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David Marcum This is a Golden Age of Sherlockian Adventure, and this collection is a prime example of why. With an interest in Sherlock Holmes, and being knowledgeable on the subject as well, Herczeg began writing Holmes pastiches, submitting them to various anthologies, such as “The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories”. After a while, and a few years of repeating the process and accumulating a sizeable collection of published adventures, we now have this set of fifteen superb narratives. It’s hard to pick a favorite, but I’d choose “The Adventure of the Sugar Merchant” – what starts as...

David Marcum Jay Ganguly knows what she’s talking about. She runs The Sherlock Holmes Society of India and is serious student of The Canon. Her first book, “The Holmes Sutra: 160 Sherlock Holmes Sayings for his 160th Birthday” was published by MX in 2014. A year later, she decided to try her hand at Sherlockian pastiches, writing her first one for the initial 3-volumes set of “The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories” – and she never looked back. She has continued to contribute stories to these and other anthologies ever since – and now she’s published this volume,...

David Marcum Robert Stapleton first came to Sherlockian notice when he participated in the initial 3-volume set of “The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories” in 2015. From that time to the present, he has become one of the most reliably consistent visitors to Watson’s Tin Dispatch Box, pulling forth story after wonderful story, all relating adventures of the True Sherlock Holmes. Now, with this wonderful volume, ten of his MX stories, along with another from a Holmes anthology from Belanger Books, are brought together for the first time. The title of the book has a wonderful double meaning....

David Marcum Once again German author Johanna Rieke returns with another excellent Sherlock Holmes adventure taking place in 1890, the same year as her previous MX Publishing volume, “The Thames Murders”. In this narrative, Watson is on holiday in Sussex when a series of seemingly supernatural encounters occur. At the same time, the mood in the village where he’s staying clearly indicate that something else is going on. Of course Watson calls on Sherlock Holmes – who is curiously reluctant to assist, which only adds to the already complex mystery. This is the third of the four Rieke novels published...

Sherlock Holmes Society of London  "Given the central role the mighty Thames plays in London’s history, I am surprised that it does not feature more prominently in pastiches. The odd boat, the occasional dock-worker, a glimpse of the river in the distance: Old Father Thames starts to look rather neglected compared with the heady days when Holmes and Watson pursued Jonathan Small along its murky waters. It is refreshing, therefore, to find a story where London’s artery has been placed at the forefront of the action. A series of ghastly and grisly murders near the river leaves Lestrade perplexed and...