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The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories – Author Interview – Kelvin Jones

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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...

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The Mrs Hudson Collection

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The Mrs Hudson Collection

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...

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How important is an Amazon Author Profile?

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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

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The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories – Author Interview – Robert Stapleton

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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 Robert Stapleton. How did you first get introduced to Sherlock Holmes? I don’t remember when I first became fascinated with Sherlock Holmes, but it must have been nearly sixty years ago now.  I do know that it was in 1966 when I visited London wearing a deerstalker and smoking a pipe. What was the inspiration for your pastiche? My pastiche was inspired by a book I own which records travels in the Caribbean during the early years...

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The top 5 Sherlock Holmes audio books so far this month

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#1   The Demon of the Dusk: The Rediscovered Cases of Sherlock Holmes, Book 1 by Arthur Hall and Nick Crosby #2  The Adventure of the Pigtail Twist – Matthew Simmonds and Joff Manning #3  The One Hundred Per Cent Society: Arthur Hall and Nick Crosby- The Rediscovered Cases of Sherlock Holmes, Book 2 #4   A Guide to Deduction by Hannah Rogers and Steve White #5   The Secret Assassin: The Rediscovered Cases of Sherlock Holmes, Book 3 by Arthur Hall and Nick Crosby 176 books on the Sherlock Holmes Audio Books Pinterest Board.  

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