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    Sherlock Holmes and the Hammersmith Hound
    Sherlock Holmes and the Hammersmith Hound
    Sherlock Holmes and the Hammersmith Hound
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    Sherlock Holmes and the Hammersmith Hound

    By John A. Little

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    In this compelling short story, the grandson of a university friend provides a crossword puzzle for Holmes, which leads to his meeting the ghost of an old love. But can he solve an important final problem for her? This enjoyable Sherlockian tale was first published in 2015 in the second collection of the Final Tales of Sherlock Holmes.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMX Publishing
    Release dateFeb 16, 2017
    ISBN9781787050709
    Sherlock Holmes and the Hammersmith Hound

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      Sherlock Holmes and the Hammersmith Hound - John A. Little

      Sherlock Holmes and the Hammersmith Hound

      John A. Little

      Publisher Information

      First published in 2015

      This edition published in 2017 by

      MX Publishing

      335 Princess Park Manor, Royal Drive

      London, N11 3GX

      www.mxpublishing.com

      Digital edition converted and distributed by

      Andrews UK Limited

      www.andrewsuk.com

      © Copyright 2015, 2017 John A. Little

      The right of John A. Little to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998.

      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 and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. The opinions expressed herein belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect those of MX Publishing or Andrews UK Limited.

      The Hammersmith Hound.

      ‘I need your help again, Holmes. Last clue.’

      ‘Fire away.’

      ‘Place where feline nests between duck and pussy. I have an ‘o’ in the second slot and also as the seventh letter of an eight-letter word.’

      ‘Location.’

      ‘Good grief. That is so obvious when I see it!’ I cried.

      ‘Obvious, and quite elementary, my dear fellow,’ he murmured, waving his cherrywood airily in my direction.

      I folded the Daily Telegraph and placed it on the basket-chair between us, its cryptic crossword neatly completed. Pausing to relight my dormant cigar, I decided to interrupt the great detective’s intense study of Eddington’s The Internal Constitution Of The Stars once again with a question that had been occupying my mind for some time.

      ‘I say, Holmes. What are we going to do when Lily and Jasper tie the proverbial knot next month?’

      ‘Nothing,’ he replied. ‘Not a thing. Continue as before. I imagine he will simply move in downstairs with his new wife.’

      ‘So their forthcoming wedding will not affect our domestic arrangements then? Will she continue to be our housekeeper, for instance?’

      ‘I don’t see why not. She will have to cook for four, instead of three. Presumably he will take his meals with her.’

      ‘O Lord,’ I sighed. ‘That will be like having Scotland Yard on our doorstep all the time. Somehow I imagine it will not be long before young Jasper starts to cast his ambitious eyes upon our spacious rooms up here.’

      ‘Perhaps. But he is not his father, is he? It is more likely that he will have the patience to wait until the rooms become available through ... natural wastage. And I am sure that he will be of considerable assistance to us in our future investigations. Always assuming that we have any,’ he finished glumly.

      ‘Oh, do cheer up.

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