Slight Trick of the Mind / Mitch Cullin 253 p.
World War II has ended. Sherlock Holmes is living out his retirement in a remote Sussex farmhouse. He is experiencing the typical infirmities that a ninety-three-year-old experiences, difficulty moving around, forgetfulness, and cognitive decline. He has just returned from a long trip to Japan, a place he had wanted to visit. There he discovers his host is a Holmes aficionado. He has a secret hidden agenda with Holmes. He wants to know about his father who sought Holmes advice ever so long ago.
While gone he leaves his apiary in the care of his housekeeper's young son Roger. Roger is a most respectful, patient young boy. His care of the bees is exceptional. However, he does enter Holmes' attic retreat where he reads an unfinished work about Mrs. Keller. He checks back hoping to read the end of the case.
Readers expecting to see Holmes deductive powers at work may be disappointed. This is more a look at the person of Holmes.
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