About the Author

Morrison (1863-1945) was born and grew up in the East End of London. He became a journalist and author, most famous for his slum fiction books chronicling the stories of London's poor, Tales of the Mean Streets (1894), A Child of the Jago (1896), and The Holes in the Wall (1902). He later became a noted collector and expert of Japanese Art. In addition, he was also the author of the twenty-five Martin Hewitt stories, originally collected in four volumes between 1894 and 1903. David Marcum is the author of The Papers of Sherlock Holmes in two volumes 'The Papers of Sherlock Holmes by David Marcum contains nine intriguing mysteries - very much in the classic tradition - He writes well, too.' The Sherlock Holmes Society of London. 'Marcum offers nine clever pastiches.' The Baker Street Journal