The Baker Street Letters, Michael Robertson
The Baker Street Letters, Michael Robertson
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The Baker Street Letters
A Mystery

Author: Michael Robertson

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 6 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/23/2009

Synopsis

Reggie and Nigel Heath are relatively close in age but worlds apart in personality. The older of the two brothers, Reggie is a successful attorney with charisma to spare. Nigel has always struggled to step out of his shadow. When Reggie leases space in an office building on Londons Baker Street, he finds that the paperwork comes with an odd stipulation: his firm must receive and respond with a standard reply to letters sent to Sherlock Holmes, who had occupied the same famous address. When Nigel, newly suspended from practicing law and relegated to clerk duties, becomes intrigued by one of the Dear Sherlock notes, he disappears quite suddenly, leaving a dead body in his wake, and Reggie must hop the next flight to Los Angeles to uncover the truth. Hot on his heels is Laura, a quickwitted stage actress whos captured the hearts of both brothers.

About Michael Robertson

Michael Robertson studied literature at Purdue University, attended law school in southern California, and worked in educational publishing for several years. He currently lives in southern California. The Baker Street Letters is his first novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Miranda on December 10, 2020

Refreshing take on Sherlock Holmes! Reggie, a successful attorney, hires Nigel (his brother) to do a simple job -sorting mail. Unbeknownst to Reggie, his offices (located at 221B Baker St) still receives mail addressed to a Mr. Sherlock Holmes. Some letters are short and sweet, some are long winded......more

Goodreads review by Trisha on October 15, 2017

I was lucky and enjoyed this as an audio almost completely in one sitting. I thought the audio was well done and the story was entertaining. However, I can see a lot of the same issues that others complained about. There were many plot parts I had a tough time believing - that an attorney wouldn't f......more

Goodreads review by Gail on May 19, 2017

Just a note that the only thing Sherlockian about this mystery is the premise: As a leaseholder of 221B Baker Street, the law offices of Reggie Heath are required to answer letters addressed to Mr. Sherlock Holmes and occasionally those addressed to Mrs. Hudson and Dr. John Watson. They were to use......more

Goodreads review by Ray on February 04, 2020

Though it's not quite up to the standards of Arthur Conan Doyle, this is a pretty well-written and interesting mystery story. Some of the plots were a little confusing, but overall a good story.......more

Goodreads review by C.O. on September 26, 2011

I did enjoy this novel as a casual read but from a Sherlockian point of view it had much to be desired. Actually the only thing that links this narritave to Sherlock Holmes is the Hook about the letters being addressed to him. The science of deduction did not figure into the main Character's, Reggie......more

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