Overview
In Los Angeles, a geological surveyor maps out a proposed subway route--and then goes missing. His eight-year-old daughter, in her desperation, turns to the one person she thinks might help--she writes a letter to Sherlock Holmes. Reggie and Nigel Heath are relatively close in age but worlds apart in personality. The older of the two brothers, Reggie is a successful attorney with charisma to spare, but Nigel has always struggled to step out of his shadow. When Reggie leases space in an office building on London's Baker Street, he finds that the paperwork comes with an odd stipulation: his firm must receive and respond with a standard reply to letters sent to Sherlock Holmes, who had occupied the same famous address. When Nigel, newly suspended from practicing law and relegated to clerk duties, becomes intrigued by one of the ""Dear Sherlock"" notes, he disappears quite suddenly, leaving a dead body in his wake--and Reggie must hop the next flight to Los Angeles to uncover the truth. Hot on his heels is his sometime lover, Laura, a quick-witted stage actress who's captured the hearts of both brothers.
Full Product Details
Author: Michael Robertson (Director of the Mayo Wesley Centre for Mental Health Taree New South Wales Australia) ,
Simon Vance
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Imprint: Blackstone Publishing
Edition: Unabridged edition
Volume: 1
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 19.30cm
Weight: 0.113kg
ISBN: 9781433257360
ISBN 10: 143325736
Publication Date: 23 June 2009
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
""Engaging...Readers will want to spend more time with the appealing Heath and company."" -- ""Publishers Weekly"" ""Great characters, a complex plot, and the wonderful feeling that people still believe in Sherlock Holmes round out this debut treat."" -- ""Library Journal"" ""Robertson's sure-footed debut is lively and inventive."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"" ""This is a very entertaining novel, lighthearted but with a solid story, and mystery fans, whether they're Sherlock Holmes addicts or not, will thoroughly enjoy it...judging by this installment, it should be a popular series indeed."" -- ""Booklist"" ""Vance's depiction of the brothers' very British relationship, full of quirky humor and insults to each other, is irresistible...Author Robertson's blending of Holmes, the two brothers, and a child's concern for her beloved father make for an exceptional adventure."" -- ""AudioFile""
Author Information
Michael Robertson studied literature at Purdue University, attended law school in southern California, and worked in educational publishing for several years. He currently lives in southern California. The Baker Street Letters is his first novel. Simon Vance is an award-winning actor and an AudioFile Golden Voice with over fifty Earphones Awards and thirteen prestigious Audie Awards. He was named Booklist's very first Voice of Choice in 2008 and an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009.
