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The Deductionist reacts to CBS Elementary

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The Deductionist reacts to CBS Elementary

Ben Cardall, 'The Deductionist' is the closest to a modern day Sherlock Holmes that you can get. In his latest video he reacts to the CBS show 'Elementary'. You can learn how to become Sherlock from Ben's book 'The Monographs'.

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MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes XIX to XXI

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MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes XIX to XXI

The latest versions of the MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories are now available to order form our website here (and we'll plant a tree for you as part of our #bookstotrees project) and copies will be dispatched early April. You can also pre-order from Amazon USA (22nd May relelase). The collection continues to break records - Volumes XIX, XX and XXI  - The largest group of Sherlock Holmes authors in a Holmes collection with over 200 - The most pages with over 10,000 - The most words with over 1 million - The most stories with over 400 and...

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The Bookbag Reviews The Outstanding Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes

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To get a four star review from The Bookbag is impressive, and all the more so if it is your debut book. Gerry Kelly gets a very solid thumbs up for his collection of new Sherlock Holmes stories; "I'll spare people the details of Holmes and Watson as crime-solvers – I'm assuming anyone likely to pick this one up is probably familiar with the Victorian duo. This is generally very faithful to the Arthur Conan Doyle originals and the best stories in this set of thirteen sound authentic enough to take their place alongside some of the canon. The strong...

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Book Review - For College Club and Country

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Book Review - For College Club and Country

"Richly illustrated with team photographs over more than 100 years, this is a fascinating piece of social history based around one of the oldest rugby clubs in the country. Providing moving accounts of club members who lost their lives in the two World Wars, this is an important and fascinating history of a club that has retained a strong community focus." The BookBag The book is available from  Amazon UK and Amazon USA The full review is on The Bookbag site.

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Sherlock Book Review - The Annotated Hound of The Baskervilles

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Sherlock Book Review - The Annotated Hound of The Baskervilles

Kelvin Jones will be familiar to many Sherlock Holmes fans and especially the fans of the MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes stories where he has appeared with several stories (most recently in Volumes XVI and XVIII).  Kelvin is a huge fan of The Hound, and recently launched an annotated version that lands at a whopping large format 383 page, 172 footnote edition, massive bibliography and in depth analyses. It's available on Amazon USA - Annotated Hound. However, Kelvin tells us that he has a limited edition hardcover - just 45 copies - 100 gsm paper, glue bound in strong, elegant...

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