20, 2013
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About the author
Thomas Owen
6 booksThomas Owen lives in Boston. Over the years his literary passions have included Joseph Conrad, H. P. Lovecraft, Somerset Maugham, Robert E. Howard, G. K. Chesterton, Dashiell Hammett, and Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Any or all of these may have influenced his writing.
He attended high school in Anchorage, Alaska and college at Reed College in Portland, Oregon.
Off and on he's been writing and been published for almost 50 years and now with internet technology is throwing himself headlong into it. Meanwhile he's helped edit and publish books and magazines from science fiction to children's while also working at one of Boston's favorite bookstores, The Avenue Victor Hugo Bookshop, which still exists on the internet.
He attended high school in Anchorage, Alaska and college at Reed College in Portland, Oregon.
Off and on he's been writing and been published for almost 50 years and now with internet technology is throwing himself headlong into it. Meanwhile he's helped edit and publish books and magazines from science fiction to children's while also working at one of Boston's favorite bookstores, The Avenue Victor Hugo Bookshop, which still exists on the internet.
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