The Box of Cards - Large Print: A New Sherlock Holmes Mystery - Paperback

by Craig Stephen Copland (Author)

This is the LARGE PRINT edition of The Box of cards, specially published for seniors and those who have difficulty reading smaller print. Two teenagers, a brother and a sister from a strict religious family disappear. The parents are alarmed but Scotland Yard says they are just off sowing their wild oats. A horrific, gruesome package arrives in the post and it becomes clear that a terrible crime is in process. Sherlock Holmes is called in to help. Passions and hatred going back many years are revealed. Holmes, Watson, and Lestrade must act quickly before young lives are lost. This mystery, set in London in 1905, is inspired by the original Sherlock Holmes story, "The Cardboard Box," one of the darkest and most gruesome of the original Canon. If you enjoy the mysteries of Sherlock Holmes, you will again be treated to watching your hero untangle the web of evil and bring justice to all involved. Buy it now and enjoy yet another new Sherlock Holmes Mystery.

Author Biography

In May of 2014 the Sherlock Holmes Society of Canada - better known as The Bootmakers (www.torontobootmakers.com) - announced a contest for a new Sherlock Holmes story. Although he had no experience writing fiction, the author, Craig Stephen Copland, submitted a short Sherlock Holmes mystery and was blessed to be declared one of the winners. Thus inspired, he has continued to write new Sherlock Holmes mysteries since and is on a quest to write a new mystery that is inspired by each of the sixty stories in the original Canon. He currently lives and writes in Toronto, Tokyo, and Manhattan. More about him and contact information can be found at www.SherlockHolmesMystery.com.