***A WATTPAD FEATURED STORY!*** It is nearing the turn of the 22nd century, and government-mandated social networking has virtually eliminated privacy and made detective work nearly obsolete. Much to his dismay and shame, Sherlock Holmes never has any cases to solve. He distracts himself from his professional failings with bare-knuckle boxing at an underground fight club and vials of cocaine and morphine. John Watson spends his days in an operating theatre on an Army base in Afghanistan, doing his best to patch up the wounded and failing more often than he'd like. The dark, violent worlds in which both men choose to live complicate their romantic lives and cause them terrible suffering but set them on paths that are destined to cross. BEFORE HOLMES MET WATSON is the prequel to the novel, SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE ADVENTURE OF THE PAPER JOURNAL, an action-packed adventure and love story set in an eerily dystopian near future. I started selling the ebook of BEFORE HOLMES MET WATSON, so I'm converting the Wattpad book to a sample. You can still read the book for FREE though. Visit www.harrisonkitteridge.com/signup to learn more. COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Copyright © 2016, Harrison Kitteridge. All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Cover design by Harrison Kitteridge Cover design copyright Harrison Kitteridge, 2016

This poetry contest book is for small and big poets. With fun, stimulating themes, that score you prizes on Wattpad. So read, write, and get inspired! *On Break/Closed* Highest ranking #64 in poetry 11/07/17

Beware! The poems inside may make your heart rebel and take you on a roller coaster ride of emotions. Please vote and comment if you like what you read. It helps me share my work with more people :)