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The Traitorous Templar (Richard Ryan) Holmes is asked to probe unexplained after-hours visits to a medieval arms room. He uncovers a connection to a present-day Templar and a hidden underground storeroom dating back to the Middle Ages. Death In The Harem (Susan Knight) Sherlock Holmes and Mrs Hudson are called to investigate the mysterious deaths of the Sultan of Turkey's favourite concubines. Mrs Hudson infiltrates the harem, where she faces mortal danger.  The Further Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Volume II Eight newly uncovered mysteries involving theft, spiritualism, espionage, and puzzling personal cases, including mysterious gifts, a scientist's obsession with a...

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