In the Sequel to The Crack in the Lens, Darlene Cypser Follows Sherlock Holmes' College Career from its Inception to its Explosive Termination: The Consulting Detective Trilogy Part I: University

    MORRISON, CO, June 07, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- One of the most hotly debated questions of Sherlockian scholarship is the identification of the college and University attended by Sherlock Holmes. From Watson's writings we know very little of Holmes' college career. Few writers have been willing to explore this time period, but now in the first sequel to her highly acclaimed Sherlock Holmes biographical novel, The Crack in the Lens, author Darlene Cypser follows Sherlock Holmes' complete college career from its inception to its explosive termination: The Consulting Detective Trilogy Part I: University.

It was some time before Sherlock Holmes recovered from the events of late 1871. Physically, it took many months; mentally, it took many years. He was bound by both a promise to the living and a commitment to honor the dead, and being so bound he set the full force of his will to rebuilding the shattered pieces of his life. Yet sometimes will alone is not enough.

With the assistance of Deacon Andrew Goble, his brothers Mycroft and Sherrinford, and the ever-devoted Jonathan Beckwith, Sherlock Holmes prepares himself to attend the University of Cambridge. However, two months after the term begins his life begins to unravel and Sherlock is forced to seek the assistance of an alienist named Dr. George Mackenzie. With Dr. Mackenzie's assistance Sherlock Holmes returns to his studies, but the most remarkable change will come to his life one spring morning when Victor Trevor's bull terrier latches itself upon his ankle. In the following weeks Holmes and Trevor become fast friends. Trevor's invitation to visit his family estate will result in Sherlock Holmes' first case and his resolution to become the world's first consulting detective. He enrolls in a class at Bart's that summer and modifies his studies at Cambridge in the autumn, bringing him into opposition with the college officials, the local police and eventually his own father. While training himself for his future career, Holmes solves one case to reclaim the honor of one student and save the life of another student, and another case that rescues a number of fellow students from the clutches of blackmailers.

Part I of The Consulting Detective Trilogy is just the beginning of the adventure of Sherlock Holmes' life from the end of The Crack in the Lens to his inevitable meeting with Dr. John H. Watson. Part II will explore his acting career and Part III the beginnings of his detective career before he meets his "Boswell."

Additional information can be found at the trilogy's website:
www.theconsultingdetective.com

Darlene A. Cypser is an attorney and entrepreneur based in Colorado. She has been a Sherlockian for over 35 years. She is currently the "Chief Surgeon" of Dr. Watson's Neglected Patients, the scion of the Baker Street Irregulars based on in Denver. She is also a member of the Hudson Valley Sciontists in New York and the Hounds of the Internet. The Consulting Detective Trilogy Part I is her 2nd Sherlock Holmes biographical book that has been published. She also has out two Sherlock Holmes short stories entitled: "The Adventure of the Apprentice's Coin" and "The Mystery of the Ghostly Bells."

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