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The first new Shakespeare play in centuries

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On Audio – A Scandal in Nova Alba: Stage-Play Version Steve White stars in the first new Shakespeare play for four hundred years. The King of Nova Alba, in this new stage-play version of the story, approaches Sherlock Holmes to discover who killed the king’s predecessor. Shakespeare wrote comedies, tragedies, and histories, but he never got around to writing a whodunit, and this mixture of the Bard and Baker Street fills the gap in his oeuvre. The King of Nova Alba approaches Sherlock Holmes. The current king’s predecessor on the Nova Alban throne, King Duncan, came to a violent end, and...

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Sherlock Holmes Re-Imagined - An Interview with Lego Master James Macaluso

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This weekend's Sherlockian Interview is James Macaulso who takes us through the inspiration for his Lego scenes and how he creates them. He has released more than a dozen Sherlock Holmes adventures illustrated in Lego as 'Sherlock Holmes Re-Imagined'. His new book 'A Baskerville Curse' comes out in November - and fans can get the book and special rewards on the Kickstarter running this month. A Baskerville Curse Kickstarter.

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Another Winning Sherlockian Adventure from Tim Symonds – Review of Sherlock Holmes and The Case of The Bulgarian Codex

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“Different editors of Dr. Watson’s manuscripts have different specialties. Denis O. Smith brings us incredible stories set in the 1880’s. Marcia Wilson brings an unsurpassed understanding about the world of the Scotland Yarders that has no equal. Tim Symonds offers a number of well-researched, compelling, and full-length Sherlock Holmes adventures and short stories specializing in Our Heroes’ activities in the early 20th century. In “The Bulgarian Codex”, set in 1900, Holmes and Watson become involved in the quest to recover an ancient document – the Codex in question – before the various empires and Kingdoms on every side of the...

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Art of Sherlock Holmes Book and Art Print Bundles Launched

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Art of Sherlock Holmes Book and Art Print Bundles Launched

The Art of Sherlock Holmes launched in May this year, bringing the worlds of Sherlock Holmes pastiches and art together. The Conan Doyle Estate (the family estate of the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) launched a stunning set of authenticated prints of the art from the first book. Now we are launching book and print bundles so fans can get a copy of the book and their favourite piece of art in print - with a $20 saving; 1 - The Tale of The First Adventure 2 - The Tranquility of The Morning 3 - Two Plus...

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The World's Most Famous Sherlock Holmes Pastiche Writer Is Back

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The World's Most Famous Sherlock Holmes Pastiche Writer Is Back

Nicholas Meyer's 'The Seven Per Cent Solution' was so successful as a pastiche back in 1974 it was made into a film in 1976.  Now he's back with 'The Adventure of The Peculiar Protocols'. "Reading Nicholas Meyer's very first Sherlock Holmes adventure, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, made me decide to become a writer. Reading his latest simply made me a delighted and satisfied reader." Michael Chabon  Available for pre-order from Amazon USA and Amazon UK.   Nicholas is one of 150 authors to have taken part in the MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories.

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