The Adventure of the Blue Belt Buckle: A New Sherlock Holmes Mystery

Sherlock Holmes is the world’s best known detective. Over 100 million copies of the original Sherlock Holmes stories have been sold since they were first released in the late Victorian period. Today there are over 3000 Sherlock Holmes Societies scattered all over the world and devoted to the adventures of Holmes and Watson. Readers, it can be deduced, can never get enough of Sherlock Holmes.

Craig Stephen Copland is a dedicated Sherlockian whose mission is to write a new Sherlock Holmes mystery that is related to and inspired by each of the original stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. They are all set in the same time period and take place in London and in a few other more exotic locations. The same much-loved characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson appear in every story. Together, along with heroes and heroines they take on the forces of evil and using the science of deduction bring dastardly criminals to justice.

The Adventure of the Blue Belt Buckle: A young street urchin, one of the Baker Street Irregulars, discovers a man’s belt and buckle under a bush in Hyde Park. He brings it to Sherlock Holmes, hoping for a reward. The buckle is unique and stunning, gleaming turquoise stones set in exquisitely carved silver; a masterpiece from the native American west.

A body of an American Indian is found in a hotel room in Mayfair. Scotland Yard seeks the help of Sherlock Holmes in solving the murder. The victim is the brilliant artist that created and wore the buckle.

A secret key is found leading Sherlock Holmes to a replica set of the Crown Jewels. The real Jewels, supposedly secure inside the Tower of London are in danger of being stolen or destroyed. The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, to be held in just a few months, could be ruined.

Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Scotland yard, the Home Office and even Her Majesty all team up to prevent a crime of unspeakable dimensions.

This new mystery is inspired by the original Sherlock Holmes story - The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.