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Live Book Launch - Sherlock Holmes and The Remarkable Power of Stimulus

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Live Book Launch - Sherlock Holmes and The Remarkable Power of Stimulus

Live from Holland, Pensylvania and London, England - the book launch of Gretchen Altabef's 2nd Holmes novel - The Remarkable Power of Stimulus. Fans from several countries took part in the author Q&A.    

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What is a Super Recogniser? The Deductionist Podcast Episode 8

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What is a Super Recogniser? The Deductionist Podcast Episode 8

Ben Cardall, The Deductionist, tells us about Super Recognisers.... (become like Sherlock Holmes with his how to guide 'The Monographs')

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Book Review - The Art of Sherlock Holmes Global II

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Book Review - The Art of Sherlock Holmes Global II

Sherlock Holmes Society of London A fourth volume in Phil Growick’s continuing project to commission original artwork to illustrate a range of new Sherlock Holmes stories. As with the earlier volumes, a share of the proceeds from the book goes to Stepping Stones School at Undershaw, the Happy Life Children’s Home in Nairobi, and the American Cancer Society. This is a sumptuous book, featuring thirteen stories with accompanying artwork produced in a variety of colourful mediums from artists across the globe. The stand-out works for me were three oil on canvas creations by Jolanda Richter (illustrating Tony Reynolds, ‘The Adventure...

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Book Review - Sherlockian Stories and Studies

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Book Review - Sherlockian Stories and Studies

Sherlock Holmes Society of London The author of Sherlock Holmes and the Folk Tale Mysteries shows her versatility here, with four new Holmes stories in the classic style; a delightful tale, “The Case of the Refurbished Room”, narrated by Bertie Wooster, in which his man Jeeves’s uncle is called out of retirement to investigate strange goings-on at Aunt Agatha’s country house — said uncle being Sherlock Holmes; a neat little fantasy, with the apparently irrelevant title of “The Case of the Loud Librarians”; a nice comedy sketch in which Jack Stapleton tries and fails to buy a suitably vicious dog;...

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Do I need more Sherlock Holmes Pastiches?

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A big thanks to David Marcum for adapting this meme....   We have published more Sherlock Holmes pastiches than any other publisher by far - getting near 1,000 - with over 500 in the MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories collection alone.    

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