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In 'Murder In the library' the librarian is a very interesting character: Are librarians meek and mild bookish types with orthopedic shoes and granny glasses?  Or are they ruthless killers with voracious appetites for wine, women and song?  Can a young widow solve a murder with the help of a Chicago policeman and an affinity for Sherlock Holmes?  The Murder in the Library reveals all.  It’s elementary, my dears. The library in Chicago featured in the book is cool, but it's not as cool as the Kansas City Library. For us its the coolest outside of a library building we...

On a recent visit to Porto, we visited the amazing Livraria Lello, considered by many the coolest bookshop in the world. Under the pandemic, the wait was about an hour but it was worth it.     The sweeping staircase has been used in several films.     Of course in the Sherlock Holmes world our favourite is The Mysterious Bookshop in New York where you can find most of our MX books on their shelves. The McCabe and Cody series is one that features bookshops in several stories.. Tell us about your favourite mystery bookshop...

Sherlock Holmes fans from six countries (Canada, USA, UK, France, Poland and Sri Lanka) joined us for a reading and Q&A with Elyssa Warkentin the author of The Ghost At The Window.  

Week 17 - Here are the offers valid from now until 9am Saturday UK time (4am EST). Only one discount code can be used per customer so please pick your offer. Please consider adding a 'mystery book' to your order too as it helps us spread the postage.  Books of the week The Case of the Swan in the Fog - A Before Watson Novel: Book 3 (click) $14.95 Dr. Poppy Stamford, sister of the man who would introduce John Watson to Sherlock Holmes, teams up once again with Sherlock in a new adventure. One of Sherlock's Baker Street Irregulars, Wiggins,...

1.   The Further Chronicles of Sherlock Holmes – Volume 1 – Denis O. Smith and Kevin E Green 2.   The Further Chronicles of Sherlock Holmes – Volume 2 –  Denis O. Smith and Kevin E Green 3.   Through a Glass Starkly – Richard T. Ryan and Luke Barton 4.   The Monographs – Ben Cardall and J.T. McDaniel 5.   Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Three Monks – Johanna Rieke and David Bufton 6.   The Druid of Death – Richard T. Ryan and Nigel Peever 7.   The Final Page of Baker Street – Daniel D Victor and Ben Carling For more audio books click here.