The Baker Street Translation
A Mystery
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4.4 • 10 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
In Michael Robertson's The Baker Street Translation, Reggie and Nigel Heath—brothers who lease law offices at 221B Baker Street in London, England and answer mail addressed to the location's most famous resident, Sherlock Holmes—find themselves pulled once again into a case straight out of Arthur Conan Doyle.
An elderly American heiress wants to leave her entire fortune to Sherlock Holmes. A translator wants Sherlock Holmes to explain a nursery rhyme. And Robert Buxton—Reggie's rival for the love of actress Laura Rankin—has gone missing. Reggie must suss all these things out before an upcoming British royal event. If he doesn't, something very bad will happen to everyone at that event—and to Laura.
Fast-paced, exciting, and clever, this is the perfect mystery for aficionados of the current craze for all things Sherlockian.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Dexterous plotting lifts Robertson's third contemporary mystery centered on barrister Reggie Heath and his unusual mandate (after 2011's The Brothers of Baker Street). Under the terms of his office lease at 221B Baker Street, Reggie must ensure that someone responds to the many letters addressed to Sherlock Holmes, a task he's delegated to his brother Nigel in California. Once again, those missives trigger murder and mayhem, starting with kidnappers demanding delivery of a recent packet of letters to guarantee their captive's safe return. Meanwhile, an elderly Chinese man, Mr. Liu, seeks Holmes's help after he's denied payment for supposedly substandard work translating instructions for children's toys. After a comic exchange in which Mr. Liu has trouble understanding that Holmes is a fictional character, Reggie shows him the door. The next day, Mr. Liu's bloody body is found in a London alley. The author's creative use of the series concept augurs well for a long run.
