Download or read book Holmes on the Range written by Steve Hockensmith and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because 1893 is a tough year in Montana, any job is a good job. When Big Red and Old Red Amlingmeyer sign on as ranch hands at the secretive Bar VR cattle spread, they're not expecting much more than hard work, bad pay, and a comfortable campfire around which they can enjoy their favorite pastime: scouring Harper's Weekly for stories about the famous Sherlock Holmes. When the boys come across a dead body that looks a whole lot like the leftovers of an unfortunate encounter with a cattle stampede, Old Red sees the perfect opportunity to employ his Holmes-inspired deducifyin' skills. Putting his ranch work squarely on the back burner, he sets out to solve the case. Big Red, like it or not (and mostly he does not), is along for the wild ride in this clever, compelling, and completely one-of-a-kind mystery.
Download or read book Holmes on the Range written by Dan Holmes and published by CCB Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demons. We all have them. They take various forms and affect us in different ways. Some are obvious like drugs and alcohol. Loneliness and depression and self-doubt are not so apparent if that is all you've known until college. In Holmes on the Range, Dan Holmes, Esquire wakes up one morning and realizes he is living his childhood dream. Wife, children, houses, cars, jewelry and cash flow from his legal practice are his. What he doesn't realize is that the demons that haunted him when he was growing up did not disappear as his career blossomed. Then life threw Dan a typical business-oriented speed-bump that he handled by building it into a mountain he could never scale. Those long silent core emotions led him, with eyes wide open, to risk his profession, his marriage, his community standing and his soul to keep things going. Lie built upon lie, larger thefts compounded smaller ones--time was purchased with ever bigger crimes against the community he served while he ignored his family life. Just live long enough for one more economic upturn and a few good deals to come along--everything will be fine. Or win the lottery. FBI agents came calling first. After pleading guilty, ex-attorney Dan Holmes entered the federal prison system for a ninety-six month stay not knowing if he could survive in a world he had seen only in the media. Penal rehabilitation turns out to be a life lived with four hundred other minimum security types in an open campus where any inmate can walk off the property. Accountants, lawyers, physicians, drug dealers, stock brokers, priests, the mentally retarded, the mentally ill, odd pranksters, clever scammers, and people more resembling barking dogs than human beings are all around him. The staff people are there in prison too, and everyone has mostly nothing to do, and a lot of time to do it in. Middle school without teachers--a way wicked wild world so few get to know close up. About the Authors: Sam Skinner was born and raised in Florida. He graduated from college and began a career in banking where he rose to Vice-President, Construction Loans. Then he changed career paths and worked as Chief Operating Officer for a real estate developer in Virginia. It was then that his life took a turn for the worse. He decided to be loyal to his employer when the employer committed bank fraud to try to secure takeout financing for his upside-down real estate portfolio. Sam did not call 911 and report the felonies as soon as he saw them, which is the letter of the law. His loyalty to an individual he liked and admired trumped his moral compass. When everything collapsed, Sam was indicted and pled guilty when the developer did not stand up and take responsibility for the frauds he alone had committed and authorized. Dan Holmes grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and went to law school after graduating college. He worked hard and became successful in his trade and was on his way to enjoying the fruits of his labor. Unfortunately, Dan wasn't prepared for the many trials that life makes you endure and, in his moment of testing, Dan failed miserably.
Download or read book The Black Dove written by Steve Hockensmith and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-05-12 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1893, Gustav "Old Red" Amlingmeyer and his brother Otto (a.k.a. "Big Red") find themselves down and out in San Francisco. Though cowpokes by training, the brothers are devotees of the late, great Sherlock Holmes and his trademark method of "deducifying." But when they set out to land jobs as professional detectives, they land themselves in hot water, instead. First their friend Dr. Chan mysteriously takes a potshot at them, fatally wounding Big Red's new hat. Then a secretive young woman from their past pops up and convinces them that Chan's in trouble -- and they're just the men to get him out of it. Unfortunately, they're too late: By the time they track Chan down again, he's dead. The police call it a suicide. Old Red calls that a lie. When he and his brother set out to prove it, they put themselves on a collision course with shady S.F.P.D. cops, brutal Barbary Coast hoodlums and the deadly Chinatown tongs. Before long, all sides are in a race to uncover the secret that could rock the city. And their only clue to what's actually going on is the enigmatic, exotic and extremely difficult to find "Black Dove."
Download or read book The Double A Western Detective Agency written by Steve Hockensmith and published by . This book was released on 2018-12 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Holmes on the Range mystery" -- Cover.
Download or read book The Crack in the Lens written by Steve Hockensmith and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1893, Otto "Big Red" Amlingmeyer and his brother Gustav, "Old Red" find themselves in a situation that they never expected. They have a bit of money and time to do something other than scramble. It's enough to confound even that most unconfoundable of men, their mutual inspiration, Sherlock Holmes. So Old Red decides that it's time for the for the two of them to head off to the Texas hill country, to San Marcos, and deal with the greatest tragedy of Old Red's life. Five years ago, when Old Red was a cowpoke in San Marcos, he had a sweetheart—a fallen woman at the local house of ill repute. They had made plans but before they made their big move, his fiancée was murdered and the case swept under the rug by the local authorities. Now, Old Red is determined to find out what really happened and to finally find a measure of justice for his beloved. But Big Red and Old Red find themselves facing a wall of silence and in some of the worst situations of their lives: ensnared in a riot at the local cathouse, on the wrong end of a lynching party and perhaps worst of all—having to do the one thing you never want to do in the state of Texas: steal horses.
