Out now: Charlotte Anne Walters’ collection of five present-day Sherlock Holmes stories that poke gentle fun at the idiosyncrasies of modern life not to mention the eccentric detective and his world-weary friend. Click on the image to order
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To celebrate the release of her novel Barefoot on Baker Street in 2011, writer Charlotte Anne Walters undertook the task of reading and reviewing one of the original Sherlock Holmes short stories every day until she had completed all 56. The reviews were posted daily on her blog and attracted viewers from all over the world. The reviews are full of humour and Holmesian insight, ending in a score out of ten for each story.
This book contains all 56 blogs plus additional material including reviews of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s four Holmes novels.
Although it was a pleasure for a life-long Holmes admirer to re-visit the stories, trying to do this on top of holding down a busy full-time job and family commitments was a big challenge – resulting in some stressful but comical moments detailed in the blogs. Even Mr Walters couldn’t resist throwing in a few comments of his own.
Charlotte is donating all her royalties from this publication to the Undershaw Preservation Trust, a charity striving to protect and restore the former home of Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. -
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56 Stories in 56 Days – The Adventure of The Lion’s Mane
In my memory, this was one of my favourites but reading it again today I can’t entirely understand why, writes Charlotte Anne Walters. I approached this story full of excitement because, though I haven’t read it for some years I … Continue reading →
56 Stories in 56 Days – The Adventure of the Creeping Man
Love can make us do stupid things and that is certainly true in the case of poor old Professor Presbury, writes Charlotte Anne Walters. This is one of the most unbelievable of all the stories in my opinion but I … Continue reading →
56 Stories in 56 Days – The Problem of Thor Bridge
The contents of that despatch-box at Cox and Co sound like something out of the X-Files, writes Charlotte Anne Walters. Watson begins this story by telling us about his despatch-box hidden in the vaults of Cox and Co bank crammed … Continue reading →
56 Stories in 56 Days – The Adventure of the Three Garridebs
Ah yes, it’s the one where Watson gets shot, writes Charlotte Anne Walters. The story begins with Watson telling us that Holmes has refused a knighthood for services which he could not describe at that particular time. This fits in … Continue reading →
56 Stories in 56 Days – The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire
Well, it’s not exactly Buffy or Twilight but it’s just as far-fetched, writes Charlotte Anne Walters. I really want to like this story – it’s something a bit different and the title makes it sound very exciting but I just … Continue reading →
56 Stories in 56 Days – The Adventure of the Three Gables
Mrs Klein is the ultimate cougar, and much more interesting than Irene Adler in my opinion, writes Charlotte Anne Walters. Here we return to the familiar narration of Doctor Watson and encounter a ruthless woman who hires a band of … Continue reading →
56 Stories in 56 Days – The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
This story really does save the best till last, writes Charlotte Anne Walters. Written in the third person and detailing the disappearance of a valuable precious stone, this story gets off to a rather slow start and I miss Watson’s … Continue reading →
56 Stories in 56 Days – The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier
For the first time, Holmes takes up Watson’s challenge and writes the story himself, writes Charlotte Anne Walters. The story is written in the first person and is Holmes’ attempt to write up the details of a case himself, rather … Continue reading →
56 Stories in 56 Days – The Adventure of the Illustrious Client
The best part of this story has to be the fiery and fabulous Miss Kitty Winter, writes Charlotte Anne Walters. At last, a feisty, strong and determined woman who we can really believe in. Kitty Winter is my favourite minor … Continue reading →
56 Stories in 56 Days – His Last Bow – An Epilogue of Sherlock Holmes
Well, this one is certainly very different, but then, there was a war on, writes Charlotte Anne Walters. Written in the third person, this unusual tale is set during the First World War and sees a sixty-year-old Holmes come out … Continue reading →