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Strand Magazine This volume collects seven stories that previously appeared in entries of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories.  The adventures include a woman who seeks Holmes’ help in finding her husband and son, both professional art thieves who vanished months ago; a distraught father whose son may have been the victim of a serial killer who drives his victims to suicide, and a fraudulent medium whose séance is connected to a series of slayings.  These are entertaining tales that compliment the original canon rather than try to subvert the classic dynamic or take the characters in new directions,...

On 7th November we hosted a live Zoom performance of A Scandal In Nova Alba which included a very popular actor Q&A afterwards - with an interview with author and actor Orlando Pearson at the end. A fantastic evening was had by all with fans from Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, UK and USA. A total of 171 fans registered for the event. All attendees will receive a free Sherlock Holmes audio book. The event was free but donations to the two supported charities (Stepping Stones School for children with learning disabilities and Happy Life Children's...

Claire Daines (Sherlockian Author) I’ve always enjoyed Canon Clement’s original verse, and Joseph Svec III setting it at Baker Street puts the marzipan on the cake. A mystery for Holmes to solve is the perfect Christmas gift, and from a most surprising source! The clear friendship between Holmes and Watson is heartwarming as always, and the idea of using an actual Baker Street set for the photographs was inspired – I badly wanted to step into the scene and browse. This charming story should be under everyone’s tree. Claire Daines (Study In Regret, Hunting of The Nark)   The Night...

The Pianist Magazine "If you suffer from stage fright and performance anxiety then help is at hand. One of the top psycologists in the performing arts, David Buswell, who has been working with leading musicisans ono-to-one for many years to help them perform at their best, has written a book to help. Performance strategies for Musicians has applications for anyone who has to perform in public. The book aims to help performers develop mental resilience, gain the most from practice time, prepare for performance (by using mental preparation techniques and creating pre-performance routines) and manage emotional and physical states during...

"In the world of literary fiction, Sherlock Holmes is the master of logic and deduction. He is the finest. Meanwhile, back in the real world, author and mathematician, Lewis Carroll was considered the master of logic. He routinely published logic puzzles in the newspapers of his day for readers to solve. Yet, he is equally famous for his nonsense works, Alice in Wonderland and its sequel, Alice Through the Looking-Glass.The worlds of Sherlock Holmes and Wonderland have often been combined in crossover stories, but never in such a unique and creative way as Claire Daines’ The Hunting of the Nark...