Download or read book Dear Mr Holmes Seven Holmes on the Range Mysteries written by Steve Hockensmith and published by Rough Edges Press. This book was released on 2023-11-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old West drifters Big Red and Old Red Amlingmeyer have starred in several Holmes on the Range novels-rustling up award nominations and fans aplenty while they solved mysteries using the methods of their hero, Sherlock Holmes. But the origins of their interest in the infamous consulting detective, what they were doing before their sleuthing adventures began, and how their early stabs at deduction turned out have remained a mystery-until now. Follow along as they get the itch to turn to detective work after being targeted by a killer, plans go haywire when someone is served a side order of arsenic, deadly predators are faced, and the cowboy brothers' secret pasts are uncovered in seven adventure-filled western stories. For the very first time, everyone's favorite Sherlock Holmes-worshiping cowpokes are venturing into the past and uncovering how their love of deduction began. Get ready to be captivated by the mystery, suspense, and cowboy camaraderie. Start your adventure today and be a part of the Amlingmeyer brothers' quest for truth and justice!
Download or read book On the Wrong Track written by Steve Hockensmith and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-03-06 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crime-solving cowboys Big Red and Old Red ride again in a dazzling follow-up to the universally acclaimed "Holmes on the Range."
Download or read book Holmes on the Range written by Steve Hockensmith and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-24 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's 1893, and itinerant cowboy brothers Big Red and Old Red Amlingmeyer are down to their last pennies. So when jobs come open at a ranch run by a secretive, surly foreman, they can't say no. Fortunately, they have a distraction from the hard work and their bad-tempered boss: the Sherlock Holmes stories Old Red has come to love so much. But when the cowboys come across a dead body on the ranch, Old Red isn't content to keep daydreaming about Holmes. He's determined to catch the killer using his hero's methods. Whether he likes it or not (and mostly he doesn't), Big Red is dragged along for the wild ride as his brother tries to "deducify" his way to the truth. The only thing standing between them and a solution to the mystery: stampedes, rustlers, Holmes-hating aristocrats and a cannibal named "Hungry Bob." "Sherlockians, Western fans and mystery lovers who enjoy their whodunits leavened with humor should all be delighted by Hockensmith's captivating debut." -Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Download or read book Echoes of Sherlock Holmes written by Laurie R King and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a stunning follow-up to the acclaimed In the Company of Sherlock Holmes, Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger present a brand-new anthology of stories inspired by the Arthur Conan Doyle canon. Echoes of Sherlock Holmes puts forth the question: What happens when great writers/creators who are not known as Sherlock Holmes devotees admit to being inspired by Conan Doyle stories? While some of these talented authors are highly-regarded mystery writers, others are best known for their work in the fields of fantasy or science fiction. All of them, however, share a great admiration for Arthur Conan Doyle and his greatest creations, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Some stories tell of Holmes himself (in Victorian Baker Street or modern New York, in various guises or a different gender), while others explore various Conan Doyle characters. Although not a formal collection of new Holmes stories (though some do fit that mold), these tales are inspired by the Conan Doyle canon. The results are breathtaking—for long-time fans of Holmes and Watson, for readers new to Doyle’s writing, and for all readers who love exceptional storytelling. Featuring stories by Tasha Alexander, Cory Doctorow, Hallie Ephron, Meg Gardiner, William Kent Krueger, Jonathan Maberry, Catriona McPherson, David Morrell, Anne Perry, Hank Phillippi Ryan, and more.
Download or read book The Black Dove written by Steve Hockensmith and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-05-12 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gustav Old Red Amlingmeyer and his brother Otto, Big Red, are in San Francisco in 1893 with an eye towards a real detective job, in the latest outing in this Edgar Award-nominated series.
Download or read book World s Greatest Sleuth written by Steve Hockensmith and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1893, down-on-their-luck cowboys and wannabe detectives Big Red and Old Red Amlingmeyer receive an urgent summons. The brothers are to come to the World's Columbian Exposition - the world's fair being held that year in Chicago. McClure's Magazine is about to reveal the truth behind the death of Old Red's hero, Sherlock Holmes, and to drum up publicity it's sponsoring a mystery-solving contest. Renowned detectives from around the globe will be vying for the title of World's Greatest Sleuth! And Big Red and Old Red, much to their surprise, find themselves in the running.But the competition has barely begun when the organizer is found dead under suspicious circumstances. Is one of the sleuths trying to cheat...or have Big Red and Old Red stumbled upon a conspiracy that could shake the Exposition's fabled "White City" to its very foundations? Soon, winning the contest is the least of the brothers' worries. They have to make sure they're not the next victims!
