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    Sherlock Holmes and The Bishop's Tie-Pin
    Sherlock Holmes and The Bishop's Tie-Pin
    Sherlock Holmes and The Bishop's Tie-Pin
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    Sherlock Holmes and The Bishop's Tie-Pin

    By Dick Gillman

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    The Bishop of Westfield visits his old friend, Sherlock Holmes to ask for his help. One of his fellow bishops, the Bishop of Sandbury has been seen entering an establishment with a questionable reputation that offers massage.

    Sherlock's brother Mycroft is concerned that secret British Naval papers have appeared in the German embassy and have been linked to the Bishop of Sanbury's brother. Are the two events linked?

    Holmes and Watson discover a blackmail plot involving the Bishop's missing tie-pin and Watson has to bare all to seek the truth. Holmes must exercise his burglary skills in order to avoid a scandal that could envelop the nation.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDick Gillman
    Release dateJan 24, 2013
    ISBN9781301090808
    Sherlock Holmes and The Bishop's Tie-Pin
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    Dick Gillman

    Dick Gillman is a Yorkshireman in his 70's. He retired from teaching Science in 2005 and moved from the UK to Brittany, France, in 2008 with his wife Alex, Truffle, the Black Labrador and Poppy, the cat. As well as writing, he is an accomplished digital artist and lives near the coast where the rugged landscape and the Atlantic Ocean influence his artwork. He still has strong links with the UK where he visits his two grown up children and his four grandchildren.During his retirement he has written well over thirty Sherlock Holmes short stories, many of which are published here. Successfully publishing both e-books and paperbacks, he has also been selected to contribute many stories to the superb, World Record beating and ongoing MX Sherlock Holmes anthology. His stories appear in several volumes published by MX Publishing and also in the monthly case solving letters entitled 'Dear Mr Holmes' published by Letterjoy. More are to follow in the latest volumes by MX and Letterjoy.Watch out for further Sherlock Holmes short stories throughout 2022 and treat yourself to his very latest seven story collection, 'Julia Moriarty - in memorium' which contains all seven stories in which Holmes crosses swords with the beautiful, but deadly, Julia Moriarty. This is available an e-book and can be found as a paperback at all major online bookstores.

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      Sherlock Holmes and The Bishop's Tie-Pin - Dick Gillman

      Sherlock Holmes

      and

      The Bishop's Tie pin

      Second Edition.

      By Dick Gillman

      Copyright 2012 Dick Gillman

      Published at Smashwords.

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favourite online bookstore and purchase your own copy.

      Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1 - The Bishop of Westfield

      Chapter 2 - The Massage Scandal

      Chapter 3 - Old Burlington Street

      Chapter 4 - The Bishop of Sandbury

      Chapter 5 - Mycroft muddies the waters

      Chapter 6 - Watson bares all!

      Chapter 7 - Illustrious Gentlemen

      Chapter 8 - A triumphant return!

      The Zhou Bell

      Chapter 1 - An invitation from afar!

      The Bishop's Tie Pin

      Second Edition.

      By Dick Gillman

      Copyright 2012 Dick Gillman

      Cover image courtesy of Stockfreeimages.com

      Chapter 1 - The Bishop of Westfield

      It was on a cold day in mid November,1894 when we first became aware of the curious case of The Bishop's Tie Pin. Holmes had been busy with the small matter of retrieving a ‘misplaced’ item for a certain Lady M. and was now keen for something new to challenge his huge intellect. We had had breakfast and were working our way through the morning’s papers. Whilst Holmes read, I was busy with a pair of scissors cutting out items of interest for our ever growing encyclopaedic collection of scrapbooks.

      Holmes became immediately alert when the bell in the hall below announced a visitor and as Mrs Hudson brought him upstairs, Holmes slipped off his old dressing gown and waited for the knock at the door. On cue, Mrs Hudson knocked and brought him in and was, for once, a little flustered. A gentleman to see you Mr Holmes, he declined to give his name.

      A quick look and a nod from Holmes was enough both to acknowledge our guest and also to dismiss Mrs Hudson. Once the door had closed, Holmes stood and greeted the gentleman in question.

      Good morning my Lord Bishop, please, sit down.

      I scrambled to my feet and almost forgot that I was holding the scissors as I hurried to greet him also.

      With a smile, our guest waited until I had deposited the scissors before shaking my hand saying, I did not expect to be skewered on my visit here this morning.

      I stammered a brief apology before sitting and examining our guest. It was clear that Holmes

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