Werewolf loose in London?
If not, then what? Sherlock Holmes must stop it!
The Baker Street Universe is parallel to our own. It is based on certain realities that are common to ours, but also many which have diverged, creating a new timeline and order of events. You will discover heroes such as you've never known before and villains you will be glad never existed in our world. In the Baker Street Universe the authors of all great works will be found co-existing with their creations. Which also means their villains as well!
Saturday, April 30, 2016
The Case of the Missing Mole "A Sherlock Holmes Story." John Pirillo
The Case of the Missing Mole
"A Sherlock Holmes Story."
John Pirillo
The moment he went
into the garden behind his rather modest home, he knew he was in for a devil of
a time. There were holes everywhere about his petunias. He had spent a fortune
on planting them and maintaining them in the brisk, cold airs of London. His
neighborhood was in the posh area of Upper Northumberland, about six kilometers
from downtown London and easily reached by the latest Tesla Cabs, or the newly
emerging Tesla Fast Trains, that were extremely quick, but a bit frightening
because they traveled at over fifty miles an hour. It always scared him to see
the buildings and homes flashing by so quickly.
He put those
thoughts aside as he twiddled with his mahogany walking cane, an eye cocked on
Doctor John Watson, a friend and acquaintance of his for many years.
"What do you
think, John??
Watson screwed his
eyebrows together in thought as he kneeled upon the somewhat wet ground about
the nearest of the holes. He placed a hand over its opening, then put an ear to
his hand. His eyebrows rose a bit, then he stood up and went to the next hole
and repeated the process.
Lord Cambridge
itched with anxiousness at the slowness of his friend. Surely, he could come to
some kind of prognosis for what was going on. For surely he was part of one of
the finest detective and investigatory teams on the planet.
Finally, Watson went
to another hole, then repeated the process yet again. He finally stood up,
brushed off his hands, and took a hanky from his coat pocket to brush off his
pant knees. "I don't think you've got moles at all."
"What !"
Watson gave Lord
Cambridge, a short man with a short disposition and a fat mustache that made
his face look like an ostrich face, a scowl. "These holes are manmade."
"How can you
tell?" Lord Cambridge spoke in a conciliatory tone, noting how Watson's
irritation was hovering just above normal. No need to anger his friend.
Especially not when his precious petunias were at stake.
"Because, dear
fellow." Came Sherlock's voice from the hedge gate to the garden, as he
pressed it open and entered. "While you have been outside trying to figure
out why your garden has holes, a very
clever young man has been gardening your library and absconding with precious
books."
"WHAT!"
Lord Cambridge shouted, then rushed for the gate.
Sherlock stopped
him.
Inspector Bloodstone
came into view, his fingers pinching the ear of a young Irish lad with flaming
red hair, whose hands and arms were holding a bundle of books. "I believe
young Charlie here has something to say to you, Lord Chamberlain."
Everyone's eyes
turned to the young lad, who couldn't have been more than fifteen, and whose
pants and shirt were checkered with patches and holed in places, barely
clinging to his body.
"Lord
Chamberlain. I am so sorry, I am, but me little sister is dying of consumption
and I felt that if I could gain something of value maybe I could hire a doctor
to spare her life, or at least make her more comfortable."
Lord Chamberlain
squinted at the boy closely. He had forgotten his glasses inside the library.
"I know you?"
"No sir. But my
mother yes."
Sherlock stepped
closer. "Mary O'Malley."
Lord Chamberlain's
face flushed. He gave Sherlock a quick glance, then back at Charlie. "Mary
O'Malley?"
"That would be
her, your lordship."
Lord Chamberlain
turned to Watson. "Can you help the child's sister?"
"I will
certainly take a look at her."
Lord Chamberlain
turned to the Inspector. "There will be no further need of your
services."
"Shall I keep
him at the constabulary for the night?"
Lord Chamberlain
looked at the child, who seemed smaller even than before and on the verge of
tears. "I think not. But before you go, please take those valuable
books."
"I'll make sure
they're put back in their proper places, Lord Chamberlain."
"No need."
Lord Chamberlain said with a smile.
Everyone gave him a
surprised look.
"Charlie, I
want you to keep the books. But on one condition."
"Yes, sir.
Anything, your lordship."
"Read them! And
for God's sakes, come back tomorrow to help me clean up this mess."
Charlie was about to
run off, when Lord Chamberlain grabbed him by the collar. "Haven't you
forgotten something?"
He looked over at
Watson and he nodded, then put an arm about Charlie's shoulders. "Come,
let's see to your sister." Watson looked back at Holmes. "Please be a
good chap and let Mrs. Hudson know I'll be a wee bit late for dinner."
Sherlock nodded.
Lord Chamberlain
watched them go and then he seemed to grow more serious. He turned to the
Inspector. "I'd like to speak with Mister Holmes in private, if you
please."
