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The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories keeps breaking records - the most new stories, the most participating authors, etc - but its the quality of the reviews that is the most rewarding. Just in the tenth great review from Publishers Weekly - here are links to them all: "This series shows no sign of flagging, welcome news for the many eager for more Holmes." Volume XV review “More than 300 pastiches later, this MX series shows no sign of running out of steam” Volume XIV review “Amazingly, Marcum has found 22 superb pastiches, almost all from unknown authors....

“It is rare that I pick up a Holmes pastiche and immediately fall in love with it – but it happened with this book. Symonds managed to catch the voice of early retirement Watson so perfectly and with so much love and whimsical sarcasm that it is a joy to read from beginning to end. The story itself is set in a time when European powers were slowly realizing that a war unlike any before was approaching. Holmes and Watson come together for an adventure set in 1906 to make sure that the Sword of Osman, an insignia of the...

Throughout the Kickstarter campaign, we will be adding brief interviews highlighting the talented authors who have contributed to the anthology. Today we have the excellent Kelvin Jones. How did you first get introduced to Sherlock Holmes? Through my public library in London. ‘I am an omnivorous reader.’ – Holmes What was the inspiration for your pastiche? The true story of Edmund Kelly and Dr John Dee, both Elizabethan necromancers. What is your story about? Where and when does it take place? The story concerns the discovery of an ancient box, which the owner of a large Elizabethan house, discovers. This is tale...

Amazon UK exclusive bundle - The Mrs Hudson Collection: An exclusive collection (RRP over £30) of books focusing on the most famous landlady in literary history, Mrs Hudson of Baker Street;  - Pre-publication copy of ‘Mrs Hudson Investigates’ a series of mysteries from Susan Knight with Mrs Hudson as the lead character  - Book 1 (of so far 5 novels) in the Mrs Hudson series from Barry Brown 'The Unpleasantness at Parkerton Manor'  - Memoirs from Mrs Hudson’s Kitchen - This series of columns, thoughts, recipes and memoirs are from a long-running column in the Sherlockian journal Canadian Holmes. In it the author, Wendy Heyman-Marsaw, puts...

Consumers are just one click away from your Amazon Author Profile so it's vital that you keep it up to date. If you're not sure about the importance, here are some startling statistics from this year's Mintel report - for the UK, which has a population of around 60 million;   Just imagine what the numbers are for the USA? Here are links to a couple of good examples to emulate: David Marcum Dan Andriacco