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William DeFeo's dominance of the audio chart continues with another month at the top for The Baker Street Bookshelf but he has some competition in the form of the new collection from the prolific Arthur Hall. Some Remaining Cases of Sherlock Holmes debuts at #2. Ken Courtenay continues to fly the flag for Sherlock Holmes novels with both of his making the top five once again but we predict the new one from Paula Hammond - World of Wolves - will be challenging for August. 1.   The Baker Street Bookshelf – William P Defeo and Michael Langan 2.   Some Remaining Cases of Sherlock...

Pobel Sec PublishingOrlando Pearson researches the historical premise of each of his stories thoroughly, finding fascinating quirks and little known anecdotes from the historical and famous into which to weave Holmes's presence. Every time I read one of his stories I learn some bizarre and fascinating true anecdote from history. The result is a charming and whimsical collection of stories, a little like a Victorian menagerie, that will have you reaching for Wikipedia or the Encyclopædia Britannica to winnow the truth from the fiction. A thoroughly enjoyable read. The Historical Novel Society "It is respectful, readable, and attentive to historical...

Another very strong month for William P Defeo with The Baker Street Bookshelf topping the chart and his first collection The Business of Baker Street back into the top 10.  Three novels make the top five including the debut from film and TV actor ED Gillow - The Clockmakers Bequest. 1.   The Baker Street Bookshelf – William P Defeo and Michael Langan 2.   A Quarter Turn of the Knife – Ken Courtenay and Kevin E Green 3.   The Case of the Man Who Died Twice – Ken Courtenay and Kevin E. Green 4.   The Clockmaker’s Bequest – Edward Gillow and Michael Langan 5.   The Uncollected Cases of Sherlock Holmes –...

With a week to go the competition at the top of the Sherlock Holmes audiobooks chart is getting intense. A brand new novel The Clockmaker's Bequest has jumped straight into the top five from film and TV actor Edward Gillow. It's his debut novel and came out in print this week. The Top 5 looks like this (we'll release the Top 25 at the end of the month); The Baker Street Bookshelf – William P Defeo and Michael Langan A Quarter Turn of the Knife – Ken Courtenay and Kevin E Green The Case of the Man Who Died Twice – Ken Courtenay...

May turned out to be a very rare month with three Sherlock Holmes novels making the top five. The rest of the Top 25 is still dominated by short story collections but one new novel (from Tony Boyle) and both Ken Courtenay novels made the top of the list. William P Defeo's second short story collection topped the chart again and as far as overall 2026 sales to date is concerned its miles ahead. It's given a bump to his first collection which climbed up #14.   1.   The Baker Street Bookshelf – William P Defeo and Michael Langan 2.   Lady Dragonfly and...