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Help needed! Noted Sherlock Holmes author, David Ruffle would like some views, whatever they may be, on the subject of the ‘Lizzie Borden murders’ to be published in a new Holmes adventure where he is asked to look into the case. Please feel free to email me on lymelight53@aol.com. Thank you.

Of the thousands of images of Benedict Cumberbatch author Lynnette Porter has chosen this one for her performance biography of the actor which comes out in June. A leading designer has been chosen for the cover which the publisher’s say will be “very special and a unique concept”.  Benedict Cumberbatch, In Transition has been described by the author’s agent Uwe as ‘a labour of love’ with a quite incredible attention to detail. Porter has published several very heavily researched books to date, and this one runs to 350 pages. Certainly one for the more serious Cumberbatch fans. Porter is a big fan...

Watson’s Afghan Adventure by Kieran McMullen at the top of the top 10 MX Publishing Sherlock Holmes books on Nook Books today. #407,370  Watson’s Afghan Adventure #557,937  The Case of the Grave Accusation A Sherlock Holmes Adventure #568,206  Baker Street Beat #588,073  A Case of Witchcraft #655,280  Barefoot on Baker Street #736,252  Bertram Fletcher Robinson – a Footnote to the Hound of Baskervilles #742,817  Lost Stories of Sherlock Holmes #1,042,261  Murder In The Library #1,067,008  Shadowfall a novel of Sherlock Holmes #1,137,739  In Search of Dr Watson For a full listing of Nook Holmes books check out the Sherlock Holmes Nook Books page on Pinterest.

Sherlock Holmes and Young Winston - The Deadwood Stage by Mike Hogan at the top of the top twenty MX Sherlock Holmes books on Amazon Kindle USA today. #67,916  Sherlock Holmes and Young Winston The Deadwood Stage #77,521  Sherlock Holmes and The Case of The Edinburgh Haunting #123,259  Baker Street Beat #124,552  Sherlock Holmes and the Missing Snowman #169,688  The Untold Adventures of Sherlock Holmes #189,312  Sherlock Holmes and The Case of The Bulgarian Codex #211,938  Sherlock Holmes and The Peculiar Persecution of John Vincent Harden #214,743  Sherlock Holmes Have Yourself a Chaotic Little Christmas #223,167  Shadowfall #232,688  The Outstanding Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes #248,959  Sherlock Holmes and The Lyme Regis Trials (Lyme...

Here is our weekly round up of the top ten Sherlock Holmes books as they stand from MX on Kobo Books: #18  Sherlock Holmes and the Irish Rebels #29  Shadowfall a novel of Sherlock Holmes #41  Sherlock Holmes and the Lyme Regis Legacy #44  The Outstanding Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes #54  Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula #59  Lost Stories Of Sherlock Holmes #62  The Real Sherlock Holmes #63  Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Vampire #73   Sherlock Holmes: The Peculiar Persecution of John Vincent Harden #88  Rendezvous at The Populaire A Novel of Sherlock Holmes   Much of the top 100 is various free versions of the original canon...