Sherlock Holmes, Doctor Watson's Rucksack

by Tom Cavenagh

My name is Arthur Pendrake, which I know sounds very British, but I?m actually an American living at the present time in the small village of Lavenham, a bit north of London. The millennials, if they knew me, would probably call me retro and they?d be right because I have always been enamored of the old days and ways. That would explain why I chose to buy a small cottage on the outskirts of Lavenham, a sleepy little hamlet with numerous lovely gardens and a funny little building that is trying to fall down, but remains propped up by the buildings on either side of it. I?m a freelance journalist who has made a decent, well, actually better than that, living hunting out stories of crime, corruption, sugary human interest, intrigue, and oddities of the past. More specifically, anything that I think some segment of the population might want to read about. More specifically than that, anything that I can convince someone to publish and pay me a few quid for my work. My dream, we all have them, has always been to publish my own magazine. I?ve tried books, but they take too long. If I invest a year of my life writing one and no one wants to read it, what do I have? Even magazines are a distinct risk, considering the incessant dumbing down of the reading portion of the world?s population. A writer can only hope to reach the dwindling numbers who do not want all knowledge delivered in ten second snatches on some form of electronic media.

284 pages, Paperback

Published November 18, 2020

Reviews

[Maryellen Lewis]

Very enjoyable stories

I always enjoy the clever stories about Holmes and Watson that come from imaginative, devoted writers like Tom Cavenagh. His stories are faithful to the classics and bring the characters alive. I especially like his Watson, with his many asides that make the doctor even more lovable.