Through a Glass Starkly

A Sherlock Holmes Adventure

By: Richard T. Ryan

Narrated by: Luke Barton

After surviving an attempt on his life in Paris, Sherlock Holmes returns to London, where the great detective is almost immediately enlisted by his brother to secure the safety of the delegates at a top-secret peace conference. With Europe a veritable powder keg in the years before World War I, Holmes understands any misstep on his part could prove fatal and possibly plunge the continent into war.

However, after pledging to do his utmost for "King and Country", Holmes suddenly finds himself overwhelmed by an onslaught of cases. An old friend requests his assistance in recovering a priceless manuscript which has gone missing from the British Museum. Accused of accepting bribes from a smuggling ring, Inspector Lestrade, who has been suspended from Scotland Yard, turns to Holmes for help. Add in a beautiful newlywed who claims her husband is trying to murder her, and it is easy to see why Watson compares the tasks confronting his friend to the Labours of Hercules.

From a secret pied-à-terre in the City of Lights, to the Rare Book Room in the British Museum, to the Whispering Gallery in St. Paul's Cathedral, to the waterfront along the Thames, Holmes and Watson find themselves on the trail of an elusive quarry for whom murder is merely another move in an elaborate game of cat and mouse.

©2020 Richard Ryan (P)2020 MX Publishing

Well-constructed Mystery

A mystery worthy of inclusion in the Canon. It is well written and well performed.

Confuse A Sherlock

After surviving an attempt on his life, Mycroft has been kidnapped and an International Peace Conference, before World War 1: Holmes suddenly has case after case of questionable clients, that may be or not a smoke screen.

not humorous

this book was listed among the humorous books so I bought it hoping for something along the lines of Warlock Holmes or Inspector Hobbs. but it is the usual Sherlock Holmes' style knockoff.

if you want humor I recommend the books that I mentioned. if you just want Sherlock Holmes reimagined, go ahead.

A good read

This Sherlock pastiche fills the gap when wanting more Holmes stories. It has an engaging set of mysteries and ticks all the classic Sherlock boxes, and then some….

Top-shelf in all respects

This is an exciting and very creative pastiche that stands alone among many modern attempts to keep Sherlock Holmes alive. The story is fantastic and the narration is brilliant. I highly recommend!