MYSTERY

Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell

by Nicholas Meyer
Mysterious Pr. Aug. 2024. 284p. ISBN 9781613165331. $26.95. M
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Beginning with 1975’s The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, Meyer has been editing and annotating the supposed diaries of Dr. John Watson describing his adventures with Sherlock Holmes. In this sixth such endeavor, 66-year-old Holmes, having recently been undercover in the United States to break up a German spy ring, is now, along with Watson, sent back to the States as himself. It’s 1916, and they supposedly are garnering support for the U.S. to enter the war. In reality, they are seeking a mysterious German telegram that will keep the U.S. neutral until the U-boats are unleashed to quickly end the war. Watson is beaten, stabbed, and shot as they avoid assassination attempts and end up in Mexico. Here they finally steal the telegram and uncover a potential invasion of the United States.
VERDICT Meyer is an author, screenwriter, director, and life-long Holmes fan. In addition to editorial notes and photos of many characters, he also weaves real people into this fabulous tale, including Alice Roosevelt Longworth and a very young J. Edgar Hoover, all while keeping the game very much afoot. Baker Street Irregulars everywhere will enjoy this.
Reviewed by Roland C. Person , May 01, 2024
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