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by David Marcum




  The

  MX Book

  of

  New

  Sherlock Holmes

  Stories

  Part XI - Some Untold Cases

  (1880–1891)

  2018 digital version converted and published by

  Andrews UK Limited

  www.andrewsuk.com

  First edition published in 2018

  Copyright © 2018

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  All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy, or transmission of this publication may be made without express prior written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied, or transmitted except with express prior written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1956 (as amended). Any person who commits any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damage.

  All characters appearing in this work are fictitious or used fictitiously. Except for certain historical personages, any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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  These additional adventures are contained in

  The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories

  Part XII: Some Untold Cases

  (1894-1902)

  It’s Always Time (A Poem) - “Anon.”

  The Shanghaied Surgeon - C.H. Dye

  The Trusted Advisor - David Marcum

  A Shame Harder Than Death - Thomas Fortenberry

  The Adventure of the Smith-Mortimer Succession - Daniel D. Victor

  A Repulsive Story and a Terrible Death - Nik Morton

  The Adventure of the Dishonourable Discharge - Craig Janacek

  The Adventure of the Admirable Patriot - S. Subramanian

  The Abernetty Transactions - Jim French

  Dr. Agar and the Dinosaur - Robert Stapleton

  The Giant Rat of Sumatra - Nick Cardillo

  The Adventure of the Black Plague - Paul D. Gilbert

  Vigor, the Hammersmith Wonder - Mike Hogan

  A Correspondence Concerning Mr. James Phillimore - Derrick Belanger

  The Curious Case of the Two Coptic Patriarchs - John Linwood Grant

  The Conk-Singleton Forgery Case - Mark Mower

  Another Case of Identity - Jane Rubino

  The Adventure of the Exalted Victim - Arthur Hall

  These additional Sherlock Holmes adventures can be found in the previous volumes of

  The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories

  PART I: 1881–1889

  Foreword - Leslie S. Klinger

  Foreword - Roger Johnson

  Sherlock Holmes of London (A Verse in Four Fits) - Michael Kurland

  The Adventure of the Slipshod Charlady - John Hall

  The Case of the Lichfield Murder - Hugh Ashton

  The Kingdom of the Blind - Adrian Middleton

  The Adventure of the Pawnbroker’s Daughter - David Marcum

  The Adventure of the Defenestrated Princess - Jayantika Ganguly

  The Adventure of the Inn on the Marsh - Denis O. Smith

  The Adventure of the Traveling Orchestra - Amy Thomas

  The Haunting of Sherlock Holmes - Kevin David Barratt

  Sherlock Holmes and the Allegro Mystery - Luke Benjamen Kuhns

  The Deadly Soldier - Summer Perkins

  The Case of the Vanishing Stars - Deanna Baran

  The Song of the Mudlark - Shane Simmons

  The Tale of the Forty Thieves - C.H. Dye

  The Strange Missive of Germaine Wilkes - Mark Mower

  The Case of the Vanished Killer - Derrick Belanger

  The Adventure of the Aspen Papers - Daniel D. Victor

  The Ululation of Wolves - Steve Mountain

  The Case of the Vanishing Inn - Stephen Wade

  The King of Diamonds - John Heywood

  The Adventure of Urquhart Manse - Will Thomas

  The Adventure of the Seventh Stain - Daniel McGachey

  The Two Umbrellas - Martin Rosenstock

  The Adventure of the Fateful Malady - Craig Janacek

  PART II: 1890–1895

  Foreword - Catherine Cooke

  The Bachelor of Baker Street Muses on Irene Adler (A Poem) - Carole Nelson Douglas

