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Sherlock Holmes Society of London In Sherlock Holmes pastiches, there is an increasing trend to concentrate not on the Great Detective himself, but on other canonical characters, from police inspectors to Baker Street Irregulars. Susan Knight gives Mrs Hudson centre stage in this tale of murder in the Irish countryside. Feisty, brimming with good common sense and not short of pluck, Knight’s Mrs Hudson is a formidable character and superb story-teller with her own voice, not afraid of speaking up for herself or confiding her opinions to the reader. This is true of all the characters in Knight’s book; each...

Sherlock Holmes Society of London "In the extremely hot September of 1887, Holmes and Watson are drawn into three new and intriguing cases, all of which require them to unlock secrets… This is a neat and very welcome prequel to MacBird’s three previous Holmes novels. The clever and well-crafted plot makes it a solid and captivating read, and the action is interspersed with customary good humour. For fans of the truly traditional pastiche, this is one you will not wish to miss. Unlike so many of the novels I have read during lockdown, I had no idea where this story...

Week 24 - Well, it was audiobook month in June and we're extending it a few days with 100 more free audiobooks - 2 each to the first 50 fans to apply...  Please use contact us form quoting THIF-81 and let us know your country - please let us know which two books you would like... AUDIOBOOKS  The Punishment of Sherlock Holmes  $12.95  “The Punishment of Sherlock Holmes: Selected Sherlockian Puns edited by Bob Burr and Philip K Jones is a deliberately and successfully funny assemblage of what must be several hundred short and short-short shaggy dog stories about Holmes and Watson. The book is dedicated to John...

With the publication of Volumes XXV, XXVI and XXVII of the MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories.  Fittingly published on Conan Doyle's birthday, the new volumes collection reset multiple world records that the collection set last year; The most volumes in an Holmes anthology - 27 The most words - over 5 million The most stories - 575 The most pages - over 13,000 The most starred reviews from Publishers Weekly - 16     The collection has now raised over $85,000 for Stepping Stones School for children with learning disabilities - housed at Sir Arthur's former home - Undershaw. MX...

Week 23 - The last week of international audiobook month - and we have another 100 free audiobooks - 2 each to the first 50 fans to apply...  Please use contact us form quoting THIF-80 and let us know your country - please let us know which two books you would like...   AUDIOBOOKS  Tales from Scotland Yard - Lestrade   $12.95  Lestrade realized abruptly that he was not alone. He turned to face his assailants. Outnumbered, he braced himself for an unfair fight with no delusions of winning. Light glinted off metal as one of the men drew a blade, and Lestrade knew that he was in for...