News

Sherlock Holmes Book Reviews - A Study In Statecraft

Posted by Steve Emecz on

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...

Read more →

FREE AUDIO CODES EVERY DAY - A Halloween Special

Posted by Steve Emecz on

This Halloween, we're treating you to even more FREE AUDIO BOOKS from our specially curated Haunted Collection!  Immerse yourself in the eerie atmosphere, as Sherlock's brilliant deductions meet supernatural forces beyond your wildest imagination. Widow of Dartmoor by Warwick Downing You Buy Bones by Marcia Wilson Sherlock Holmes and The House of Pain by Steve Seitz Sherlock Holmes and the Molly Boy Murders by Margaret Walsh All three books in Tracy Revel's Shadow Series In Unhallowed Rest by John Sutton A Case of Witchcraft by Joe Revill Mark of the Baskerville Hound by Wilfred Huettel Rendezvous at the Populaire by Kate Workman Sherlock Holmes and...

Read more →

Digital Version of EARTHLINGS launches and it looks amazing on iPad

Posted by Steve Emecz on

Digital Version of EARTHLINGS launches and it looks amazing on iPad

The reviews for EARTHLINGS have been wonderful and we have been eagerly awaiting the digital launch as the AI generated art throughout the book (all 71 EARTHLINGS have an AI image generated through Mid Journey) looks best in digital form. The Kindle version launched today and we've downloaded it onto the Kindle app for iPad and the art looks amazing. High resolution incredible colours its a real feast for the eyes alongside the hilarious characters. The digital version also has the neat function of linking direct from the contents to each EARTHLING - so you can find your favourites directly...

Read more →

MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Volumes XL to XLII - Author Interviews - Gordon Linzner

Posted by Steve Emecz on

MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Volumes XL to XLII - Author Interviews - Gordon Linzner

Today we talk to Gordon Linzner who appears in Part Part XLI: 1887-1894 - the books are released on 30th November but pre-publication copies are available early on the MX site - MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories.       What’s the name of your story in the collection?"A Case of Duplicity"How did the story come about?I thought it would be fun to do a story in which Holmes is the victim of a con game; though, being Holmes, you know how this would turn out.Have you contributed to anthologies before?Many, some with very specific themes, others with broader guidelines....

Read more →

Top 20 Sherlock Holmes Audiobooks in October So Far

Posted by Steve Emecz on

Top 20 Sherlock Holmes Audiobooks in October So Far

  The 3rd Sherlock Holmes in Montague Street collection was launched this month and leads the chart so far for October, closely followed by another new title - Chris Chan's fantastic Sherlock's Secretary. Bestselling titles for 2023 Rediscovered Annals and Eye of Heka continue to be popular and Arthur Hall's Recollections makes up the top 5. 1.   Sherlock Holmes in Montague Street, Volume 3 – Arthur Morrison and Charles Featherstone 2.   Sherlock’s Secretary – Chris Chan and Kevin E Green 3.   The Rediscovered Annals of Sherlock Holmes – Terry Golledge and Michael Langan 4.   Sherlock Holmes and the Eye of Heka – David Marcum and Luke Barton 5.   The Recollections...

Read more →