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Sherlock Book Reviews - Synchrony Strategem - Sinister House Book 3
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Reedsy "This book is a worthy addition to the SH book world, so I recommend it to all SH fans across the globe." The third book in the Sherlock Holmes Sinister House series. Also available from Amazon USA.
Book Reviews - The Woodland Grave - A Paranormal Ghost Story
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Reedsy "Well-structured quick read with excellent foreboding atmosphere and strong tension, though not a traditional paranormal romance." (4 stars) "The Woodland Grave is a gripping mystery set in a haunting forest filled with twists and turns that will keep you hooked until the very end." (4 stars) Available from: Amazon USA Barnes and Noble Amazon UK Kindle In the dead of night two young women meet by chance on a hillside. Chris is the squire's daughter and Gerry a visitor to her village.Although Chris has lived all her life in the countryside...
Book Reviews - The Dramatic Moment of Fate: The Life of Sherlock Holmes in the Theatre
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Sherlock Holmes Society of London As Ms Kitty says, “Few literary characters have had such a long and illustrious stage presence.” It’s more than likely that, on any given day in normal times, somewhere in the world a play featuring Sherlock Holmes is being rehearsed or performed. The USA is ahead of the rest: after all, the American William Gillette was the first actor to play Holmes with Conan Doyle’s blessing, and the first to become identified with the character. A thorough survey of Holmesian productions in American theatres would need several volumes, even if it were possible, and this...
Sherlockian Interview - Tom Turley
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With the upcoming launch of volumes 43-45 of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories we're talking to the authors involved. Today, 29th April, it's Tom Turley. Tell us a little about yourself – Where you live and your main hobbies. Amazingly, my wife Paula and I have lived in Montgomery, Alabama for the past 23 years. We grew up in Texas and Tennessee, respectively, and met in graduate school at Vanderbilt in Nashville. I'm a retired historian and archivist, and Paula is retired from the Social Security Administration. Our grown children, Catherine and Bryan, live in western states (Colorado...
Sherlockian Interview - Paul Hiscock
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With the upcoming launch of volumes 43-45 of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories (currently on Kickstarter), we're talking to the authors involved. Today, the final day of the Kickstarter it's Paul Hiscock. Tell us a little about yourself – Where you live and your main hobbies. I live in Kent, England, with my wife and two children, and run a local writing group, Novelling Kent. In addition to Sherlock Holmes adventures, I also write science fiction, fantasy and horror stories. When I am not writing or reading I also enjoy singing and playing the cornet. What’s the name of...