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Sherlock Book Review - Death in The Garden of England

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Sherlock Book Review - Death in The Garden of England

David Marcum Susan Knight entered the realm of Sherlockian pasticheurs with her Mrs. Hudson series of mysteries – both short stories and novels. Mrs. Hudson, as mentioned by name, appears in fourteen Canonical adventures, about 25% of the stories, and there are a few other Canonical tales that refer to the landlady or the puzzling Mrs. Turner. Ms. Knight’s stories, narrated by literature’s most famous and patient landlady, serve to expand greatly upon the very little we know about her from The Canon. In her latest Mrs. Hudson tale, she’s resting after the events of her recent Continental trip, as...

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Top 30 Sherlock Holmes Audiobooks in 2023 So Far

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Top 30 Sherlock Holmes Audiobooks in 2023 So Far

It's been a record-breaking year of sales for Sherlock Holmes audiobook so far in 2023. Here's the top 30 titles - including lots for David Marcum and Paul Gilbert. It's the wonderful collection from Terry Golledge that tops the chart - Publishers Weekly commented on "(Golledge) instantly joins the ranks of Doyle’s most gifted emulators with this stellar collection of 10 previously unpublished stories".   1.   The Rediscovered Annals of Sherlock Holmes – Terry Golledge and Michael Langan 2.   Sherlock Holmes and the Eye of Heka – David Marcum and Luke Barton 3.   Sherlock Holmes and the Sixty Steps – Séamas Duffy and Michael Langan 4.   A Continuum of...

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Sherlock Holmes Book Reviews - The Recollections of Sherlock Holmes

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Sherlock Holmes Book Reviews - The Recollections of Sherlock Holmes

David Marcum "This is a hefty, solid collection of traditional and Canonical tales" Arthur Hall has written quite a bit outside the Holmes genre, but his Sherlockian works are obviously my favorites. Years ago, he started with a single Holmes short story, buried in a volume of non-Holmesian tales, before pivoting to write a few Holmes novels. Then he was recruited as a contributor to “The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories” and he never looked back. I understand that he has more ideas for his ongoing espionage series – but Watson won’t leave him alone! “The Recollections of...

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Sherlock Holmes Book Reviews - Watson's Wives

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Sherlock Holmes Book Reviews - Watson's Wives

David Marcum "This is a collection that should be owned and read by every Sherlockian – well-written, original, and accurately reflective of the times in which Holmes and Watson lived."  Tom Turley is back with another collection of his very-excellent Sherlock Holmes adventures, all completely and accurately taken from Watson’s notes, by way of Tom’s background with a Ph.D. in British History. There is a veracity to his tales that is unmatched. Through this collection, as well as Tom’s previous book, Sherlock Holmes and The Crowned Heads of Europe, we see those tumultuous years of Victoria’s latter decades, and what...

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Sherlock Holmes Book Reviews - A Study In Statecraft

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Sherlock Holmes Book Reviews - A Study In Statecraft

Reedsy In this volume we see what it is when one extraordinarily talented person is the British Government as Mycroft Holmes applies his skills in statecraft to tax evasion, royal honours, Partygate, the 1918 Armistice, and the Abdication crisis of 1936. The Historical Novel Society The ‘episodes’ weave the fictional diplomacies around real historical people, making the stories credible. Some are follow-ons from previous cases. The first case ‘An Individual of High Net Worth’ is a sequel to ‘The Beryl Coronet’, so it assumes some familiarity with the Conan Doyle stories. There are little nods to present-day circumstances. Mycroft uncovers evidence...

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