The Inspector
nodded, then exited the garden.
Holmes looked at the
Lord. "I assume you want my discreteness as well?"
"Yes. But how
did you guess I...well, you know?"
"Lord
Chamberlain, the books he has kept were not gifts, but a way of removing
evidence of your liaison with the chambermaid, whom I assume you once had
working for you, but dismissed once you learned of her expectance?"
"Yes."
"And not
wanting the good Queen Mary of Scots to learn of your peccadillo, you buried the
relationship and the books in your library, making sure none would know of the
breadth of it. The books, I noted, that Charlie carried were not valuable at
all. They were your daily journal, a picture book with an unknown woman's face
on it, with bright red hair. And a faded picture of a baby."
Lord Chamberlain
sighed. "A folly of my youth. You will keep this to yourself then?"
Sherlock Holmes
nodded. "And I expect you to pay him well for his services."
Sherlock went to the
gate to exit, then looked back. "After all. He is your son."
"Good day, Lord
Chamberlain."
Lord Chamberlain
watched Sherlock leave and shivered, even though the day was warmer than most.
He looked at the holes, sighed, then headed back into his home to ponder the
follies of his youth and pray there were no more that would rebound to him to
his disfavor.
Sherlock Holmes Versus Professor Moriarity
Depending on which version you've read or seen, it could be either one. Does it really matter? The games afoot and that's the cool of it.
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror movie and cool facts.
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror is the third film in the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce series of Sherlock Holmes movies. Made in 1942, the film combines elements of the Arthur Conan Doyle story "His Last Bow", to which it is credited as an adaptation, and loosely parallels the real-life activities of Lord Haw-haw. Horror film "scream queen" Evelyn Ankers appears as leading lady.
Contents
Plot
Holmes is called into the "Inner Council" of British Intelligence by Sir Evan Barham (Reginald Denny), to assist in stopping Nazi saboteurs operating in Britain, whose activities are announced in advance in radio broadcasts by "The Voice of Terror".
Gavin (Robert Barron), one of Holmes's operatives, is killed with a German dagger in his back. Before he dies, Gavin utters the word "Christopher." Later, Holmes and Watson go to the Limehouse district of London, where they meet with Gavin's wife Kitty (Evelyn Ankers).
Holmes tells the council that, through the use of an oscilloscope to carefully analyze and compare sound wave patterns from radio broadcasts of live vs. pre-recorded voices, he has determined that "The Voice of Terror" is actually recorded on phonograph records in England, but broadcast from Germany. Using a tip from Kitty, Holmes and Watson go to the old Christopher Docks, where they are followed by Sir Anthony Lloyd (Henry Daniell) of the council. The three men are captured by a group of Nazi spies led by a man named Meade (Thomas Gomez), although Meade manages to escape through a trap door to a waiting speedboat.
Kitty pretends to be a thief on the run and joins Meade. She finds out that Meade plans to go to Sir Evan's country estate that night. There Holmes and Sir Evan watch a German plane attempt to land, but gunshots fired by Sir Evan disrupt the Nazi rendezvous; all the while Meade hides in the dark.
After one of Holmes informants traces Meade and Kitty to the south coast of England, Holmes forces the council to go there with him. With the support of British troopers, Holmes captures Meade and a group of German soldiers stationed in an abandoned church.
There he reveals the true identity of "The Voice of Terror" as Sir Evan Barham, who happens to be an impostor. Holmes then reveals that in World War I, the real Barham was a prisoner in a German war camp and had an uncanny resemblance to a Heinrich Von Bock, a member of the German Secret Service; one day the real Barham was taken out and executed; the gentleman who called Holmes into the case was Von Bock himself who had been posing as Barham for 24 years; Holmes then adds that Barham had no immediate family, so his private life was well studied by Von Bock, who also studied at Oxford and had knowledge of the English language and manners. So, with a little help of plastic surgery, not to mention the resemblance to Barham in the first place, the deception was carried out thoroughly. Holmes also concludes that the real Sir Evan Barham carried a scar from childhood, the one Von Bock carried from plastic surgery was approximately 20 years old - the clue that gave away the fact that he was an impostor.
Holmes then informs the spies that the German invasion force has been destroyed. The angry Meade shoots and fatally wounds Kitty, but is killed himself as he attempts to escape. The Council stand around the murdered Kitty and swear that her heroic death will not be in vain.
The film ends with a direct quote from "His Last Bow":
- Watson: It's a lovely morning, Holmes.
- Holmes: There's an east wind coming, Watson.
- Watson: I don't think so. Looks like another warm day.
