The torso at highgate cemetery and other sherlock holmes stories - Tim Symonds

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Six more tales of Sherlock Holmes.

'The Torso At Highgate Cemetery' I watched as the policeman took out a notebook and read from an open page.

He spoke in a whisper.

Inspector Lestrade's face turned ashen.

He turned towards me, looking grim.

'The Mystery Of the Missing Artefacts' August 1916.

A telegram is brought to my fetid prison cell under the magnificent State rooms of Sultan Mehmed V Reş�d's �ırağan Palace.

It's from Sherlock Holmes.

My dear Watson, it read, do you remember the name of the fellow at the British Museum who contacted us over a certain matter just before I retired to my bee-farm in the South Downs? 'The Case of the Seventeenth Monk' Now, Holmes, I interrupted, checking the dragoman was out of hearing range, at least I've discovered you're alive.

What of the raison d'�tre of your presence in the back of beyond? What of this Otto M�ller? What indeed? came the rueful reply.

'The Strange Death of an Art Dealer' Oh my God! he exclaimed despairingly.

It could be a catastrophe! I beseech you, Holmes, sort this whole thing out.

I can neither think nor sleep nor attend to any matter of State.

'The Case of the Impressionist Painting' Holmes folded his napkin and sat back, staring into the fire.

Watson, I do not say this lightly: a shiver went through me at the look in O'Clery's eye when I revealed our identity.

I have never before felt so deeply we were in the presence of some vast potency, a power of evil.

'The Ambassador's Skating Competition' Holmes, Watson retorted, I must warn you, no one should confront such rich, powerful, and ruthless men head on.

We learned that lesson a few years ago.

We are not of their ilk.

They'll ride rough-shod over us again.