Sherlock Holmes and the Real Thing [Hardcover]

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson delve into the world of art forgery in this new historical mystery from the author ofSherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell.

London, 189–:The great city is brought to a standstill by a series of blizzards and Sherlock Holmes is bored to distraction. It would take a miracle to bring a case to the detective's door. . .

What arrives is not promising: a landlady who complains her artist tenant is behind on rent. Not exactly the miracle for which Holmes was hoping. But, next thing you know, there are several corpses and Sherlock Holmes and his biographer, John H. Watson, MD, find themselves drawn into one of the most bizarre cases of the great detective's career. And into the cutthroat big business of Art, where chicanery and mendacity (and cut throats) proliferate. What makes a work of art worth killing for? Is it the artist, his mistress, his dealer, or his blackmailer? The cast of characters is large. But are they perpetrators, accomplices, or victims? And just who is Juliet Packwood, with whom Watson has become infatuated?

Oh, and there's one other problem: Is this a genuine Holmes case or a clever forgery? Is this the real thing?If you can't tell the difference, whatisthe difference?Nicholas Meyeris the “editor” of several Watson manuscripts, includingThe Seven-Per-Cent Solution, which spent forty weeks on theNew York Timesbestseller list. His screenplay of the film received an Oscar nomination. His film credits include writing and directingStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, andStar Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. He wrote and directedTime After Time, co-createdMedici: Masters of Florence, and directedThe Day After, about nuclear war that attracted the largest audience ever for a television movie. A native of New York City, he lives in Santa Monica, California. Of all the Hlc6