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    The Hidden Cases of Sherlock Holmes - Book 1
    The Hidden Cases of Sherlock Holmes - Book 1
    The Hidden Cases of Sherlock Holmes - Book 1
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    The Hidden Cases of Sherlock Holmes - Book 1

    By César Costa

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    This first volume is composed of four stories narrating untold adventures of the most famous detective in the world: Sherlock Holmes. Here, his partner, John Watson, already very aged, get his notebook back to bring light into new adventures never unveiled to other people. Some cases have simply been forgotten, while some others were just too embarrassing to be shared... Until now.

    Tales in this volume:

    1. The Strange Disappearance of Lord Widston.
    2. The Case Of Reading's Boxer.
    3. The Mysterious Theft of La Señora.
    4. The Crime of Sherlock Holmes.

    In “The Strange Disappearance of Lord Widston”, Sherlock Holmes will receive the unexpected visit of a lad, who sought for the detective in hope of finding out what has happened with his father, a rich importer of Indian products, who vanished after his last travel. A mystery that will require even more of the detective wits in discovering what happened with a man, miles away, in a foreign country.

    For “The Case of Reading’s Boxer”. On an ordinary day, which boredom was dominating the most famous Londoner detective, a snippet in the newspaper and the visit of a young miss could bring the action back to Sherlock Holmes. An important diplomat is found dead inside his house. The Scotland Yard takes his secretary in custody soon after. When all the evidences point to this lad, Sherlock must discover what really happened and seek the facts to either prove his guilty or a huge injustice.

    Sherlock Holmes was never keen into arts, but in “The Mysterious Theft of La Señora”, he will have to find the whereabouts of a priceless painting that vanished from the walls of London’s museum, where it was for a public exhibition. Holmes don’t believe that there is a perfect crime, although, this time, it seems that the thief will win. However, Sherlock never gives up and won’t rest until he can solve this enigma. Can he, once again, fit the last piece of the puzzle?

    Could an honourable man, the top detective of all, turn into a murderer? In “The Crime of Sherlock Holmes”, the detective is accused of murdering a potential client. Compelling evidences point to Sherlock as the crime perpetrator. Top secret plans from the British Army falls into the wrong hands, and Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock’s brother, is responsible for leaking it. Would Sherlock be able to kill the man behind the charges, so his brother wouldn’t be blamed? Mycroft himself join Lestrade and Watson in their investigation to free his brother from the upcoming sentence.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCM Books
    Release dateJun 4, 2019
    ISBN9781547591138
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      The Hidden Cases of Sherlock Holmes - Book 1 - César Costa

      The Hidden Cases Of

      Sherlock Holmes

      Book I

      César Costa

      1st Edition

      CopyRight © 2018 by César Costa

      http://www.cesarcosta.com.br

      ––––––––

      Edition

      César Costa

      Cover, Review and Layout

      César Costa

      Photo Credit: shining.daRknEss / FotER.Com / CC by

      * Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character created by the British writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, whose rights lie in the public domain.

      2018

      Synopsis

      This first volume is composed of four stories narrating untold adventures of the most famous detective in the world: Sherlock Holmes. Here, his partner, John Watson, already very aged, get his notebook back to bring light into new adventures never unveiled to other people. Some cases have simply been forgotten, while some others were just too embarrassing to be shared... Until now.

      In "The Strange Disappearance of Lord Widston", Sherlock Holmes will receive the unexpected visit of a lad, who sought for the detective in hope of finding out what has happened with his father, a rich importer of Indian products, who vanished after his last travel. A mystery that will require even more of the detective wits in discovering what happened with a man, miles away, in a foreign country.

      For "The Case of Reading’s Boxer". On an ordinary day, which boredom was dominating the most famous Londoner detective, a snippet in the newspaper and the visit of a young miss could bring the action back to Sherlock Holmes. An important diplomat is found dead inside his house. The Scotland Yard takes his secretary in custody soon after. When all the evidences point to this lad, Sherlock must discover what really happened and seek the facts to either prove his guilty or a huge injustice.

      Sherlock Holmes was never keen into arts, but in "The Mysterious Theft of La Señora", he will have to find the whereabouts of a priceless painting that vanished from the walls of London’s museum, where it was for a public exhibition. Holmes don’t believe that there is a perfect crime, although, this time, it seems that the thief will win. However, Sherlock never gives up and won’t rest until he can solve this enigma. Can he, once again, fit the last piece of the puzzle?

      Could an honourable man, the top detective of all, turn into a murderer? In "The Crime of Sherlock Holmes", the detective is accused of murdering a potential client. Compelling evidences point to Sherlock as the crime perpetrator. Top secret plans from the British Army falls into the wrong hands, and Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock’s brother, is responsible for leaking it. Would Sherlock be able to kill the man behind the charges, so his brother wouldn’t be blamed? Mycroft himself join Lestrade and Watson in their investigation to free his brother from the upcoming sentence.

      Dedication

      I dedicate this work to the friends I have meet in the Orkut community, As Novas Aventuras de Sherlock Holmes which, in the past years, was my motivation to start writing Sherlockian tales.

