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“Sherlock Holmes and the Dead Boer at Scotney Castle by Tim Symonds. Once again Holmes and Watson become entangled in a potentially devastating political conspiracy. In 1904 an invitation to address the exclusive Kipling League at a Sussex country house has unexpected consequences for them. Holmes suspects that the lecture was arranged to provide an alibi for the murder at nearby Scotney Castle, but uncovering the truth stretches his powers to the limit as the killers have learned more from him then he supposed – and the Kipling League’s schemes, like those of Baron Maupertuis, are colossal. It’s an engrossing...

Barefoot on Baker Street by Charlotte Anne Walters at the top of the top 10 MX Publishing Sherlock Holmes books on Nook Books. #368,182  Barefoot on Baker Street #432,815  A Case of Witchcraft #597,768  Watson’s Afghan Adventure #676,319  Lost Stories of Sherlock Holmes #730,512  Bertram Fletcher Robinson – a Footnote to the Hound of Baskervilles #820,630  Shadowfall a novel of Sherlock Holmes #991,330  Murder In The Library #1,094,539  In Search of Dr Watson #1,187,768  Rendezvous at The Populaire A Chronology Of The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle For a full listing of Nook Holmes books check out the Sherlock Holmes Nook Books page on Pinterest.

  Here is our weekly round up of the top ten Sherlock Holmes books as they stand from MX on Kobo Books: #47  Sherlock Holmes and The Lyme Regis Horror (2nd Edition) #110 Sherlock Holmes and The Mystery of The Boer Wagon  #113 Sherlock Holmes and The Case of the Bulgarian Codex #114 Sherlock Holmes and The Case of The Edinburgh Haunting #116 Sherlock Holmes and The Lyme Regis Trials #169 Sherlock Holmes On The Air #207 Sherlock Holmes and The Adventure of The Jacobite Rose #216 Bertram Fletcher Robinson - A Biography (co-creator Hound of The Baskervilles and close friend of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. #279 A Professor Reflects...

“As Randall Stock notes in his foreword, a chronology is not a biography, but A Chronology of the Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, May 22nd 1859 to July 7th 1930, the magnum opus of Brian W Pugh, is more valuable than most of the published lives of Conan Doyle. The new edition adds about fifty pages, seven of them containing a chronological summary of the journal recently published as ‘Dangerous Work’: Diary of an Arctic Adventure(enthusiastically reviewed in DM 325). Here are lists of ACD’s various homes, his sporting career, the burial places of the Doyles, statues and plaques, and more, including some fascinating photographs. But...

“Audiences have been fascinated with Sherlock Holmes since the first story with him as a character was published. Over the years, a number of books and films have been made, typically adding a twist on the original material.  Author P.C. Martin presents her vision of Holmes with the novella,Steampunk Holmes:  Legacy of the Nautilius. The author very successfully captures the style of Arthur Conan Doyle and the essence of the characters.  Holmes is his typical self; scintillating and Watson is well written with his blend of intelligence and naiveté, especially when it comes to beautiful women. One of the more...