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Young Sherlock Holmes’s first case: save his own mother from the gallows.

Thirteen-year-old Sherlock Holmes rushes home from Eton to find his mother accused of murdering the village midwife. With the evidence against her, rumors abound, and the constable is determined to see her hang.

Believing in her innocence and her faith in him that he will prove it, Sherlock sets out to do so. His discoveries lead him into a web of scandal, hidden sins, and dangerous secrets that threaten not only his mother but the entire family. As he separates fact from assumption, he discovers that truth comes at a cost. Along the way, readers glimpse the origins of his complicated bond with his brother Mycroft, his fascination with logic and deduction, and his evolution into the world’s most famous consulting detective.

The gripping start of this historical mystery series brings to life Holmes’s origin story. Perfect for fans of history, mystery, and coming-of-age tales, The Adventure of the Murdered Midwife reveals how Sherlock Holmes first learned the price of the truth.

“What was Sherlock Holmes like at 13? Sherwood-Fabre offers a creative answer in this promising series kickoff… Sherlockians open to plausible extrapolations from the canon will enjoy this.” —Publishers Weekly

“A well-plotted, exciting introduction to a young Sherlock Holmes. This multi-layered murder mystery will keep readers engaged and guessing.” —Book Life Prize.

Those who enjoy Anthony Horowitz, Andrew Lane, and David Morrell will be excited to return to 1860s England and learn the origins of a legend.

Liese Sherwood-Fabre was born in Texas and knew she was destined to write when she got an A in the second grade for her story about Dick, Jane, and Sally's ruined picnic. For several years, she focused her talents on professional writing, earning a PhD in Sociology from Indiana University and working on various policy and research projects for the federal government for thirty years. After ten years abroad in this capacity (serving in Honduras, Mexico, and Russia), she returned to her native Texas with her family. She has been writing for about twenty years and garnered a number of awards, including a Pushcart Prize nomination. Most recently, she has turned a childhood interest in Sherlock Holmes into a series of novels relating to the previously unknown story of his development into the world's greatest consulting detective. Her research essays into Sherlock and Victorian England are published across the globe and have appeared in the Baker Street Journal, the premiere publication of the Baker Street Irregulars.