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Week 27 - Two more new free audio books for the first 50 fans.... Plus this week '50% off the first in a series' was very popular so that continues - so you can try the first in a series and experience a new author... more than a dozen to choose from.   AUDIOBOOKS  Please use contact us form quoting THIF-86 and let us know your country - we'll send you both books. Sherlock Holmes and the Hunt for Jack the Ripper Many people have asked why the paths of Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper never crossed, since the two men were contemporaries in London in 1888....

Neon is having a big renaissance. You've probably seen lots of advertisements for custom neon signs cropping up on Facebook and other social media. What's important is to go with good quality, LED manufacture not low cost glass imports. Unlike old glass neons, LED neons do not use fragile materials such as glass for the expensive to replace neon tubes. Instead of using these types of material, good LED makers make durable signs with a mixture of silicone and acrylics for durability.   Very nice, but what has all this got to do with Sherlock Holmes? I hear you ask. What we...

Sherlock Holmes Society of London "Author David MacGregor, Volume One 354 pp; Volume Two 348 pp, both available in hbk and pbk). The author is a playwright who uses his professional expertise to examine the evolution of Holmes and how he has been portrayed over the years across all media. Volume One covers 1887 to 1937 and Volume Two continues up to the present."     Howard Ostrom (Author of the "Sherlock Holmes Cyclopædia; Holmes on Screens" series.) “Sherlock Holmes: The Hero With a Thousand Faces” is in a league with "From Holmes to Sherlock: The Story of the Men and...

If you were wondering what to get a Sherlock fan for xmas, any of these will do...   Montblanc have announced that their writer's edition this year is based on Arthur Conan Doyle... (Forbes) If your budget doesn't quite go to a $1000 pen, why not try one of our First Books In A Series Collection.

Week 26 - Audio seems to be the most popular format for #THIF so two more new free audio books for the first 50 fans.... Plus this week '50% off the first in a series' is back so you can try the first in a series and experience a new author... more than a dozen to choose from   AUDIOBOOKS - Lufton Lady and Baron of Wimbledon Please use contact us form quoting THIF-85 and let us know your country - we'll send you both books.   The Baron of Wimbledon - The Stage Play Gottlieb von Cramm, a German tennis star of the 1930s, petitions Holmes for...