- Holmes: Good old Watson. The one fixed point in a changing age. There's an east wind coming all the same. Such a wind as never blew on England yet. It will be cold and bitter, Watson, and a good many of us may wither before its blast. But it's God's own wind none the less. And a greener, better, stronger land will lie in the sunshine when the storm is cleared.[1]
Cast
- Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes
- Nigel Bruce as Dr. John H. Watson
- Evelyn Ankers as Kitty
- Henry Daniell as Anthony Lloyd
- Thomas Gomez as R.F. Meade
- Reginald Denny as Sir Evan Barham (alias of Heinrich von Bock)
- Leyland Hodgson as Captain Roland Shore
- Olaf Hytten as Admiral Sir John Prentiss
- Montagu Love as General Jerome Lawford
- Hillary Brooke as Jill Grandis
- Edgar Barrier as Voice of Terror (uncredited)
References
- Davies, David Stuart, Holmes of the Movies (New English Library, 1976) ISBN 0-450-03358-9
External links
- Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror at the Internet Movie Database
- Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror at AllMovie
- Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror at the TCM Movie Database
- Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror on Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce fan site
Friday, April 29, 2016
April 29, 2016 Edition of The Baker Streert Universe newspaper is on line.
Need something to take your mind off the world for awhile, try one of my latest Sherlock Holmes tales.
Want to take a voyage beneath the sea without getting wet or risking your life? Want to live through the eyes of two of the world's most famous authors as they venture into unknown worlds? Then take a read through Vortex: Seal of the Third Golden Eagle.
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
April 27 2016 Edition of The Baker Street Universe is out!
How they come together is death.
How the case is solved: Sherlock Holmes.
Another exciting adventure of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson as they solve a bizarre murder that is straight from a nightmare.
Available now at Amazon!
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Vortex: Seal of the Third Golden Eagle: The Battle for the World begins! Now available on Amazon.
Available now at Amazon.
Those of you who have been following my alternate earth series that features Sherlock Holmes will be in for a real treat when you read my latest alternate earth series based on two more famous people...writers! Jules Verne and Alexander Dumas.
I have written an adventure that is a modern retelling of their secret lives...don't all authors have secret lives...serving Napoleon Bonaparte and the Pope.
It's an exciting, rip roaring adventure that bends every dream we've ever had of the past and replaces them with characters and realities that are so vivid and exciting you will want to jump up in your chair and cheer for the heroes and toss tomatoes at the villains.
Legends collide with legends as a desperate journey to seize power is begun.
Available now at Amazon.
Two of our world's most famous authors go on an adventure that will stagger even their imaginations as they join a dangerous expedition ordered by the Pope and Napoleon Bonaparte.
An alternate history world where science fiction and fantasy go hand and hand with reality. Where heroes are larger than life; romance is deeper than the oceans; and villains will do anything to win what they want!
Available now at Amazon.
Monday, April 25, 2016
New Sherlock Holmes story coming to Amazon. A murder most brutal. A Princess is no more. A tough case for the dynamic Holmes.
This is not the final cover, but I thought it would be fun to post anyway.
Story coming to Amazon within the next 12 hours.
Best to all.
John
Sunday, April 24, 2016
Vortex: Seal of the Third Golden Eagle is now available at Amazon.
An action packed adventure that takes place in an alternate history.
Jules Verne and Alexander Dumas are ordered by Napoleon and the Pope to go on a mission to retrieve a mysterious artifact that grants the owner of it immense powers. Power that could change the balance of power between nations.
The artifact could give the owner of it tremendous powers...powers that could help a nation conquer the world!
Their path to its discovery is endangered by a powerful enemy, who will stop at nothing to gain the power of the seal, an enemy willing to destroy entire armies to get it.
Saturday, April 23, 2016
Friday, April 22, 2016
Some cries for help are never heard. Some horror never seen! "Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Hall of Darkness."
Some cries for help are never heard. Some horrors never seen!
Now at Amazon for 99 cents!
So many have read this. Learn the secret of the Hall of Darkness just like they did.
Now at Amazon for 99 cents!
Monday, April 18, 2016
Sunday, April 17, 2016
Friday, April 15, 2016
Two of the world's greatest authors chase after the mysterious and mystical Seal of the Third Golden Eagle. Available now on Smashwords for 2.99.
Available now at Smashwords for 2.99.
A science fiction adventure that takes us back in time to go into the future.
Jules Verne and Alexander Dumas, heroes of the French Revolution, are forced into an adventure to seek the mysterious and powerful Seal of the Third Golden Eagel.
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
New Sherlock Holmes story: The Case of the Teacher's Pet now available at Amazon for 99 cents.
Available now on Amazon for 99 cents.
Myth is not life, but it can be death.
Available now on Amazon for 99 cents.
A tough case that defies logic for Sherlock and Watson and opens up doors no one wants to enter!
Monday, April 11, 2016
Sunday, April 10, 2016
Saturday, April 9, 2016
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