The Secret Diary of Mycroft Holmes: The Thoughts and Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes's Elder Brother, 1880-1888

“If Samuel Pepys could fill nine years’ worth of journals with tales of arguments with his wife, visits to the theatres, fire and plague, then I am fairly confident I should be able to achieve a similar feat – with the exception of the plague, that is.” Thus begins Mycroft Holmes’s valiant, if irregular, attempt to chronicle his doings. Rediscovered in 1976 and now fully translated from an obscure code, Mycroft’s diaries reveal that a brother’s lot is not always a happy one, especially when that brother happens to be London’s only consulting detective. In this humorous look at the world of Sherlock Holmes through Mycroft’s eyes, between avoiding amorous cleaning ladies and eccentric family members, appeasing hopeless artists and budding novelists, keeping the peace at the Diogenes and minding doting dogs, one question always remains: will Sherlock ever get a proper job? Devon-based journalist and lecturer, S.F. Bennett has written for the Baker Street Journal and the Journal of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London, amongst others. This is the author's first novel.

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• Holmes Away from Home: Adventures from the Great Hiatus 1893-1894 (Volume 2)
• Sherlock Holmes: Before Baker Street
• Sherlock Holmes: Adventures Beyond the Canon
• Mycroft Holmes and The Apocalypse Handbook
• Sherlock Holmes: Adventures in the Realms of H.G. Wells Volume 2
• Mr. Sherlock Holmes - Notes on Some Singular Cases: Five Untold Adventures Related by John H. Watson M.D.
• The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part XII: Some Untold Cases (1894-1902)
• The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part XI: Some Untold Cases (1880-1891)
• Sherlock Holmes: Adventures in the Realms of H.G. Wells Volume 1