  The Affair of Miss Finney - Ann Margaret Lewis

  The Adventure of the Bookshop Owner - Vincent W. Wright

  The Case of the Unrepentant Husband - William Patrick Maynard

  The Verse of Death - Matthew Booth

  Lord Garnett’s Skulls - J.R. Campbell

  Larceny in the Sky with Diamonds - Robert V. Stapleton

  The Glennon Falls - Sam Wiebe

  The Adventure of The Sleeping Cardinal – Jeremy Branton Holstein

  The Case of the Anarchist’s Bomb - Bill Crider

  The Riddle of the Rideau Rifles - Peter Calamai

  The Adventure of the Willow Basket - Lyndsay Faye

  The Onion Vendor’s Secret - Marcia Wilson

  The Adventure of the Murderous Numismatist - Jack Grochot

  The Saviour of Cripplegate Square - Bert Coules

  A Study in Abstruse Detail - Wendy C. Fries

  The Adventure of the St. Nicholas the Elephant - Christopher Redmond

  The Lady on the Bridge - Mike Hogan

  The Adventure of the Poison Tea Epidemic - Carl L. Heifetz

  The Man on Westminster Bridge - Dick Gillman

  PART III: 1896–1929

  Foreword - David Stuart Davies

  Two Sonnets (Poems) - Bonnie MacBird

  Harbinger of Death - Geri Schear

  The Adventure of the Regular Passenger - Paul D. Gilbert

  The Perfect Spy - Stuart Douglas

  A Mistress - Missing - Lyn McConchie

  Two Plus Two - Phil Growick

  The Adventure of the Coptic Patriarch - Séamus Duffy

  The Royal Arsenal Affair - Leslie F.E. Coombs

  The Adventure of the Sunken Parsley - Mark Alberstat

  The Strange Case of the Violin Savant - GC Rosenquist

  The Hopkins Brothers Affair - Iain McLaughlin and Claire Bartlett

  The Disembodied Assassin - Andrew Lane

  The Adventure of the Dark Tower - Peter K. Andersson

  The Adventure of the Reluctant Corpse - Matthew J. Elliott

  The Inspector of Graves - Jim French

  The Adventure of the Parson’s Son - Bob Byrne

  The Adventure of the Botanist’s Glove - James Lovegrove

  A Most Diabolical Plot - Tim Symonds

  The Opera Thief - Larry Millett

  Blood Brothers - Kim Krisco

  The Adventure of The White Bird - C. Edward Davis

  The Adve
nture of the Avaricious Bookkeeper - Joel and Carolyn Senter

  PART IV - 2016 Annual

  Foreword - Steven Rothman

  Foreword - Richard Doyle

  Foreword - Roger Johnson

  Undershaw: An Ongoing Legacy - Foreword by Steve Emecz

  A Word From the Head Teacher at Undershaw - Melissa Farnham

  Toast to Mrs. Hudson (A Poem) - Arlene Mantin Levy

  The Tale of the First Adventure - Derrick Belanger

  The Adventure of the Turkish Cipher - Deanna Baran

  The Adventure of the Missing Necklace - Daniel D. Victor

  The Case of the Rondel Dagger - Mark Mower

  The Adventure of the Double-Edged Hoard - Craig Janacek

  The Adventure of the Impossible Murders - Jayantika Ganguly

  The Watcher in the Woods - Denis O. Smith

  The Wargrave Resurrection - Matthew Booth

  Relating To One of My Old Cases - J.R. Campbell

  The Adventure at the Beau Soleil - Bonnie MacBird

  The Adventure of the Phantom Coachman - Arthur Hall

  The Adventure of the Arsenic Dumplings - Bob Byrne

  The Disappearing Anarchist Trick - Andrew Lane

  The Adventure of the Grace Chalice - Roger Johnson

  The Adventure of John Vincent Harden - Hugh Ashton

  Murder at Tragere House - David Stuart Davies

  The Adventure of The Green Lady - Vincent W. Wright

  The Adventure of the Fellow Traveller - Daniel McGachey

  The Adventure of the Highgate Financier - Nicholas Utechin

  A Game of Illusion - Jeremy Holstein

  The London Wheel - David Marcum

  The Adventure of the Half-Melted Wolf - Marcia Wilson

  PART V - Christmas Adventures

  Foreword - Jonathan Kellerman

  “This bids to be the merriest of Christmases.” - Foreword by Roger Johnson

  The Ballad of the Carbuncle (A Poem) - Ashley D. Polasek

  The Case of the Ruby Necklace - Bob Byrne

  The Jet Brooch - Denis O. Smith

  The Adventure of the Missing Irregular - Amy Thomas

  The Adventure of the Knighted Watchmaker - Derrick Belanger

  The Stolen Relic - David Marcum

  A Christmas Goose - C.H. Dye

  The Adventure of the Long-Lost Enemy - Marcia Wilson

  The Queen’s Writing Table - Julie McKuras

  The Blue Carbuncle - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Dramatised by Bert Coules)

