When Sherlock Holmes turns down the case of persecuted Laura Shirley, Mrs Hudson, the landlady of Baker Street, and Mary Watson resolve to take on the investigation themselves. From the kitchen of 221b, the two women begin their inquiries and enlist the assistance of the Baker Street Irregulars and the infamous Irene Adler. A trail of clues leads them to the darkest corners of Whitechapel, where the feared Ripper supposedly still stalks. They discover Laura Shirley is not the only woman at risk as it rapidly becomes apparent that the lives of many others are in danger too. As Mrs Hudson and Mary Watson put together the pieces of an increasingly complicated puzzle, the investigation becomes bigger than either of them could ever have imagined. Can they solve the case or are they just pawns in a much larger game? It is time for Mrs Hudson and Mary Watson to emerge from the shadows and stand in the spotlight. Readers will discover that these two women are resourceful, intelligent and fearless, with a determination to help those in need
Michelle Birkby Bücher
Michelle Birkby entdeckte ihre Leidenschaft für die atmosphärische Welt des Verbrechens und Abenteuers durch klassische Kriminalgeschichten. Fasziniert von den oft übersehenen Frauen, die mit der Baker Street verbunden sind, gab sie diesen Charakteren eine eigene Stimme und fesselnde Erzählungen. Ihre Arbeit taucht in ihre Leben ein und erforscht einzigartige Abenteuer und Herausforderungen aus ihren Perspektiven. Durch diese Geschichten bietet Birkby eine frische, fesselnde Neuerzählung einer geliebten literarischen Landschaft und rückt verborgene Figuren in den Vordergrund.



The Women of Baker Street
- 352 Seiten
- 13 Lesestunden
As Sherlock and Watson return from the famous Hound of the Baskervilles case, Mrs Hudson and Mary must face their own Hound, in the swirling fog of Victorian London ...When Mrs Hudson falls ill, she is taken into a private ward at St Barts hospital. Perhaps it is her over-active imagination, or her penchant for sniffing out secrets, but as she lies in her bed, slowly recovering, she finds herself surrounded by patients who all have some skeletons in their closets. A higher number of deaths than usual seem to occur on this ward. On her very first night, Mrs Hudson believes she witnesses a murder. But was it real, or just smoke and mirrors? Mary Watson meanwhile has heard about young boys disappearing across London, and is determined to find them and reunite them with their families. As the women's investigations collide in unexpected ways, a gruesome discovery in Regent's Park leads them on to a new, terrifying case.