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“An exciting and witty romp – not about Holmes but about his fans. The world’s third-largest private collection of Sherlockiana has been donated to St Benignus, a small college in a small town in Ohio, and to celebrate, the college is hosting the Investigating Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes Colloquium. Jeff Cody, the college’s PR director (and part-time crime writer), is an amused observer until the event is blighted by a real theft and a real murder, and he realises that there’s rather a lot of suspects in deerstalkers. As if things weren’t bad enough, Cody and his ex-girlfriend...

Ben Cardall, The Deductionist, shares the trailer for E-scape.... (become like Sherlock Holmes with his how to guide 'The Monographs')  

The Art of Sherlock Holmes was created by Sherlock Holmes author Phil Growick. A big art fan, Phil came up with the amazing idea to have artists create new pieces of art based on Sherlock Holmes Stories. In 2019 and 2020 four collections were launched totalling 56 stories and pieces of art. There were two exhibitions in the USA before the pandemic lockdown, and many of the originals have been sold. Fans can view all the art in The Art of Sherlock Holmes Virtual Gallery and can own the art alongside the stories in four beautiful hardback coffee-table style books...

Author Daniel Victor was so impressed by the painting that Andy Pereira created for his story in The Art of Sherlock Holmes project - 'The Adventure of the Smith-Mortimer Succession'-  that he bought the original painting! Here Andy and Dan talk about the project and the painting. You can get an authenticated print of 'The Adventure of the Smith-Mortimer Succession' with a 25% discount using code mxprints     You can see all the 50+ pieces of art in The Art of Sherlock Holmes Virtual Gallery.  

In "Sherlock Holmes and the Ley Line Murders" by Allan Mitchell, body parts are discovered distributed along the ancient ley lines of Wiltshire. Holmes and Watson journey to Salisbury to assist Inspector Fleming with the case. They are soon joined by Inspector Lestrade, and the game is well and truly afoot. The level of historical detail in this book is excellent. Allan Mitchell supplies a lot of facts about the ancient monuments of Wiltshire and the resurgence of Druidism in the 18th and 19th centuries, without straying into lecture territory. The plot is detailed and delightful. An old-fashioned ripping yarn,...