#THIF - Thank Holmes It's Friday Offers Week 30

Week 30 - Two more new free audio books for the first 50 fans.... + events + new books + kickstarters

NEW BOOKS

Sherlock Holmes A Study In Illustrations Volume 1

This massive first volume covers early Holmes illustrations and is dominated by Sidney Paget. Mike plans several more volumes that will bring us towards the modern day.

AUDIOBOOKS 

Please use contact us form quoting THIF-89 and let us know your country - we'll send you both books.

A Most Diabolical Plot: Six Compelling Sherlock Holmes Cases

In the year 1903 - the exact moment is now lost to history - Sherlock Holmes proclaimed to the world he was quitting England's Capital to go into retirement on a small, wind-swept farm in the Sussex South Downs. His shocked comrade-in-arms Dr. John H. Watson was later to write, "The decision took me utterly by surprise. I thought I had become an institution around Holmes, like his Stradivarius, or the old, oily black clay pipe and his index books." 

Reluctantly, Watson wrote up three recent cases yet unpublished and returned to his medical practice. Holmes's retirement didn't last long. Once more, his faithful Amanuensis Watson took up his pen - and his Army Service revolver. The result was three more of the most intriguing cases ever undertaken by the famous pair. All six adventures have now been brought together in this special edition.

The Curious Cases of Sherlock Holmes - Volume Two

Seven further stories from the pen of emerging pastiche author Stephen Herczeg. Some have appeared in the annals of the MX Series of New Sherlock Holmes stories and the Holmes anthologies of Belanger Books, along two previously unpublished adventures.

A seemingly innocent concern from Lestrade about his cousin, leads Holmes back into a world left behind after the affair of The Five Orange Pips.

Investigating the appearance of a body at the base of Tower Bridge, unveils a hidden cult of Satanists performing ritual sacrifices, until Holmes and the British Secret Service intervenes.

Called to Scotland Yard, Holmes is re-united with an old acquaintance and dragged into a plot to undermine the Government and give its secrets to Russian spies.

Retirement provides no rest for Holmes when a scout troop discovers a partially buried corpse in the forest.

An old friend calls Holmes north to Hull to investigate a seemingly trivial matter of cheating, but one that may cause immense embarrassment to the heir to the throne.

Strong familial ties draw Holmes and Watson to Hungary for the funeral of Baron Metzengerstein, only to find that a centuries old feud between ruling houses ignites once more resulting in death and carnage.

An innocent gathering to showcase wares and food from far flung Borneo, ends with the mysterious death of the host and all evidence pointing to a native of that land.

50% off first in a series

Try out new authors with our '50% discount' offer. Minimum order 2 books.

'First in a series' collection

Please use the discount code 'FIRST50' to get the discount. 

EVENTS

Dorothy Ellen Palmer's book 'Wiggins - Son of Sherlock' is groundbreaking in many ways. It's one of the first Sherlock Holmes pastiches to cast a disabled character as the lead and addresses many subjects not tackled by Victorian literature. Join Dorothy for a fascinating reading and Q&A - 12th September (all attendees get complimentary mystery audiobooks) - (free Zoom tickets here)

KICKSTARTER DEALS

Kickstarter is a great way to support projects you like and get a great bargain - usually many months ahead of publication.

Last few days for - 

Sherlock Holmes and The Eye of Heka - January 1888: Dr. Watson has returned to 221b Baker Street, just weeks after a personal tragedy has left him bereaved and bereft.

Other campaigns...

Sherlock Holmes and The Adventure of The Amazonian Explorer - Original adventure featuring Sherlock Holmes. A theatre production with Jonathan Goodwin playing Holmes, in the style of Jeremy Brett.

The Magnificent Madness of Tessa Wiggins - the third book to feature Sherlock Holme's protege - find out how she follows in Holmes' footsteps.

Hounded! My Lifelong Obsession with Sherlock Holmes and Hound of The Baskervilles - under the pandemic, Vince Stadon consumed every version of The Hound he could lay his hands on - even the bad ones. This is his story.

Sherlock Holmes and The Man With The Twisted Script - Imagine you are a caption writer and your editor drops a pile of old Sidney Paget illustrations on your desk and says 'get these ready for printing’.

Sherlock Holmes: New Adventures in the Realms of H.G. Wells - a two-volume anthology with 25 new adventures of Sherlock Holmes solving cases involving characters from the stories of H.G. Wells.

Sherlock's Secretary - When bank robbers steal only some letters written to Sherlock Holmes, something nefarious must be happening...