Orlando Pearson is the author of The Redacted Sherlock Holmes Series. Great sense of period in London and on an ocean liner from Liverpool to New York . . . an intriguing murder plot located on the world’s first film set and its twists has the reader eager to turn the page and find out… Continue reading Orlando Pearson’s Review of FIVE MILES OF COUNTRY
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Review – A Study In Statecraft: The Memoirs of Mycroft Holmes
Written by Orlando Pearson. Audiobook narrated by Keith Spilsbury. “War, as we have seen in A Modern Odysseus can flare up as if from nowhere, but once men and arms have been staked on a successful outcome, concluding it requires that even the vanquished get something out of the final negotiations, and that even the… Continue reading Review – A Study In Statecraft: The Memoirs of Mycroft Holmes
“BOXING DAY, BROTHER MINE”
Sherlock threw the least offensive of the carriage rugs over my shoulders, pinned it with a tarnished rose broach, and crowned me with what looked like one of Doctor Watson’s old, discarded caps. Then he put his arm through mine, and we entered the Alpha Inn as extremely disreputable brothers together. Another author milestone came… Continue reading “BOXING DAY, BROTHER MINE”
The Rachel Holmes Series with FIVE MILES OF COUNTRY
I write about heroes and heroines and the art of true justice. Human heroes with human abilities. Genius is a human ability. Friendship is a human ability. Love is a human ability. I write Sherlock Holmes novels. And I take great joy in adding to Dr Doyle's heroic stories something he left out – the… Continue reading The Rachel Holmes Series with FIVE MILES OF COUNTRY
Five Miles Of Country
5-STARS for Gretchen Altabef’s Sherlock Holmes: Five Miles of Country is likely to draw those who like innovation. The year is 1896. Sherlock Holmes meets Thomas Edison. At the dawn of Cinema, a beautiful and talented Broadway danseuse is murdered in Edison’s New Jersey Laboratory. Irene Adler encounters ghosts on Broadway. Harry Houdini mystifies the… Continue reading Five Miles Of Country
Book Number Five Began During the Eclipse!!!
As the light was dimming and returning during the sun’s eclipse, I began to write my fifth novel. What a gift! This is my favorite part of being an author. I have no idea where the book is going, I don’t even know who’s narrating the story, although so far it’s Mrs Hudson. Everything is… Continue reading Book Number Five Began During the Eclipse!!!
FIVE MILES OF COUNTRY in the new Sherlock Holmes Magazine
Murder, ghosts and mystery intertwine as Holmes and Watson navigate New York's diverse landscape alongside police chief Theodore Roosevelt.” --SH Magazine How wonderful to find my new novel listed here! One of 21 new books chosen to be in this section. And what an issue to be sure, the 40th Anniversary of Granada's fantastic Sherlock… Continue reading FIVE MILES OF COUNTRY in the new Sherlock Holmes Magazine
FIVE STARS for FIVE MILES OF COUNTRY!
Review declares my new Novel a MUST READ! The novel offers a fresh take on so many stock Holmes elements that could have been stale; for fans and others it is a pleasurable read. A tightly researched plot. The author’s handling of the real history is impressive. This book steps away from male-dominated sagas where… Continue reading FIVE STARS for FIVE MILES OF COUNTRY!
FIVE MILES OF COUNTRY Available for Preorder NOW!
My new Sherlock Holmes novel is due out March 5th, 2024. Amazon: Goodreads: Barnes & Nobel: MX Publishing Author Page: “Do you know, Watson,’ said he, ‘that it is one of the curses of a mind with a turn like mine that I must look at everything with reference to my own special subject. You… Continue reading FIVE MILES OF COUNTRY Available for Preorder NOW!
Happy 170th Birthday Sherlock Holmes!
For Holmes' birthday, a taste of my new novel, FIVE MILES OF COUNTRY. Watson describes his friend: Holmes was in truth not as impenetrable as he seemed. He was as malleable as any human man in this time and place could be. And for some reason, he regarded our friendship as a chance to explore… Continue reading Happy 170th Birthday Sherlock Holmes!
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