Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright
1892.
Sherlock Holmes is in retirement, tending his apiary on the Sussex coast.
His partner in crime, Doctor John Watson, believed their sleuthing days were over.
That is, until he receives an urgent visit from eminent magician, Harry Houdini.
Houdini is convinced that a set of fraudulent mediums are praying on the deceased and conning them out of money.
He manages to persuade Holmes and Watson to step back in the fray and unmask the criminals.
But then, a few years later, Houdini dies in suspicious circumstances.
And his distraught widow, knowing his previous involvement with the crime-fighting duo, implores Holmes and Watson to take on the case.
As Holmes delves deep into the life and death of the mysterious magician, he is set on a trail that will take him across the globe, from Canada to Hungary.
Is the body in Houdini’s coffin really his?
Was his death linked to the fake mediums his ousted?
‘Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright’ is a thrilling new Sherlock adventure, which combines fact and fiction to create an expertly-plotted mystery.
Val Andrews
Val Andrews, 1926–2006, was a music hall artist, ventriloquist and writer. Andrews was a prolific writer on magic, having published over 1000 books and booklets from 1952. He also authored Sherlock Holmes pastiches and Houdini's novels.
The Sherlock Mysteries
A series of books [author_link_15598] featuring the Great Detective, many of them set in the world of entertainment where the author has been able to draw from his experience as a ventriloquist and magician.
The Sherlock Mysteries consists of sixteen books — considered a complete series. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
