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Sherlock Book Review - Sherlock Holmes and The Curse of Neb-Heka-Ra

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Sherlock Book Review - Sherlock Holmes and The Curse of Neb-Heka-Ra

Sisters In Crime Australia Sherlock Holmes first appeared in print in 1887 and has since gone on to become one of the world’s most iconic fictional characters; with the Guinness World Records listing him as the most portrayed human literary character in film and television history.  In this fan novella by author Margaret Walsh, Sherlock Holmes and his associate Dr John Watson are in their usual digs in Baker Street, London, at a similar era to the original tales by Arthur Conan Doyle. The story is told by Dr Watson (again, as in the original tales), and begins as the...

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#THIF - Thank Holmes It's Friday 2023 - Week 24

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#THIF - Thank Holmes It's Friday 2023 - Week 24

Kickstarter Our biggest ever target on Kickstarter has reached 50% of the target 50% of the way through the 30 days. It's a very bold project - many people have asked us for a page-a-day calendar for Sherlock Holmes and thanks to the Herculean efforts of Mike Foy (illustrations) and Richard Ryan (canonical detail) we have compiled one. We need a lot of fans to participate to enable the manufacturing - 2024 Page A Day Sherlock Holmes Calendar. This year's will available to USA fans only - we hope to expand in future years globally.   Free Audiobooks This week we have five...

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Sherlock Holmes Book Reviews - The Devil's Disciples

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Sherlock Holmes Book Reviews - The Devil's Disciples

David Stuart Davies What is required in a new Sherlock Holmes story is a strong fidelity to the original characters and their ethos so that we are reassured that we are really encountering that magical duo of Conan Doyle’s imagination – and of course a clever and exciting plot. Richard Ryan provides both in spades in 'The Devil’s Disciples'. This surely is one of Watson’s tales extracted from the fabled tin despatch box.  The background to this adventure concerns the Fenian bombings and the outrages perpetrated by the Irish Republican Brotherhood in the late Victorian period and Holmes is given...

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#THIF - Thank Holmes It's Friday 2023 - Week 23 - New Releases

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#THIF - Thank Holmes It's Friday 2023 - Week 23 - New Releases

Kickstarter Our biggest ever target on Kickstarter launches this week with a very bold project - many people have asked us for a page-a-day calendar for Sherlock Holmes and thanks to the Herculean efforts of Mike Foy (illustrations) and Richard Ryan (canonical detail) we have compiled one. We need a lot of fans to participate to enable the manufacturing - 2024 Page A Day Sherlock Holmes Calendar. This year's will available to USA fans only - we hope to expand in future years globally.   Free Audiobooks It's an exciting week where we have four new releases - three Holmes (one in...

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Sherlock Sunday - Short Story Collections Part 2

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Sherlock Sunday - Short Story Collections Part 2

Kickstarter Our biggest ever target on Kickstarter launches this week with a very bold project - many people have asked us for a page-a-day calendar for Sherlock Holmes and thanks to the Herculean efforts of Mike Foy (illustrations) and Richard Ryan (canonical detail) we have compiled one. We need a lot of fans to participate to enable the manufacturing - 2024 Page A Day Sherlock Holmes Calendar. This year's will available to USA fans only - we hope to expand in future years globally.   Free Audiobooks We had such a massive response to our short story collections on Friday that we're...

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