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Sherlock Holmes and the Circle of Blood
The Circle of One of Cape May's most prominent citizens has been the victim of a brutal murder. A cryptic message lies adjacent to the a bust of Socrates circled in blood. Holmes and Watson agree to go to the nation's oldest resort to investigate. The Highland Watson receives a letter from an old comrade asking for assistance. Holmes and Watson journey to Fintry Castle in Scotland to investigate. The Medium Watson learns that a medium and a confederate are conducting séances in London and implores Holmes to expose the pair, but the detective remains disinterested until the medium recovers a stolen diamond through her alleged powers. Steve Leadley is the author of Wilson and Clemenceau at the Versailles Peace Conference, the political thriller Conundrum, and a children's mystery adventure Pirate Treasure of Cape May.
252 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2009
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Steve Leadley
21 books6 followersMost known for his works of Historical Mystery Fiction, Steve Leadley interweaves intricate mysteries into the context of true historical settings and events. Sherlock Holmes and the Circle of Blood, The Veil of Maples and Pines and The Saratoga Deception are a few of his notable works. He has also published three books set in Cape May, which is considered "the nation's oldest seaside resort."
Steve Leadley is a teacher of American History in Cape May, NJ. He has both Bachelors and Masters degrees in History.
Steve Leadley is a teacher of American History in Cape May, NJ. He has both Bachelors and Masters degrees in History.
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March 18, 2013
I greatly enjoyed this book and I feel that the stories contained within are nice companions to Doyle's canon. I have read and re-read Doyle's 60 short stories and 4 novels and am always eager to find Holmes pastiches that resemble Doyle's incarnations. I don't much care for the recent modernizations of Holmes, nor even the Robert Downey Jr. films that although entertaining, little resemble Doyle's Holmes. The three stories in this volume remain true to Doyle's characters and the mysteries are both clever and plausible.
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