The Floating Corpse

Actor, playwright, director, and stage set designer, William Hooker Gillette, has thrilled the American public with his introduction of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous sleuth, Sherlock Holmes. William Gillette, the most famous actor of the early 20th century and the man who brought the famed fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, to America, has semi-retired to the castle he built high on the Seven Sister hills above the Connecticut river. When a visit from a family member leads to a gristly discovery, Gillette must once again don his stage persona and delve into a mystery that gets deeper and darker with every turn Return to the Seven Sisters, where Gillette, his faithful servant Ozaki, and his nephew Collin, become embroiled in an enigma that changes their lives forever. Beautifully written, this historical mystery takes place during 1920 and set at Gillette's Castle on the Connecticut River.