Download or read book New Sherlock Holmes Adventures written by Packages and published by Packages. This book was released on 2000-05-24 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Arthur Conan Doyle created the detective, Sherlock Holmes, many writers borrowed him to be the hero of their stories. The anthology offers a selection, old and new.
Download or read book The Adventure of the British Museum Volume 2 written by Charles Phillips and published by Ammonite Press. This book was released on 2021-03 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second title in a series of Sherlock Holmes Escape Books: a unique, new form of puzzle books, in which the reader must solve the puzzles to escape the pages. Inspired by the urban craze for escape rooms, where players tackle challenges while trapped in a locked room, this is an escape room in the form of a locked book: filled with codes, ciphers, riddles and red herrings, plus an ingenious Hieroglyphic Code Wheel set into the cover. Taking on the role of Sherlock Holmes, in this new adventure readers find themselves trapped with Watson in the Enlightenment Gallery of the British Museum after a curator collapses in the Egyptian Collection. With King George V due to arrive at the nearby tube station, and rumors of an anarchist plot, Holmes and Watson must find their way through the museum, and fathom the involvement of both Mycroft and Colonel Sebastian Moran, if they are to win their freedom and save the day.
Download or read book The House of Silk written by Anthony Horowitz and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time in its one-hundred-and-twenty-five-year history, the Arthur Conan Doyle Estate has authorized a new Sherlock Holmes novel. Once again, The Game's Afoot... London, 1890. 221B Baker St. A fine art dealer named Edmund Carstairs visits Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson to beg for their help. He is being menaced by a strange man in a flat cap - a wanted criminal who seems to have followed him all the way from America. In the days that follow, his home is robbed, his family is threatened. And then the first murder takes place. Almost unwillingly, Holmes and Watson find themselves being drawn ever deeper into an international conspiracy connected to the teeming criminal underworld of Boston, the gaslit streets of London, opium dens and much, much more. And as they dig, they begin to hear the whispered phrase-the House of Silk-a mysterious entity that connects the highest levels of government to the deepest depths of criminality. Holmes begins to fear that he has uncovered a conspiracy that threatens to tear apart the very fabric of society. The Arthur Conan Doyle Estate chose the celebrated, #1 New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz to write The House of Silk because of his proven ability to tell a transfixing story and for his passion for all things Holmes. Destined to become an instant classic, The House of Silk brings Sherlock Holmes back with all the nuance, pacing, and almost superhuman powers of analysis and deduction that made him the world's greatest detective, in a case depicting events too shocking, too monstrous to ever appear in print...until now.
Download or read book Partners In Crime Five Holmes on the Range Mysteries written by Steve Hockensmith and published by Rough Edges Press. This book was released on 2023-11-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ride into a world where Sherlock Holmes meets the Wild West. Saddle up for adventure with the eccentric cowboy detectives, Big Red and Old Red Amlingmeyer, as they embark on a thrilling journey to establish their dream detective agency in the Wild West. In this action-packed collection of five stories, join the brothers as they navigate disastrous homecoming trips, strange newspaper feuds, supernatural kidnappings, deadly Christmas celebrations, and a high-stakes conspiracy threatening to tarnish their budding careers. With their Sherlock Holmes-inspired wit and determination, can they crack the cases and outsmart the culprits? Don't miss out on the suspenseful tales that will keep you hooked from start to finish. Get ready to solve some mysteries with Big Red and Old Red Amlingmeyer in this western detective saga!
Download or read book Hunters of the Dead written by Steve Hockensmith and published by Rough Edges Press. This book was released on 2023-10-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHERLOCK HOLMES MEETS THE OLD WEST IN THIS FAST-PACED MURDER MYSTERY THAT UNEARTHS MORE THAN JUST FOSSILS. The A.A. Western Detective Agency takes on a new case in 1894 Wyoming, a land of bandit gangs and rustlers, when a group of scientists come to town in the hopes of rustling up something very different-dinosaur fossils. With Big Red and Old Red Amlingmeyer on protection duty, Old Red's obsession with Sherlock Holmes is forced to take a back seat. Until a human body is shockingly discovered during an excavation, that is. As the mystery deepens, these cowboy detectives must put their sleuthing skills to the test to catch a killer stalking their client's dig site. With death lurking around every corner, can the Double-A Western Detective Agency catch the killer before it's too late?
Download or read book On the Wrong Track written by Steve Hockensmith and published by Rough Edges Press. This book was released on 2023-07-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHERLOCK HOLMES MEETS THE OLD WEST IN THIS GRIPPING ADVENTURE ON A TRAIN RIDE TO DANGER. Two Sherlock Holmes-worshiping cowpokes, Big Red and Old Red Amlingmeyer, are embarking on a new adventure in the Old West. When they take a job as guards for the hated Southern Pacific Railroad, they find themselves heading full-steam towards disaster. They've barely left the station when the train they're on is robbed, and the baggage man loses his head-literally. With a whole host of suspects to sift through-a drunken Pinkerton, a mysterious beauty, a secretive Chinese doctor, and a deadly swamp adder with a taste for cowboys-these wannabe bronco detectives must work hard to solve a three-pipe problem. Can Big Red and Old Red make it to the end of the line alive?