      — César Costa

      Summary

      Introduction

      The Strange Disappearance of Lord Widston

      The Case of Reading’s Boxer

      The Mysterious Theft of La Señora

      The Crime of Sherlock Holmes

      Introduction

      ––––––––

      Among many years, I had the pleasure to live together and accompany Sherlock Holmes, the famous Londoner detective. In front of all that I saw, it awakened in me the desire to relate the most diverse cases in which my friend engaged over the years. Since I’ve met him, I was fascinated by his investigative methods, his almost flawless logic and the incredible solutions that he was able to find for the most varied and harsh situations. I figured that I should share these cases with the world soon, so that everyone, as I did, could be astonished with this new and fantastic science of deduction. As I did over a long time.

      However, during the brilliant career of Sherlock, there were some situations and cases that differed, in a way, from his usual procedures. Besides that, some other stories were locked down inside the drawer of my desk or forgotten in notebooks and briefcases full of papers. Some of these stories weren’t told on purpose, as my dear friend wished. Others, although, were lost due to my lack of time on organizing and producing the texts, since a great portion of my days were dedicated to my profession as a physician.

      Because of it, through these volumes, I try to recover a chunk of those lost stories. In some of them, what made the difference was the luck, a coincidence, or sometimes was even an easily solved case but with more to it, which, for some reason or another, weren’t pertinent to be reported in the past. Nonetheless, today that Sherlock is already aged and retired, there’s no more reason to hide those facts. In this book, I included one of the few stories that Sherlock Holmes decided to tell the incident with his own words, and where some revelations are made (Vol. 2).

      As I said before, some of those stories now shown here were concealed due to my inability and lack of time. This don’t mean, however, that they aren’t curious and interesting cases in which I have much joy in remembering and narrating, even if late.

      This is a legacy I leave to all those who are keen into police and investigative experiences, I also hope you will be able to find here a bit of leisure.

      John Watson

      The Strange Disappearance of Lord Widston

      My friend Holmes and I were in front of the window at 221B Baker Street, watching the passage of carriages and people on the streets, that seemed to be slightly higher on those days. To be honest, I can't assure I knew what we were watching, despite being sure that Holmes well knew.

      That was Sherlock Holmes, always watching people and their behaviour. Though he claimed many times that logical deduction was the basis of his profession, after very thorough analysis of my partner's methods, I reached the conclusion that Holmes was in fact a memoriser of behaviour and movements. Watching the reaction of different people in the most varied situations, the detective created a behaviour pattern for most human beings, depending on their age range and social status.

      For example, after meeting a beggar on the streets, an English lady, in most of scenarios, will approach the poor and give them some pence and a compassionate smile. Meanwhile a lord, perceiving a beggar, surely will divert his way, most likely, crossing to the other side of the street. With small observations like those, Holmes could predict other people reactions, anticipate their movements, and then, solve a mystery that was seemingly impossible before.

      Besides, Holmes had one of the most capable minds in registering events and dates I could ever witness. Our first hours of each day were dedicated to the previous said exercise: watching movements and logging events.

      I can’t believe the street grocery will change their owner again, Holmes suddenly burst.

      Has Mr Phileas said he will be selling his business? I asked.

      I hardly exchange words with Mr Phileas. Maybe an occasional hello, once in a blue moon, Watson.

      Surely someone else told you so, then?

      No, haven’t chatted with anyone from the neighbourhood lately.

      I glanced at Holmes as if I was uninterested and decided to not ask him how he reached that conclusion to just observe his reaction.

      Oh, Watson, don’t stare at me like that. There’s no need for either logic or deduction to see how you are anxious to know how I reached such conclusion. I know you, fairly well, to be sure that the curiosity makes you be browned off, Sherlock let out a sarcastic laugh.

      I can’t hide my reactions from you, isn’t so, my dear friend? I retorted.

      Well, Watson, if you were a young miss, you would live by the window minding other people’s business and feeding your curiosity, but that, quite often, is somewhat useful, I must acknowledge.

      Alright, Holmes, you won. How do you know the grocery will change their owner again?

      It’s simple, dear Watson, I noticed the uncommon movement that is occurring there last three days. Some lads have visited Mr Phileas more often than the usual, carrying books and papers that, certainly, are promissory notes. All of them are dressed as usually do the loan sharks. Besides, the grocery owner, who was always in the pavement in front of his shop, have sheltered himself inside his office last few days, undoubtedly, to hide from the embarrassment of his bankruptcy. Certainly, the news reached the ears of his creditors, this kind of news spread like wildfire, and said ones decided to receive their debts before the distinguished Mr Phileas reach the complete insolvency.

      Impressive, Holmes, although I expected Mr Phileas business to be doing well, since the grocery is always full of customers.

      Customers that surely haven’t honoured their duties of paying back what was bought on credit. Which is, with the current economy, not so far-fetched, he shrugged.

      Excuse me Sherlock, but I think that, this time, you are mistaken, I had trouble accepting that his reasoning was right, since, few days ago, I chatted with Mr Phileas and he told me his business was thriving.

      "It’s possible,

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