  The Case of the Christmas Cracker - John Hall

  The Man Who Believed in Nothing - Jim French

  The Case of the Christmas Star - S.F. Bennett

  The Christmas Card Mystery - Narrelle M. Harris

  The Question of the Death Bed Conversion - William Patrick Maynard

  The Adventure of the Christmas Surprise - Vincent W. Wright

  A Bauble in Scandinavia - James Lovegrove

  The Adventure of Marcus Davery - Arthur Hall

  The Adventure of the Purple Poet - Nicholas Utechin

  The Adventure of the Vanishing Man - Mike Chinn

  The Adventure of the Empty Manger - Tracy J. Revels

  A Perpetrator in a Pear Tree - Roger Riccard

  The Case of the Christmas Trifle - Wendy C. Fries

  The Adventure of the Christmas Stocking - Paul D. Gilbert

  The Adventure of the Golden Hunter - Jan Edwards

  The Curious Case of the Well-Connected Criminal - Molly Carr

  The Case of the Reformed Sinner - S. Subramanian

  The Adventure of the Improbable Intruder - Peter K. Andersson

  The Adventure of the Handsome Ogre - Matthew J. Elliott

  The Adventure of the Deceased Doctor - Hugh Ashton

  The Mile End Mynah Bird - Mark Mower

  PART VI - 2017 Annual

  Foreword - Colin Jeavons

  Foreword - Nicholas Utechin

  “The Universality of the Man’s Interests” - Roger Johnson

  Sweet Violin (A Poem) - Bonnie MacBird

  The Adventure of the Murdered Spinster - Bob Byrne

  The Irregular - Julie McKuras

  The Coffee Trader’s Dilemma - Derrick Belanger

  The Two Patricks - Robert Perret

  The Adventure at St. Catherine’s - Deanna Baran

  The Adventure of a Thousand Stings - GC Rosenquist

  The Adventure of the Returned Captain - Hugh Ashton

  The Adventure of the Wonderful Toy - David Timson

  The Adventure of the Cat’s Claws - Shane Simmons

  The Grave Message - Stephen Wade

  The Radicant Munificent Society - Mark Mower

  The Adventure of the Apologetic Assassin - David Friend

  The Adventure of the Traveling Corpse - Nick Cardillo

  The Adventure of the Apothecary’s Prescription - Roger Riccard

  The Case of the Bereaved Author - S. Subramanian

  The Tetanus Epidemic - Carl L. Heifetz

  The Bubble Reputation - Geri Schear

  The Case of the Vanishing Venus - S.F. Bennett

  The Adventure of the Vanishing Apprentice - Jennifer Copping

  The Adventure of the Apothecary Shop - Jim French

  The Case of the Plummeting Painter - Carla Coupe

  The Case of the Temperamental Terrier - Narrelle M. Harris

  The Adventure of the Frightened Architect - Arthur Hall

  The Adventure of the Sunken Indiaman - Craig Janacek

  The Exorcism of the Haunted Stick - Marcia Wilson

  The Adventure of the Queen’s Teardrop - Tracy Revels

  The Curious Case of the Charwoman’s Brooch - Molly Carr

  The Unwelcome Client - Keith Hann

  The Tempest of Lyme - David Ruffle

  The Problem of the Holy Oil - David Marcum

  A Scandal in Serbia - Thomas A. Turley

  The Curious Case of Mr. Marconi - Jan Edwards

  Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson Learn to Fly - C. Edward Davis

