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David Marcum Paul Gilbert has amazingly been pulling Holmes pastiches from Watson’s Tin Dispatch Box since 2007, and he’s recovered a lot of them over the years, and they’re all quite good. He’s one of those pasticheurs that can be trusted to relate narratives about the TRUE Sherlock Holmes – the Canonical and traditional Holmes. One needn’t fear that Gilbert’s works will go off the cliff by presenting a broken defective sociopath set in the wrong century – or worse. This volume contains nine “Tales of Darkness” – six new and three previously published – and they’re all just right....

David Marcum Oscar Slater has long been known to fans of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. When ACD’s efforts to prevent miscarriages of justice are listed, this case, along with the George Edalji affair, are the two prime examples. Slater was convicted of a brutal 1908 murder, in spite of questions related to the evidence and trial procedure. He was sentenced to death, but this was commuted to hard labor. During his time in prison, his case became a celebrated cause, and after serving nearly two-decades of hard labor, he was freed. ACD was one of the prime movers into securing...

David Marcum I’m always stunned at the valuable work Mike Foy is accomplishing with these massive and fun volumes of Holmes illustrations from around the world and across the years. When the first volume came out, it was amazing – and then came Volumes 2 and 3, which were even more so. Now, with Volume 4, he and MX Publishing have once again outdone themselves. This oversized treasury delves into fascinating images from French, Brazilian, Czech, and American illustrators – each enlarged on its own page for maximum enjoyment and examination. Through these books, I’ve already been able to see...

David Marcum Susan Knight entered the realm of Sherlockian pasticheurs with her Mrs. Hudson series of mysteries – both short stories and novels. Mrs. Hudson, as mentioned by name, appears in fourteen Canonical adventures, about 25% of the stories, and there are a few other Canonical tales that refer to the landlady or the puzzling Mrs. Turner. Ms. Knight’s stories, narrated by literature’s most famous and patient landlady, serve to expand greatly upon the very little we know about her from The Canon. In her latest Mrs. Hudson tale, she’s resting after the events of her recent Continental trip, as...

It's been a record-breaking year of sales for Sherlock Holmes audiobook so far in 2023. Here's the top 30 titles - including lots for David Marcum and Paul Gilbert. It's the wonderful collection from Terry Golledge that tops the chart - Publishers Weekly commented on "(Golledge) instantly joins the ranks of Doyle’s most gifted emulators with this stellar collection of 10 previously unpublished stories".   1.   The Rediscovered Annals of Sherlock Holmes – Terry Golledge and Michael Langan 2.   Sherlock Holmes and the Eye of Heka – David Marcum and Luke Barton 3.   Sherlock Holmes and the Sixty Steps – Séamas Duffy and Michael Langan 4.   A Continuum of...