Moira Keegan is certain that someone is trying to kill her father. She
tries to recruit Sherlock Holmes to save his life, but all at 221B
Street are certain that there is no basis for Moira's fears. When, a
short time later, they read of the man's death in a sleazy waterfront
inn, the members of London's premier consulting detective agency have a
new client and a singular purpose. Their investigation will place them
at odds with Scotland Yard's Special Branch, Irish revolutionaries,
religious zealots, and even staff of the London Times. Only Lestrade
remains an ally, and he dare only participate covertly with his frequent
colleagues. Before all can be brought right, the Baker Street trio will
have to call on the assistance of Charles Stewart Parnell, leader of the
Irish Parliamentary Party, and his mistress Katharine O'Shea.
Before discovering his true calling of correcting years of
misinformation regarding events at 221B Street, Barry S Brown conducted
research in the areas of mental health, criminology and drug abuse. In
addition to his research publications, Brown has published a half dozen
short stories and two pieces of poetry, as well as the Mrs. Hudson of
Baker Street series. He now lives with his wife, Ann, in Carolina Beach,
North Carolina, where his appearance in cape and deerstalker hat
attracts admiring glances and occasional police inquiry.