  Die Weisse Frau - Tim Symonds

  A Case of Mistaken Identity - Daniel D. Victor

  PART VII - Eliminate the Impossible: 1880–1891

  Foreword - Lee Child

  Foreword - Rand B. Lee

  Foreword - Michael Cox

  Foreword - Roger Johnson

  Foreword - Melissa Farnham

  No Ghosts Need Apply (A Poem) - Jacquelynn Morris

  The Melancholy Methodist - Mark Mower

  The Curious Case of the Sweated Horse - Jan Edwards

  The Adventure of the Second William Wilson - Daniel D. Victor

  The Adventure of the Marchindale Stiletto - James Lovegrove

  The Case of the Cursed Clock - Gayle Lange Puhl

  The Tranquility of the Morning - Mike Hogan

  A Ghost from Christmas Past - Thomas A. Turley

  The Blank Photograph - James Moffett

  The Adventure of A Rat. - Adrian Middleton

  The Adventure of Vanaprastha - Hugh Ashton

  The Ghost of Lincoln - Geri Schear

  The Manor House Ghost - S. Subramanian

  The Case of the Unquiet Grave - John Hall

  The Adventure of the Mortal Combat - Jayantika Ganguly

  The Last Encore of Quentin Carol - S.F. Bennett

  The Case of the Petty Curses - Steven Philip Jones

  The Tuttman Gallery - Jim French

  The Second Life of Jabez Salt - John Linwood Grant

  The Mystery of the Scarab Earrings - Thomas Fortenbe
rry

  The Adventure of the Haunted Room - Mike Chinn

  The Pharaoh’s Curse - Robert V. Stapleton

  The Vampire of the Lyceum - Charles Veley and Anna Elliott

  The Adventure of the Mind’s Eye - Shane Simmons

  PART VIII - Eliminate the Impossible: 1892–1905

  Foreword - Lee Child

  Foreword - Rand B. Lee

  Foreword - Michael Cox

  Foreword - Roger Johnson

  Foreword - Melissa Farnham

  Sherlock Holmes in the Lavender field (A Poem) - Christopher James

  The Adventure of the Lama’s Dream - Deanna Baran

  The Ghost of Dorset House - Tim Symonds

  The Peculiar Persecution of John Vincent Harden - Sandor Jay Sonnen

  The Case of the Biblical Colours - Ben Cardall

  The Inexplicable Death of Matthew Arnatt - Andrew Lane

  The Adventure of the Highgate Spectre - Michael Mallory

  The Case of the Corpse Flower - Wendy C. Fries

  The Problem of the Five Razors - Aaron Smith

  The Adventure of the Moonlit Shadow - Arthur Hall

  The Ghost of Otis Maunder - David Friend

  The Adventure of the Pharaoh’s Tablet - Robert Perret

  The Haunting of Hamilton Gardens - Nick Cardillo

  The Adventure of the Risen Corpse - Paul D. Gilbert

  The Mysterious Mourner - Cindy Dye

  The Adventure of the Hungry Ghost - Tracy Revels

  In the Realm of the Wretched King - Derrick Belanger

  The Case of the Little Washerwoman - William Meikle

  The Catacomb Saint Affair - Marcia Wilson

  The Curious Case of Charlotte Musgrave - Roger Riccard

  The Adventure of the Awakened Spirit - Craig Janacek

  The Adventure of the Theatre Ghost - Jeremy Branton Holstein

  The Adventure of the Glassy Ghost - Will Murray

  The Affair of the Grange Haunting - David Ruffle

  The Adventure of the Pallid Mask - Daniel McGachey

  The Two Different Women - David Marcum

  PART IX - 2018 Annual (1879–1895)

  Forword - Nicholas Meyer

  Foreword - Roger Johnson

  Foreword - Melissa Farnham

  Foreword - Steve Emecz

  Violet Smith (A Poem) - Amy Thomas

  The Adventure of the Temperance Society - Deanna Baran

  The Adventure of the Fool and His Money - Roger Riccard

  The Helverton Inheritance - David Marcum

  The Adventure of the Faithful Servant - Tracy Revels

  The Adventure of the Parisian Butcher - Nick Cardillo

 

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