Solar Pons was created by August Derleth as a pastiche of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. Accompanied by Doctor Lyndon Parker, he solves mysteries, mainly set between the wars, from his home in Praed Street.
Return to 1919, as Dr. Parker moves into 7B Praed Street with Solar Pons and a great crime fighting partnership is born.
A snowy train journey home for Christmas turns deadly for Solar Pons, Dr. Parker and Inspector Jamison.
Mrs. Johnson has heard many stories about her tenant, Solar Pons’s investigations, but when a scared young woman arrives at Praed Street asking for help, she finds herself accompanying him on a terrifying adventure.
My first mystery for Solar Pons finds him investigating an unquiet spirit haunting San Francisco’s famous cable cars.
Is one of San Francisco’s famous cable cars haunted? A ringing bell warns that a dead man has unfinished business. But there is nothing to fear - Solar Pons and Dr. Parker are on board!
