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To celebrate the Kickstarter for Volumes 46-48 of the MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories we're interview the contributors.   Today it's DJ Tyrer.   Tell us a little about yourself – Where you live and your main hobbies.I studied History and Welsh History at the University of Wales at Aberystwyth. I live in the seaside city of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England, close to the world’s longest pleasure pier. When I’m not writing, my hobbies and interests include history, roleplaying, wargaming, and conlanging. What’s the name of your story in this collection, and what is it about (with no spoilers)?My...

  To celebrate the Kickstarter for Volumes 46-48 of the MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories we're interview the contributors.  Today it's Paul Hiscock.   Tell us a little about yourself – Where you live and your main hobbies. I live in Orpington on the London/Kent border in South East England with my wife and two children. In addition to writing, I sing and play the trumpet, cornet and flugelhorn. What’s the name of your story in this collection, and what is it about (with no spoilers)? My story is The Ghost of Mycroft Holmes, which appears in volume 48. Mycroft's friends and colleagues gather...

To celebrate the Kickstarter for Volumes 46-48 of the MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories we're interview the contributors.   Today it's Brenda Seabrooke.   I live on the Shenandoah National Park mountain. My hobbies are my way of life living with pets - dog, cat, pet hens - and a lot of wildlife - possums, black bears (from the park) deer - and growing things - trees, houseplants, flowers. And, of course, reading.  What’s the name of your story in this collection, and what is it about (with no spoilers)?I have two stories in these collections. A Penny for...

It's a big week for Sherlock Holmes books with three new launches today. Dan Victor's - Hearthstone Manuscript is his 10th in the American Literarati series. Publishers Weekly observed, “Victor excels at conjuring an eerie gothic ambience, and his Holmes and Watson are far more convincing than those found in other pastiches.”   James Macaluso brings another Sherlock Holmes Alphabet illustrated in Lego bricks - The Agra Box Case . James once again shares his obsession with recreating iconic scenes from the Sherlock Holmes stories in Lego.     and finally a very rare foray for us into the French language. Nominated for ...

To celebrate the Kickstarter for Volumes 46-48 of the MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories we're interview the contributors.   Today it's Gordon Linzner.   Tell us a little about yourself – Where you live and your main hobbies. I'm a lifelong resident of New York City, born and raised here, for, to date, the past three quarters of a century. My hobbies include leading a small blues band, although the covid plague has severely curtailed that; formerly running my own small press; learning more about my city every so often from reading, taking local tours, and just wandering...