Jonathan Barnes


The Adventure of the Perfidious Mariner ends well, with Holmes “solving” the mystery of the haunting woman.  It’s an adventure whereby the journey is arguably better than the destination, because there isn’t really much of a mystery to solve. The story ends with a link to Holmes’ final Conan Doyle […]

The Adventure of the Perfidious Mariner, cont’d


From 2012, The Adventure of the Perfidious Mariner by Jonathan Barnes sees Sherlock Holmes (Nicholas Briggs) and Dr Watson (Richard Earl) in the aftermath of the Titantic disaster. It’s 1912, and Sherlock Holmes has been retired for many years.  He’s busy keeping bees and has no interest in revisiting his […]

The Adventure of the Perfidious Mariner