Gary Lovisi

Sherlock Holmes - the Baron's Revenge Gary Lovisi

Publisher Marketing: THE RETURN OF THE BARON GRUNER In 1902 Sir James Damery enlisted the aid of Sherlock Holmes to prevent the daughter of an old friend from marrying a womanizing Austrian named Adelbert Gruner who was suspected of murdering his first wife. Dr. Watson chronicled the case as "The Adventure of the Illustrious Client." By its conclusion, Gruner was exposed to the young lady when Holmes came into possession of an album listing his many amorous conquest. Then a former prostitute mistress took her own revenge by throwing acid in his face and permanently disfiguring him. Holmes believed the matter concluded. He is proven wrong when a hideous murder occurs rife with evidence indicating the Baron has returned. Soon the Great Detective will learn he has been targeted for revenge in a cruel and sadistic fashion. Not only does the Baron wish his death but he is obsessed with causing Holmes emotional suffering. He desires nothing less that the complete and utter destruction of the Great Detective in body and soul. Gary Lovisi spins a fast paced tale of horror and intrigue that is both suspenseful and poignant, all the while remaining true to Arthur Conan Doyle's original stories. "The Baron's Revenge" is a thrilling sequel to a classic Holmes adventure fans will soon be applauding. Airship 27 Productions - Pulps Fiction for A New Generation! Contributor Bio:  Lovisi, Gary Gary Lovisi is a Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award nominated author for the Best Short Story of the year for his Sherlock Holmes pastiche, "The Adventure of the Missing Detective." He is a Holmes fan, collector, and writes various articles and short stories of, and about, The Great Detective - some of which have been collected into the books The Secret Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and More Secret Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Ramble House) and the novel, Sherlock Holmes: The Baron's Revenge (Airship 27). He is the editor of Paperback Parade and Hardboiled magazines, and of the recent Sherlock Holmes anthology, The Great Detective: His Further Adventures (Wildside Press).