The Adventure of the Colonial Boy

1893. Dr Watson still in mourning for the death of his great friend Sherlock Holmes is now triply bereaved with his wife Marys death in childbirth. Then a telegram from Melbourne Australia intrudes into his grief. Come at once if convenient. Both suspicious and desperate to believe that Holmes may not after all be dead Watson goes as immediately as the sea voyage will allow. Soon Holmes and Watson are together again on an adventure through Bohemian Melbourne and rural Victoria following a series of murders linked by a repulsive red leech and one of Moriartys lieutenants. But things are not as they were. Too many words lie unsaid between the Great Detective and his biographer. Too much that they feel is a secret. Solve the crime forgive a friend rediscover trust and admit to love. Surely that is not beyond that legendary duo Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson? Improbable Press books add romance to the adventure set in a world where Sherlock Holmes and John Watsons relationship steps beyond friendship.