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Sherlock Book Review - Sherlock's Secretary - Nessie's Nemesis
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Sherlock Holmes Magazine (Issue 14) "A clever spin on the genre finds a bank employee tasked with answering mail sent to 221B Baker Street investigating a case linked to a famous prop from a classic movie" Nessie's Nemesis (and book 1 Sherlock's Secretary) are available from this site - Chris Chan's Author Profile - and also from: Amazon USA Barnes and Noble Amazon UK What do an Internet scam, a conference for mystery writers, and "The Great Sausage Scandal" have in common? They're all connected to the latest adventure of Addy Zhuang– an employee of the...
Sherlock Book Reviews - Sherlock Holmes A Study In Illustrations Volume 4
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Sherlock Holmes Magazine (Issue 14) "The series continues with a new selection of artwork from the likes of Gastao Simoes da Fonseca, Josef Friedrich and Pierre Georges Dutriac" Sherlock Holmes A Study in Illustrations Volume 4 is available from this site and also: Amazon USA Barnes and Noble Amazon UK So we are up to Volume 4 of Sherlock Holmes: A Study in illustrations and sorry to say we are back in the world of monochrome illustrations, and although some may say that we are now in the minor leagues, we have some fine collections to look at....
MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Volumes XL to XLII - Author Interviews - Paul D. Gilbert
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Today we talk to Paul D. Gilbert who appears in Part XLI: 1887-1894 currently on Kickstarter as part of the MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories XL to XLII campaign. 1) My contribution is ...The Mystery of the Three Mendicants2) I chose this because ...it is the only top ten ‘untold tale’ that I have not yet attempted. Eg: my second book, The Chronicles of Sherlock Holmes comprises seven short stories, all based on previously untold tales. These include James Phillimore, The Aluminium Crutch, The Cutter Alicia ( where a ship disappears into a patch of mist) & I even had a go...
Sherlock Holmes Book Reviews - The Recollections of Sherlock Holmes
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Sherlock Holmes Magazine (Issue 14) "Ten stories from this prolific pastiche writer, which have previously appeared in other anthologies, are published in one volume for the first time. Titles include The Paternal Ghost and The Tinkers Arms" The Recollections of Sherlock Holmes are available from this site and also from: Amazon USA Barnes and Noble More tales from the despatch box of Doctor John Watson. These ten stories have appeared previously in various volumes of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories and other anthologies. They come together as a collection for the first time. The Adventure...
Sherlock Holmes Book Reviews - The Coronet Conspiracy
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Sherlock Holmes Magazine (issue 14) "Holmes takes on one other biggest cases of his career, with international ramifications. Could it be that plots to remove the heads of the governments of England, France, and the German Empire are all linked!" The Coronet Conspiracy is available from this site and also from: Amazon USA Barnes and Noble Amazon UK Sinister House Book 1 1888 - In the midst of the murderous phrenzy plaguing the streets of Whitechapel, a case of mistaken identity, a courier’s dispatch containing a coded message, and an urgent request from Scotland Yard draw Sherlock...