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Jeremy Brett IS Sherlock Holmes - Japanese Review Copy

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Jeremy Brett IS Sherlock Holmes - Japanese Review Copy

We have a review copy of the gorgeous Japanese version of 'Jeremy Brett IS Sherlock Holmes' to give away for a Japanese speaking Holmes fan based in the UK. If you'd like to be considered for a copy please complete the 'Review Copy Form'  and we'll select one lucky reader at random from the list.  The Japanese version is available from Amazon Japan  and Kinokuniya Japan and all good bookstores. The English Version is available worldwide including a wonderful audio version narrated by Sherlock Holmes actor Luke Barton.  

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Sherlock Book Review - Sherlock Holmes - The Persian Slipper and Other Stories

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Sherlock Book Review - Sherlock Holmes - The Persian Slipper and Other Stories

David Marcum Author and bookstore owner Brenda Seabrooke is the author of nearly two-dozen books, and several years ago, she turned her attention to writing Sherlockian pastiches, contributing a number of excellent stories to anthologies published by the two Sherlockian publishers that matter, MX Publishing and Belanger Books. Now these tales have been collected in her first Sherlockian volume, “Sherlock Holmes: The Persian Slipper and Other Stories”.  “The Case of the Accused Cook”, originally published in Part XXIV of “The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories”, received special praise from Publishers Weekly, which stated that the story “plausibly flesh[ed]...

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Book Reviews - Sherlock Holmes and The Mystery of Einstein's Daughter

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Book Reviews - Sherlock Holmes and The Mystery of Einstein's Daughter

Wendy Heyman-Marsaw  "When I was given Sherlock Holmes and The Mystery of Einstein’s Daughter to review I was surprised to learn that its “plot is based on an original online research paper published by Tim Symonds, titled ‘A Vital Detail In The Story Of Albert Einstein’.”  I was instantly intrigued to learn what this detail might have been. Even Tim Symond’s “End Notes” provide insights into his rare breadth of research and context for a myriad of elements noted in this excellent pastiche.  The novel begins in 1905 with Dr. Watson accepting a lucrative commission from the Strand Magazine. They...

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Sherlockian Interview - Daniel Lenois

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Sherlockian Interview - Daniel Lenois

With the upcoming launch of volumes 43-45 of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories (currently on Kickstarter), we're talking to the authors involved. Today (11th April) it's Daniel Lenois.     Tell us a little about yourself – Where you live and your main hobbies. I've lived in Connecticut all my life, the quaint suburban state where no one really asks your name or really wants anything to do with you. As someone who only sporadically ventures out into the spotlight, that's fine by me most of the time. I'm currently embarking on an accelerated Master's of Arts in Teacher Education, specializing...

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Sherlockian Interview - Martin Daley

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Sherlockian Interview - Martin Daley

With the upcoming launch of volumes 43-45 of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories (currently on Kickstarter), we're talking to the authors involved. Today (10th April) it's Martin Daley.   Tell us a little about yourself – Where you live and your main hobbies Just over twelve months ago, after a couple of family crises and with one of those pesky zero birthdays on the horizon, my wife and I decided to cash in our chips and change tack a little. I wound up my business and we moved from our home city of Carlisle across the Border to the beautiful...

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