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Barbara Mariconda  “Sherlock Holmes finds a plucky protégé in Imogene! The story is a true Victorian whodunit, our young heroine surrounded by a list of colorful suspects – her conniving cousin, a temperamental governess, the elderly butler, to name a few. Readers will love tracking down clues, collecting evidence alongside Imogene, and will cheer when the handcuffs are placed on the unlikely culprit. An engaging mystery for young readers!”Barbara Mariconda (The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons)Edgar winner and National Book Award finalist David Marcum “There are a lot of Sherlock Holmes books written for kids. This really excellent volume does...

The first play to feature at Clio Theatre opening up for the first time since COVID19 will be David Macgregor's 'Sherlock Holmes and The Adventure of The Elusive Ear'.  Actors will be wearing special transparent masks:   You can watch the full news clip on the ABC News website.

Week 15 - 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 Jeremy Brett IS Sherlock Holmes (click) $24.95  Jeremy Brett is recognised as the most celebrated incarnation of Sherlock Holmes which he presented for ten years. Jeremy delighted viewers with his dashing, arrogant, moody interpretation of the most popular famous detective he brought a brooding intensity to his finest role -...

Audio has become the fastest growing format for Sherlock Holmes books in 2021. April continued that trend with a brand new release from Denis Smith topping the sales chart. The top ten Sherlock Holmes Audiobooks in April were: 1.   The Further Chronicles of Sherlock Holmes - Volume 1 - Denis O. Smith and Kevin E Green 2.   Sherlock Holmes and Hitler’s Messenger of Death - Petr Macek and Kevin E Green 3.   Through a Glass Starkly - Richard T. Ryan and Luke Barton 4.   The Further Chronicles of Sherlock Holmes - Volume 2 -  Denis O. Smith and Kevin E Green 5.   Mrs...

As an avid cigar smoker our founder ended up talking all things Holmes and smoking with one of our authors Matthew Simmonds who is an expert and dealer in cigars and pipes. Matthew explained that the one of the most famous pipes featured in the Sherlock Holmes world is the Peterson 'Sherlock Holmes' Calabash. In 1987, Peterson released a special commemorative pipe to celebrate the 100th anniversary of A Study in Scarlet, Sir Arthur Conan Doyles' first novel in the Sherlock Holmes universe, originally published in the November 1887 issue of Beeton's Christmas Annual.   The pipe was a tubular,...