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    The Bornholm Diamond - Inspired by “A Scandal in Bohemia” by Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes IV
    The Bornholm Diamond - Inspired by “A Scandal in Bohemia” by Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes IV
    The Bornholm Diamond - Inspired by “A Scandal in Bohemia” by Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes IV
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    The Bornholm Diamond - Inspired by “A Scandal in Bohemia” by Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes IV

    By Andrew Delaplaine

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    In "The Bornholm Diamond," inspired by Conan Doyle's "A Scandal in Bohemia," a mysterious Swedish nobleman visits Holmes on a matter of such seriousness that, were it made public, could destroy one of the oldest royal families in Europe.

    Sherlock Holmes IV is a direct descendant of the famed detective whose daring exploits were so vividly chronicled by Dr. John Watson and related to us by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 


    This new Sherlock Holmes owns a small hotel (The Fleming House named after Ian Fleming of James Bond fame) on Miami's South Beach, and this Sherlock is just as renowned in the present day as his illustrious ancestor was in his. 

     

    "Imagine Sherlock Holmes—or rather, his great-great-great-grandson—living on South Beach and solving crimes and mysteries with the same aplomb as his famous forebear and you'll get the picture of what's going on here…"
                            --Bartholomew Fox, author of "Deadlock"


    "Witty and clever, with a whole new cast of characters to support this new Holmes and this new Watson. They live in a small boutique hotel on Lincoln Road called Fleming House (named after Sherlock the IV's love for James Bond author Ian Fleming). Holmes paces about in the penthouse while Watson (yes, he's a direct descendant of Dr. Watson) manages Fleming House. The cast of supporting characters, from the unseen brilliant but tempestuous Chef Hilario to the colorful Bjorn Karlsen, the gay manager of the Crown Colony restaurant in the hotel who has to put up with the irascible Cuban chef, are refreshing and contemporary."
                     --Renee Rodgers, author of "A Tuned Body"
     

    "There have been countless mutations of the iconic Holmes over the last century, but none has this contemporary approach using not merely a reworked manifestation of the original character, but a descendant of the first Holmes."

    --- Nathaniel Pembroke, author of  "A James Joyce Chronicle"

    "You'll like not only this new Sherlock Holmes, but the hip new world he finds himself living in… South Beach. Lady Gaga even makes an appearance in 'The Red-haired Man'!"
                --Sophie Charpentier, author of "Country Club Tennis Rules"

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGramercy Park Press
    Release dateJul 6, 2018
    ISBN9781386747017
    The Bornholm Diamond - Inspired by “A Scandal in Bohemia” by Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes IV
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    Andrew Delaplaine

    Delaplaine lives on South Beach, Miami’s Billion Dollar Sandbar. He writes in widely varied fields: screenplays, novels (adult and juvenile) and journalism. He also has a series of Long Weekend Guides covering some 50 cities around the world. Email: andrewdelaplaine@mac.com He writes several series: The “JACK HOUSTON ST. CLAIR” political thriller novels. “THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES IV,” a series of novels starring the great-great-grandson of the famous consulting detective. “THE ANNALS OF SANTOPIA” series, an epic that follows a Santa born in 1900 through to his death 82 years later. The AMOS FREEMAN police thrillers. Other novels: “The Trap Door” follows a boy who is taken back in time to 1594 and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. “The Meter Maid Murders,” a comic look at a detective trying to nab a serial killer on South Beach who only murders meter maids. Has written and directed three features (one doc, two narrative features), as well as several short films and won several awards for his film work. (See imdb.com for details).  His latest film, “Meeting Spencer,” starring Jeffrey Tambor, won the prestigious Milan International Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay.  DELAPLAINE’S “LONG WEEKEND” GUIDES These no-nonsense guides contain Delaplaine’s recommendations and advice for travelers visiting these places for 3 or 4 days. As "The Food Enthusiast," he writes a series of restaurants guides, updated annually. He has no hobbies.

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      The Bornholm Diamond - Inspired by “A Scandal in Bohemia” by Arthur Conan Doyle - Andrew Delaplaine

      The

      Bornholm

      Diamond

      Inspired by A Scandal in Bohemia

      by Arthur Conan Doyle

      The Adventures

      of Sherlock Holmes IV

      Andrew Delaplaine

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      Author’s Note

      Background Information on

      The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes IV

      Since this book is one in a series on the exploits of Sherlock Holmes IV, it might be useful to the Reader to know how he came to find himself in Miami and how he came to find himself associated with Watson and Lestrade. 

      Some of this backstory cannot be revealed at this moment because it is integral to developments that occur in books in the series yet to be written. This is how it is related in The Red-haired Man:

      I was just explaining to Mr. Janklow here that I emigrated from London to South Beach strictly because of Inspector Lestrade. It really was quite astonishing, Mr. Janklow. I was returning from a case in Ecuador, and I had to change planes here in Miami. I knew that Lestrade had come over from London years before when he married a Cuban woman, and since I was here for a couple of days, I decided to look him up.

      That’s exactly right, Mr. Holmes, said Lestrade with a thin-lipped smug grin.

      I’d never met the descendant of my ancestor’s colleague at Scotland Yard, Holmes went on, and I thought as the opportunity for me to return to Miami might not arise again, I ought to look him up.

      And what does he do, Mr. Janklow? Lestrade said, leaning forward for emphasis, "he goes and buys this hotel on Lincoln Road and moves here!"

      And even stranger, Mr. Janklow, two years after I opened Fleming House, John Watson comes here for a visit and ends up staying on as my general manager!

      I’d read of course about the reunion of the descendants of Holmes and Lestrade, said Watson, and when I had a one-week holiday, thought I’d come over to meet them both.

      And when he got here, Holmes took over the narrative, it turned out that he was a top manager at the Connaught. I was having the devil of a time managing Fleming House, so I offered him a berth here and that pretty much brings us up to date.

      And that, dear Reader, as far as it goes, brings you up to date as well.

      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1 – The Viking Courier

      Chapter 2 – Fleming House

      Chapter 3 – The Man in the Dark Glasses

      Chapter 4 – The Anxious Prince

      Chapter 5 – The Elusive Holmes

      Chapter 6 – The Plan

      Chapter 7 – House on Fire!

      Chapter 8 – To Adler’s House

      Chapter 9 – The Letter

      Chapter 10 – Settling the Fee

      Chapter 1

      The Viking Courier

      AS HE ENTERED THE GROUND floor of the Fleming House after returning from a series of errands over in Miami, Watson saw a worried look on the face of Rafael Garcia, their head man at reception. This look was familiar to him, and could mean only one thing: the master was ill at ease about some pressing issue.

      What’s got into him now, Rafael?

      Hell if I know, Mr. Watson. He got a letter a couple of hours ago by special courier—a guy that looked like some kind of tough guy Viking—and after reading it here in the lobby, he stormed up to his apartment and told me not to put through any calls.

      Oh, it’s just another case, Rafael, Watson sighed. You know how he gets when he gets an interesting case.

      Yes, Mr. Watson. But he hasn’t had an interesting case in quite a while.

      Then this case must be a fascinating one, said Watson.

      He dropped his parcels off with Rafael and moved over to the rickety though very grand lift that ever so slowly served the five floors of Fleming House.

      Watson drew the brass grille aside and stepped into the lift, installed by the Otis Elevator Company the same year the Fleming House (then called the Esplanade Hotel) was built in 1926. It was never intended to be a grand hotel in any sense. With only a few floors, and four suites on each floor, it had very few units. It’s what is called a boutique hotel today. It did have a sort of retro charm and a faintly Caribbean Colonial ambience,

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