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Today is the launch of Joanna Reike's first UK release, Sherlock Holmes and The Cornwall Affair. Joanna is a bestselling author in the German language. Here's the first review.  Sherlock Holmes and The Cornwall Affair This complex mystery is the first of several Sherlock Holmes adventures by Johanna Rieke to be translated from German into English, and after seeing that there are several other titles by her that still remain untranslated, I hope that they too will be available at some point. This tale starts innocently enough: It’s September 1890, just a few months before Holmes will battle Professor Moriarty...

A Very Fine Encounter Between Holmes, Watson, and Samuel Clemens I read a LOT of Sherlock Holmes stories – probably a couple-hundred of them every year. I do this as both a fan who has been collecting, reading, and chronologizing them for what’s unnervingly approaching half-a-century (!), and also as someone who edits a number of traditional Holmes anthologies every year. Since I started doing that in 2015, my Holmes-reading time has been decidedly skewed toward stories those sent to me by contributing authors, and I enjoy each one of those printed out on paper and with a red pen...

Strand Magazine "Reading this book will make most readers crave a drink, because the narrative includes so many descriptions of quality beer and other alcoholic beverages.  When a beer barrel delivered to 221B has an unexpected surprise inside, Holmes and Watson start investigating the case, along with the unwanted help of Miss Gertie Cresswell, a detective herself who admires Holmes.  There are some brief glimpses at Cresswell’s backstory, but a lot more needs to be provided to explain her character and decisions.  As it is, it’s unclear why she made some of the life choices she has.  The central mystery,...

1. Sherlock Holmes and a Hole in the Devil’s Tail – Viktor Messick and Kevin Theis 2. Sherlock Holmes and the Hunt for Jack the Ripper – Gerard Kelly and  Kevin Theis 3. The Druid of Death – A Sherlock Holmes Adventure – Richard T Ryan and  Nigel Peever 4.  Merchant of Menace – Richard T Ryan and Nigel Peever 5.  Demon of The Dusk – Arthur Hall and Nick Crosby 6.  Sherlock Holmes and The Baker Street Legacy – Mark Mower and Steve White 7.  Scarlet Thread of Murder – Luke Kuhns and Joff Manning More audio books on the Sherlock Holmes Audio Books Pinterest Board.