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Last night we had a fantastic live interview and reading with Susan Knight, the author of the new novel 'Mrs Hudson Goes To Ireland'. With an excellent fan Q&A with audience members from across the world including USA, UK, Ireland, Europe, Israel and Malaysia. All the fans that registered via Zoom will receive a free Sherlock Holmes audio book. You can see all of Susan's books on the Susan Knight Author Page.  

A short interview with Orlando Pearson to talk about the two recent live Sherlock Holmes Theatre events. The next live performance is 20th Feb, and you can sign up for free tickets here - The Baron of Wimbledon    You can also watch the previous events here: A Scandal In Nova Alba (7th November) An Evening With Sherlock Holmes (26th September)

  In the sixth book in the Mrs Hudson series Charlie Chaplin makes another appearance, this time joining Mrs. Hudson and Holmes as they work to solve a murder committed backstage at the Lyceum Theatre. Copies can be ordered on our website - or via Amazon USA  , Strand Magazine, Amazon UK  and Book Depository (free worldwide shipping) Book Review By 1905, Sherlock Holmes had ascended to the peak of his powers and popularity. Indeed, exploits of the famed detective could no longer be confined to the printed page. Holmes had become the subject of a well-received play – by the public if not the critics – that...

More than half of the original Sherlock Holmes stories feature murder, attempted murder or manslaughter.....   You can read a review of all sixty original Holmes cases in several of our MX books: - Sherlockian Musings: Thoughts on the Sherlock Holmes Stories (Sheldon Goldfarb) - Eliminate The Impossible (Alistair Duncan) - 56 Stories in 56 days (Charlotte Anne Walters)    and learn how to be like Sherlock Holmes    - The Monographs - A comprehensive manual on all you need to know to become an expert Deductionist (Ben Cardall) - A Guide To Deduction - The ultimate handbook for any aspiring Sherlock Holmes or Doctor Watson (Hannah Rogers)

Strand Magazine This anthology features five short stories about cases that could not be published for various reasons, either because they featured material so sensitive that it could negatively affect the British government and its interests, or because it could unjustly harm the reputations of innocent people.  The stories include WWI spycraft, the return of the King of Bohemia along with new scandals, and jettison the Baring-Gould timeline for Watson’s lifespan by having the legendary duo horrified at the atrocities at Nazi concentration camps.  The more readers know about the original stories, history, and general knowledge, the more in-jokes one...