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The Sherlock Holmes Society of London Jeff Cody, vice-president of marketing and communications at a small Catholic university in Erin, Ohio, is an unsuccessful writer of hard-boiled crime stories. Outclassed by his brother-in-law, Professor Sebastian McCabe BSI, a leading author and amateur detective, Jeff serves as a sometimes rather grudging Watson to Sebastian’s Holmes. Both have a fondness for the super-heroes and villains of graphic novels, so naturally they attend the Tri-State Comic Book Expo when it comes to Erin. One speaker is a local celebrity, Parker Williams, high-flying writer-artist, who has been accused of stealing the character of his...

Sherlock Holmes Society of London Not a month goes by without a new title being added to the surfeit of pastiche, but Denis O. Smith has a command of Watsonian style and tone that, bar the occasional misstep, has his titles rising above the generic. After an unpromising start with a title case that is somewhat over-burdened with technical details and a tad overlong, the other stories in this latest collection are far more enjoyable. In ‘The Hungarian Doctor’, Smith captures the tension of a classic Conan Doyle gothic with a riff on ‘The Greek Interpreter’ and ‘The Engineer’s Thumb’...

 Whilst Denis Smith's collection is the top of the charts for another month, the really impressive feat is that all three of Tracy Revel's new collections that came out this autumn make the top ten including 2nd and 3rd. It means six of the top ten audiobooks are short story collections continuing the theme of 2024 where short stories are very popular. The top novel is Gretchen Altabef's new 'Five Miles of Country' in at number seven.  Until Christmas, all fans can select five audiobooks of their choice here for free review codes: Audiobooks for Christmas.  We'd encourage you to...

Note - UK based fans only... An extra deal for UK Sherlock Holmes fans this week - if you order two or more Sherlock Holmes Mystery Bundles then we'll throw in a 2025 Page A Day Sherlock Holmes Calendar worth £19.99.   So, in addition to getting £40-£50 worth of books for £15 in each bundle, you'll get the free calendar - well over £100 worth of Sherlock Holmes goodies for just £30. Click here for the Sherlock Holmes Mystery Bundle  

Short story collections dominate the Sherlock Holmes audiobook chart for October with Denis Smith and Caiden Cooper Myles at #1 and #2 for another month. Sherlockians David Marcum and Orlando Pearson had a very strong month following features in the MX weekly newsletter 'Thank Holmes It's Friday #THIF'.   1.   The Six-Thirteen from Fairfield Junction and Other Cases of Sherlock Holmes – Denis O Smith and Kevin E Green 2.   The Further Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes – Caiden Cooper Myles and Luke Barton 3.   On Consistent Luck – Orlando Pearson and Steve White 4.   An Anonymous Commission – Orlando Pearson and Steve White 5.   The Rediscovered Annals of Sherlock...