Inventor Professor Mainwaring, the man with no identity, calls upon London's greatest detective after his wife, home and life’s work disappear before his very eyes.

Encountering danger and excitement along the way, Holmes and Watson follow the trail that leads them both through an exhilarating tale of conspiracy, mistaken identity, murder and mechanical triumph.

Revisiting tales of the past and considering the fate Britain’s future, Watson’s stories are gripping, thrilling and as funny as ever. More adventure and mystery with Andrews’ pastiche as Holmes and Dr Watson embark on another extraordinary case.

‘Sherlock Holmes and the Man Who Lost Himself’ is a journey that both Holmes and Watson find to be full of twists and turns right until the very end.

Val Andrews (15 February 1926 – 12 December 2006) was a music hall artist, ventriloquist and writer. Andrews was a prolific writer on magic, having published over 1000 books and booklets from 1952. He also authored Sherlock Holmes pastiches and Houdini's novels.

From the Back Cover

A distinctly unfortunate inventor discovers that he doesn't exist. Finding himself in this nightmare situation he consults Sherlock Holmes and presents the sage of Baker Street with one of his most baffling challenges. Is it a simple case of amnesia or something far more sinister? The story involves some hair-raising transcontinental adventures and nightmare dealings with the hazardous flying machines of the day. Dr Watson lends a little light relief when forced into door to door commerce.

About the Author

During his life Val Andrews wrote over thirty new Sherlock Holmes adventures and was always at his best when writing about the world of entertainment, in which he worked as a writer and performer for fifty years. From a theatrical background, he had been in his time a professional vaudeville artiste, ventriloquist, magician and scriptwriter to Tommy Cooper, Benny Hill and other comedy legends of stage and television. He could even count among his friends the likes of Orson Welles.Val Andrews was born in Hove near Brighton on the 15th February 1926 only a few hours after Valentine's Day and hence his Christian name. He was the son of an architect and indeed it was his father who introduced him to magic, a fascination that was to last a lifetime and was to result many biographies on the great magicians and numerous writings on magic in general.He died from a heart attack on the 12th October 2006 and will be missed, but at least his name will live on through his books that continue to thrill old and new murder mystery enthusiasts alike.