My Dear Watson

by Margaret Park Bridges

Overview

The greatest mystery surrounding Sherlock Holmes comes to light-he was actually a woman! The master-or rather, mistress-of disguise finally puts pen to paper to reveal this decades-long deception and, in so doing, discovers another fact she kept secret even from herself. The complex mind of the brilliant consulting detective is finally opened to the public, in the chronicle of a new case involving Dr. Watson and Constance Moriarty, the beguiling daughter of Holmes infamous nemesis.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780920771
Publisher:	Andrews UK
Publication date:	11/22/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Margaret Park Bridges was born in New York City and raised in Portland, Oregon. After moving to Massachusetts, she won the Special Award for Excellence in Japan's Suntory Mystery Fiction Competition for My Dear Watson--written in Japanese. Since then, she has written and published several successful children's picture books in English. She has received awards for her poetry, and one short story she published was made into a film at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She works in Boston and lives in Littleton, Massachusetts, with her haiku poet husband, her two talented daughters, and her adorable pug.

Rosalyn Landor has won eight AudioFile Earphones Awards and been a finalist for the Audie Award. She has worked as an actor since the age of seven, both in Europe and the United States. Her extensive list of credits includes leading roles in film, theater, and audio productions, as well as in various miniseries on all the major television networks and in such productions as Masterpiece Theatre's Sherlock Holmes and Rumpole of the Bailey.

Editorial Reviews

After a murder takes place, young Lucy disguises herself as Sherlock Holmes, master detective, to solve the case. When Constance Moriarty, the actress daughter of Holmes's nemesis, sets her sights on marrying Dr. Watson, Holmes's identity could be revealed. Rosalyn Landor’s resonant British voice sounds believable as both the masculine and the feminine Holmes. It's perfect for the story, as told by the real Holmes in his memoir. Landor's passionate, willful voice for the duplicitous Constance also stands out. Bridges's tweak of the Holmes canon has no surprises; the revelation of Holmes's secret comes early. Still, it works as both an adventure and a commentary on Victorian sexism. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

NOVEMBER 2012 - AudioFile