Anna Lord: 13 books

Book 2 in a series of chronological stand-alone plots.Scotland 1899. Dr Watson and Countess Varvara Volodymyrovna visit the Scottish Borders to solve the Lammermoor Golf Course murders. Lord Cruddock is staging a tournament to promote his new golf course but someone is killing-off the golfers.There...

Book 4 in a series of chronological stand-alone plots.England 1899. Dr Watson and Countess Volodymyrovna travel on the SS Pleiades during its inaugural voyage through the Irish Sea from Glasgow to Biarritz. On board are a bizarre handful of passengers travelling to a World Spiritualist Congress....

Book 7 in a series of chronological stand-alone plots:London 1899. Rumours of resurrection-men strike fear into the hearts of Londoners, prompting Dr Watson and Countess Volodymyrovna to investigate the ghostly goings-on in the unconsecrated cemetery known as Crossbones.In reality, Mycroft...

Book 5 in a series of chronological stand-alone plots:France 1899. Dr Watson and Countess Volodymyrovna are holidaying in Biarritz when a fire breaks out in the kitchen of their petit hotel. The hotel’s owner (a retired opera singer known as the Singing Wolf) invites the handful of guests...

Book 6 in a series of chronological stand-alone plots:France 1899. Dr Watson and Countess Volodymyrovna are drawn into the world of fin de siècle Paris by a series of macabre murders, propelling them into the naturalistic horror plays of the Grand Guignol.Each horrific murder performed...

Book 3 in a series of chronological stand-alone plots.England 1899. Dr Watson and Countess Volodymyrovna travel to the city of York. Someone is killing-off the authors who write cheap but popular penny dreadfuls, and Inspector Bird, a fervent admirer of Dr Watson, needs help.The murder...

Book 1 in a series of chronological stand-alone plots.England 1899. Ten years after Holmes and Watson solve the case of the Baskerville hound, Dr Watson receives an invitation to return to Baskerville Hall. The night before his departure he meets a Ukrainian countess who claims to be the daughter...

Book 9 in a series of chronological stand-alone plots.January 1900, a double mystery in the English Channel. Dr Watson and the Countess are sailing across to France aboard an opium clipper when a storm forces everyone ashore at Mont Saint Cloud. The small island's reclusive owner - a professor...

Book 10 in a series of chronological stand-alone plots.February 1900, Venice. At the request of the Marchesa di Malaga, Dr Watson and Countess Volodymyrovna have agreed to investigate the curious death of a husband on his wedding night. Assisting with the baffling post mortem is Dr Cagliari...

Book 11 in a series of chronological stand-alone plots.April 1900, Egypt. Dr Watson and the Countess are recruited by Mycroft Holmes to investigate acts of espionage undermining the British effort in the Boer War. A renowned Egyptologist finds himself under Foreign Office scrutiny, all whilst...

Book 8 in a series of chronological stand-alone plots.London 1899. The Prince of Wales' New Year’s Eve ball is in full swing when several explosions shatter the festivity. Were they an attempt to assassinate the heir to the throne or, as it seems, intended for Mycroft Holmes himself?...

Styria, May 1900. Watson and the Countess travel through the Semmering Pass to Waldenwulf Castle to attend a Christening. Among the godparents are several characters from the canon of Conan Doyle, including the odious Baron Gruner who is helping to train the Olympic archery team prior to the Summer...

Switzerland, June 1900. Watson and the Countess make a pilgrimage to the Reichenbach Falls - the place where Sherlock plunged to his so-called death in 1891. To their delight the Englischer Hof Hotel is hosting a hot air balloon festival and they are soon caught up in the joie de vivre of the Montgolfier...