Story Profile: “The Heinous Half-Crowns”
In yet another anthology from Belanger Books, there is a pastiche of mine that expands upon the Sherlock Holmes universe.
Beyond the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a trilogy of anthologies, all of which center around the earliest volume of Sherlock Holmes short stories, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, consisting of twelve tales. In each volume of Beyond the Adventures, the original Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stories is reprinted, each followed by at least one and often more newly-written sequels to the classic tale.
My story appears in Volume Three. “The Heinous Half-Crowns” is a sequel to “The Engineer’s Thumb.” In the original story, a man is mutilated after he inadvertently uncovers a counterfeiting scheme. The story’s ending is rare in the Canon, as the villains get away. Or do they? In my sequel, the criminals have been caught, but their remaining cache of fake coins is a matter of great concern for the British government, and it’s up to Holmes to save the nation from scandal and financial devastation.
Beyond the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Volume Three, and the first two volumes in the series, are all available for purchase in paperback and Kindle editions.
–Chris Chan
Chris Chan’s first book, Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia” was released on August 27thfrom MX Publishing, and is available for sale at Amazon.com and the MX Publishing website, as well as at Book Depository (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a Kindle edition.
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