News — Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle

Philip K Jones (aka The Ill Dressed Vagabond) is one of the USA's leading Sherlock Holmes Reviewers. Here he reviews 'Baker Street Beat' by Dan Andriacco - a collection of Holmes items that the Sherlock Holmes Society of London describes as "it gives you the same sort of feeling as when you're chatting over a drink with a knowledgeable fellow-Holmesian". "This is a collection of personal reminiscences, early fiction and literary commentary by a long-time Sherlockian. It contains a personal history of one man’s lifelong fascination with the Canon. It also presents glimpses of other Sherlockians, their personalities and foibles,...

"It’s a powerful subject, and Mr McMullen handles it well." The final edition of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London newsletter of 2011 reviews Kieran McMullen's 2nd novel about the Easter uprising in Ireland - 'Sherlock Holmes and The Irish Rebels'. "Kieran McMullen has once more combined his expertise as a military historian and former soldier with his devotion to Sherlock Holmes, and he’s added a third element – his own heritage – in Sherlock Holmes and the Irish Rebels. Two years into the Great War, Dr Watson is called away from his post with the Royal Army Medical Corps and instructed...

Ross Foad's video book reviews seem to be getting better and better and this week he tackles Sherlock Holmes and the Lyme Regis Horror. The first edition was a bestseller with Holmes fans around the world - the new edition gains another 100 pages and some more short stories complementing the main Lyme Regis based novel. The review is the highest scoring one we've had. Part 1 [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YLQgpBGYFs?rel=0] Part 2 [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i43WN442QV4?rel=0]

A very detailed video review from Ross Foad, of the definitive record of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's life by Brian W Pugh. A Chronology of Arthur Conan Doyle is available through all good bookstores, including Amazon UK, Amazon USA and in electronic format such as Amazon Kindle and on iTunes/iBooks for the iPad.   [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELKJ0DmP_S8?rel=0]

"Overall this is an exciting and entertaining read which will definitely appeal to both Sherlockians and fans of Bram Stoker." The Bookbag is the one of the world's largest book review sites and we are always excited to receive the email from them that a review of one of our books is ready. Their review of Gerry O'Hara's first novel Sherlock Holmes and The Affair in Transylvania was a great one to read. "I normally start reviews with a brief plot summary, but it seems almost besides the point to do so for a book entitled Sherlock Holmes and the Affair in Transylvania....