Dick Gillman: 23 books

Ever since the opening of John Watson’s tin despatch box of unpublished cases, followers of the great man, and his constant companion, have been eager to discover more. In this twelve story volume, written in the short story format, so beloved by the master, Sir A.C. Doyle, more intriguing tales...

The receipt of a letter from the Italian ambassador finds Holmes, Watson and Mycroft together for a crucial meeting at the embassy. An important member of the Italian Royal family, known for flirting with danger in the anarchists clubs of London is in town. Holmes and Watson are retained to try to...

Holmes and Watson are retained by the Duke of Salcombe after the death of his father. A letter kept secret for many years holds a clue to a great treasure with a terrible past. They must seek out a military link to the late Duke and the events that lead to the discovery and then disappearance of the...

A personal visit from Mycroft Holmes with a request from the Prime Minister embroils Holmes and Watson in the pursuit of a blackmailer. Threats against the British population have been made and carried out as a stark message that the blackmailer means business. Holmes and Watson travel to Truro...

Little Alfie of the Baker Street Irregulars seeks the help of Holmes and Watson as his cousin Flora has been arrested and accused of a double murder. The investigation gets underway with a trip to the scene of the crime. Holmes is suspicious and, together with Watson, he travels incognito to...

In May, 1911, Holmes and Watson begin a troubling case when two of the 'Baker Street Irregulars' discover a dismembered body in a Gladstone bag which has been washed up at Waterloo Bridge. Holmes finds in the victim's clothes a mysterious code and on examination of the remains, suspects...

The grieving widow of a railway worker seeks the help of Holmes and Watson after a suspected anarchist bomb explodes at Liverpool Street Station killing her husband. A further bomb is located at the station and Holmes uses the wonders of Edwardian medicine to help him defuse it. Holmes suspects the...

It is May 1902 in Baker Street and Watson receives a distressing letter from his Aunt Rachel in Lymington. One of her dearest friends has, seemingly, been killed by an unearthly presence. Together, Holmes and Watson visit the scene of the death and discover that a fiendish, premeditated murder has...

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...

A visit from a distressed Mr James Carlisle Scott, a stage magician, begins a case triggered by the disappearance on stage of his assistant. It is a case that will draw Holmes and Watson into the world of international intrigue where state secrets are bartered. A Prussian diplomat working as an aide...

Watson's keen interest in learning to sail prompts Holmes to take a rare break from Baker Street. Arriving in Lymington, Holmes intends to instruct Watson in the finer points of sailing. However, this is thwarted when Holmes falls desperately ill and poisoning on a grand scale is suspected. As...

A worried Mrs Hudson approaches Holmes and Watson after a conversation with her niece. The niece's employer, the wife of a French aviation pioneer, is a socialite and when visitors fall ill at her tea parties, Holmes is obliged to investigate. Holmes seeks an invitation to tea and after a fearful...

This is a collection of the first three stories written by the English author Dick Gillman. In these stories, he introduces the character of Julia Moriarty. Holmes and Watson become acutely aware of her existence in 1894 in the story aptly recorded by Watson as that of ‘The Shadow of James Moriarty’....

A grievously wounded man with a terrible secret is brought to 221b Baker Street by London cabby, Henry Wiggins. Holmes and Watson try to save the man's life and in doing so, become entwined in a deadly plot. So begins the case of The Bulgarian Clockmaker. A visit to Scotland Yard and the office...