Baker Street Irregular

English Etymology From the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, in which they were a group of street boys who assisted Holmes (who lived on Baker Street, London) with his investigations. Noun Baker Street irregular A casual assistant, especially in the context of detection or solving crime. en 2005 Lloyd Davis Campus Delicti: A Dan Quarrier Mystery I'd be glad to hear anything you might dig up. You could be a kind of Baker Street Irregular yourself. But please understand, the way it stands now the Harkness death is classified as a suicide or accident. en 2010 Michael Innes Appleby's Other Story 'And I don't understand your position at all. It seems quite irregular.''So it is, madam. I may be called a Baker Street Irregular. ' en 2012 Jeanne Toomey Assignment Homicide: Behind the Headlines 77 Though I truly loved them and the work they did, rescuing thousands of animals yearly, yet the roar of the presses and the fast pace of a whirlwind business held me captive. I remained a Baker Street irregular, still joining the first and last popular breakfast couple of New York in rescue efforts, appearing often as a guest on the program, forever their devoted admirer. en 2018 Amanda Cross In the Last Analysis "No, Jerry is a sort of Baker Street Irregular, and he's going to be my nephew.""You can't mean you've hired a little boy! Really, Kate..." A fan of Sherlock Holmes stories. en 1952-12-29 Life 62 This hope reflected Starrett's tongue-in-cheek faith as a Baker Street Irregular that Sherlock Holmes actually lived and that the stories about him were all factual, written by the faithful Doctor Watson from voluminous records. en 2021-10-14 Anthony Boucher The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars Hachette UK 9781471920622 On this night, in 1934 New York, a few enthusiasts met to celebrate the birthday of the man they most respected, admired and loved. The Baker Street Irregulars were officially born. en Sherlock Holmes