Sherlock's Secretary

Sherlock's Secretary by Chris Chan follows Addy Zhuang, a bank employee at 221B Baker Street who answers letters sent to Sherlock Holmes. Presented as a Sherlock Holmes-related mystery, it centres on correspondence addressed to Holmes and the questions it raises.

Key details

• Author: Chris Chan
• ISBN: 9781787058842
• Date: 5th November

Synopsis

In real life, 221B Baker Street is home to a bank, and Addy Zhuang has become known as “Sherlock’s Secretary” for replying to letters addressed to Sherlock Holmes. When the bank is robbed and the thieves take only three of those letters, the police dismiss it as a prank, but Addy suspects a more malicious intent.

With support from a true crime reporter and his friends, Addy begins an investigation that leads to murder and a decades-old cover-up linked to the BBC’s “Great Erasure”. The story is framed around uncovering the truth before further deaths occur.

The Author

Chris Chan has written numerous Sherlock Holmes stories and articles, and his work has appeared in several anthologies. His first Sherlock book, Sherlock and Irene - The Secret Truth Behind A Scandal In Bohemia, was described by The Sherlock Holmes Society of London as “ingenious and intriguing”.

Rackhams Reference : 5BUM26SQUV