The Baker Street Letters
By Michael Robertson
"First in a spectacular new series about two brother lawyers who lease offices on London's Baker Street--and begin receiving mail addressed to Sherlock Holmes"
In Los Angeles, a geological surveyor maps out a proposed subway route--and then goes missing. His eight-year-old daughter in her desperation turns to the one person she thinks might help--she writes a letter to Sherlock Holmes.""...........
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I teach high school students and every year I do a unit on Sherlock Holmes. As an opener to the unit I ask people if they've ever heard the name Sherlock Holmes. Almost all have heard of him. My next question is "Who is he?" A large number seem to know he was a detective and an equally large number believe he was a real person. Not surprising when even the London Times ran his obituary when the author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle killed off the detective in 1891. When examining Sherlock Holmes fact meets fiction on a regular basis. Even the famous address 221b Baker Street, fictional at the time the stories were written, is an actual address in London today. So the premise of the Baker Street Letters, that the current tenant of 221b Baker Street might receive letters addressed to the great Sherlock Holmes, is not as far fetched as one might assume.Enter Reggie and Nigel Heath, two brothers who have offices at 221b Baker Street. As part of their lease agreement they have to handle the great detective's correspondence. The normal response is a form letter sent to the letter writer but things start to go crazy when Nigel decides to personally handle one of the letters, jetting off to Los Angeles and ending up wanted for murders on two continents. In true Holmes fashion it's up to big brother Reggie to untangle the mess and deduce just what the heck is going on. I'm about halfway through and loving it. It gets off to a quiet start but once Reggie and Nigel are on our "side of the pond" things start moving. The story is told from Reggie's perspective and together we encounter clues that will ultimately connect the seemingly unrelated events and pieces of evidence. Join us for discussion and sustenance both mental and physical. Our next meeting is Thursday January 23, 2014 at 5:30pm. All are welcome. Any questions or if you need a copy of the book contact Kai Ksyniak at kai.ksyniak@gmail.com.
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