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Some Dubious Speculations
di Orlando Pearson
Some forces cannot be deduced—only endured.
Short story | pagg. 18 | 13/10/2026 | Giallo
Some forces cannot be deduced—only endured.
Short story | pagg. 18 | 13/10/2026 | Giallo
A frantic Italian begs Holmes to save Naples from Vesuvius—but the volcano is not the only eruption brewing. While Holmes measures tremors and sulphur, two enchantingly beautiful sisters seek his advice on love, fidelity, and marriage proposals from strangers. As Holmes uncovers a cynical wager behind their suitors, nature intervenes with terrifying finality. A catastrophe spares the city but obliterates a village—and with it, any chance of a happy ending. A meditation on chance, cruelty, and the limits of reason.
London businessman, Orlando Pearson is the creator of The Redacted Sherlock Holmes series, which buries forever the idea that Sherlock Holmes might not have been a historical person.
Do you want to see Sherlock Holmes come to the rescue of Queen Victoria, arrange the borders of post-war Europe, clear Macbeth of murder, unravel King Oedipus’s complexities, or provide advice to the Almighty? Then you will find all this and more in the seven collections of short stories, two novels, and the six plays in the series.
When not communing with the spirits of 221b, Orlando enjoys sport, music, and browsing price comparison websites.
He has written Sherlock Holmes stories on all these topics.
