{"product_id":"sherlock-holmes-the-waterloo-colour-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"Sherlock Holmes - The Waterloo Colour and Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMike Hogan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDid Ensign the Hon. Ian Lewin, 112th Foot, deliberately allow the French to capture his regiment's flag? A seventy-year-old cold case of cowardice in the face of the enemy leads Holmes to France on the trail of the missing Waterloo colour.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFive traditional stories narrated by Doctor Watson and with an occasional wry twist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Angelique, Holmes is incapacitated by fever and he requires his fellow lodger Doctor Watson to act as his sleuthhound in a missing persons case. Watson is constrained by Holmes to procure \"raw facts, my dear fellow. Do not expend your energy in analysis: leave that to me.\"\u003cbr\u003eWatson's investigation uncovers two separate, competing conspiracies, with each conspirator competing for the destruction of the other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Waterloo Colour sees Holmes investigating a seventy-year-old mystery that has spawned at least one duel and has had two families at each others' throats for a generation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story of the Benevolent and Virtuous Order of the Swamp Python sees a Chinese secret society attempt to establish itself in South London and Holmes' use of the most modern technology to thwart them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the Abominable Madame Ricoletti, the escape of a patient from the lunatic asylum at Broadmoor puts Holmes, Watson and Lestrade at terrible risk. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 'Amity Among Nations', Holmes must find the source of a leak of diplomatic secrets that might be a catalyst for war between The United Kingdom and the United States.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 04, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42742821945407,"sku":"9781079333930","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/cc422f29b27eb817e5e2b51c73a33a0d.webp?v=1765164826","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/sherlock-holmes-the-waterloo-colour-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}