The Isolated Séance

Tim Badger, one of Sherlock Holmes' Baker Street Irregulars, now grown to manhood, sets up a detective agency with his friend Benjamin Watson, a young, smart man whose attempts at getting ahead have been thwarted by racial prejudice. Hired by the leading suspect to investigate the death of a man at......more

A Sherlock Holmes pastiche with an original twist; one of the Baker Street Irregulars is all grown up and setting himself up as a private detective, along with the aptly named Watson as his partner. Victorian London is marvelously recreated with all its flaws, faults, and dangers. Timothy Badger and......more

This is a light and entertaining read, with likable leads. Badger and Watson are both fun, and their friendship is undoubtedly the best part of the book. Another great element is their discomfort with their newfound prosperity and seeing how quickly they adjusted to some things but not to others as......more

I've always enjoyed Sherlock Holmes, and books inspired by the characters. I was looking forward to reading this book and I absolutely was not disappointed. Badger and Ben are characters with a great dynamic, and are written well enough that I felt like I know them by the time I was half way through......more