The Unpleasantness at Parkerton Manor (Mrs. Hudson of Baker Street Book 1)

The Unpleasantness at Parkerton Manor by Barry S Brown opens the Mrs. Hudson of Baker Street series. This first instalment is presented as Mrs. Hudson’s own account, positioning her at the centre of a consulting detective agency at 221B Street.

Key details

• Author: Barry S Brown
• Series: Mrs. Hudson of Baker Street, Book 1
• ISBN: 9781787053557
• Page count: 292
• Publication date: 18 September 2018

Synopsis

Set in the Victorian era, the novel reimagines the familiar Baker Street household by placing the widow of Constable Tobias Hudson in charge of the investigative work. Determined to build a consulting detective agency that reflects her own skills, she recruits a male figurehead for the role, with Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson joining her enterprise.

The agency is drawn into a troubling case at Parkerton Manor when Lady Parkerton seeks answers after her husband, Sir Stanley, appears to have been poisoned following a family dinner. As suspicion deepens and a coachman is murdered, Mrs. Hudson and her colleagues must untangle the motives of the household while facing wider dangers, including the return of the White Rajah of Sarawak and the arrival of headhunters in the English countryside.

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