Sherlock Holmes is in Japan, following his epic battle with the evil criminal mastermind, Moriarty... The beautiful wife of the famous translator and wealthy merchant, Saigo Matsuyama, appears to have hanged herself... Matsuyama's previous wife (again a well-known beauty) was seemingly murdered by one of his employees - who then committed suicide... Holmes is certain that Matsuyama was responsible for both deaths. But as he struggles to prove this, Matsuyama ingeniously makes the famous English detective appear utterly foolish... Now it is imperative that Holmes succeed in solving this case - or his reputation, both within Japan as well as abroad, will be forever destroyed... PLEASE This is a (very close) retelling of 'The Hanged An Ennin Mystery #64'. I have reworked the original story in order to pay homage to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his legendary creation, who inspired me from childhood. By the same author - SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE AUSTRALIAN '(Sherlock Holmes and the Australian) An excellent Holmes story in the classic tradition. Quite a lot of people have tried to imitate A. C. Doyle over the years, and some of them have failed miserably - but this is one of the successes, in my opinion. Holmes solves a crime right under Inspector Lestrade's nose, without the latter realizing. There is also an amusing scene when Holmes has to"translate" one character's Cockney rhyming slang for a bewildered Dr. Watson...' From Ben Stevens, author of THE ENNIN MYSTERIES Amazon Reviews for ENNIN 'The greatest of Japan's detectives, Ennin, and of course his trusted servant and chronicler Kukai... Full of intrigue, action and excitement... Great escapism...' M. Dowden (UK), HALL OF FAME TOP 50 REVIEWER 'The Ennin Mysteries are an absolute delight...' sshap 'Stevens keeps on delivering... This is a great series...' Abby Normal 'Love it! Simply amazed by how good these short stories are!' Edwina Callan 'Intriguing and good to read... Set out in a very eastern myth fashion... Recommend them to all and sundry....' Chris 'I confess to being addicted to them for the depiction of medieval Japan, the characters and the enjoyable stories. I treasure each Ennin mystery that I have...' Postscripter 'Five stars...' Daphne Frampton 'I especially like the sort of quiet and abiding love that exists between Ennin and Kukai, master and scribe. Also, there's a kind of sweeping majesty in the description of Japan...' Lisa 'Another good short story by Ben Stevens. Keep getting them can't seem to help myself. Try them yourself...' Tigger 'Atmospheric, intriguing and entertaining... A rare achievement...' Kenny51 'Entertaining read with Holmesian overtones... Interesting to read about imperial Japan...' AC 'Thank you Ben Stevens for writing the Ennin Mysteries... I love the characters... My only complaint? I have read all the Ennin Mysteries - I want more...' Momma Dahama 'Amazing... An inspiration...' Valentine Williams 'Well-written... I've enjoyed many Ennin mysteries... Satisfying as always...' S. Pearson 'A FUN READ!' Cowboy-not Wyoming 'I love the different stories Ben Stevens comes up with... There is always a twist, and the solutions are imaginative...' Jay Gold 'I like the writer, I like the mysteries...' Amazon Customer 'Really enjoyable...' Menarue 'This excellent rendition of mystery, suspense and intrigue! I'm surprised these adventures haven't been made into movies or a TV series! They are that good!' Arnold Mount 'I was completely hooked by the Ennin series from the first story... Ben Stevens' writing style is somewhat like a Japanese room arrangement...' AcerAcer 'Mystery from historic Japan... Like Holmes and Watson, but in an Asian setting...' Nysa