The Adventure of the Deceased Scholar

Award-winning author and recognized Sherlockian scholar Liese Sherwood-Fabres third novel in The Early Case Files of Sherlock Holmes follows the young detective to London for the spring holiday. This CIBA first-place mystery and mayhem winner has been described by bestselling author Gemma Halliday as a classic in the making. Sherlock joins his family to celebrate the spring holiday in London until a tragedy during the 1868 Oxford-Cambridge boat race puts Mycroft Holmes reputation on the line.When Mycroft Holmes identifies a drowning victim he is drawn into a situation that could destroy not only Lord Surminsters name but his own reputation as well. If ruled a suicide the lords assets will be returned to the Crown leaving his mother and siblings destitute. Should that happen the victims sister has threatened to drag Mycrofts good name through the mire. Will Sherlock be able determine what happened before more than one family is destroyed?[Dr.] Sherwood-Fabres attention to detail and vivid prose are on full display in this delightful look at the evolution of a young Sherlock Holmes.-Book Life Prize