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Sherlock Book Review - These Scattered Houses

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Sherlock Book Review - These Scattered Houses

"Of the hundreds of Sherlock Holmes pastiche mysteries available to the Sherlockian, very few can match this book for a depth of historical research, finely crafted sentences and paragraphs, and a heart-stopping thrill of a story. Ms. Altabef takes the reader on a journey during the great hiatus and brings Sherlock Holmes to New York state where he is led to investigate that horrifying world of the insane asylums of that day. The characters she creates--especially that of the child, Rachel--are distinct, colorful, and memorable. The plot builds through incident after dangerous incident, culminating with a frantic climax. A great...

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#THIF - Thank Holmes It's Friday 2022 - Week 40

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#THIF - Thank Holmes It's Friday 2022 - Week 40

Week 40 - Thank Holmes It's Friday 2022  Out this week in print are: The Rediscovered Annals of Sherlock Holmes - Terry Golledge Scarlett Holmes, Sister of Sherlock - Contrarian - Lawrence Stribling Hidden Fires - Jane Rubino  ...plus several of the Sherlock Holmes campaigns on Kickstarter are coming to a close this week.   Free Audiobooks A choice of four books from our catalogue this week - please let us know which you would like. Please remember to post a rating of the book and a short review if possible as reviews and ratings go to help fund our free audiobook programme. Please use the contact us...

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The New Sherlockian

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The New Sherlockian

Back in the 1980s there was a magazine called 'The Sherlockian' which ran to six editions. The originals are now very sought after and rare and exist mainly in private collections.  (many thanks to David Marcum for sharing a photo of his copies) Produced by Magico Magazine and edited by Kelvin Jones the material included essays and stories by leading Sherlockians in the UK, USA and Canada. Contributors included the renowned radio writer, Michael Hardwick, Godfrey Hunt, Michael Kean, Catherine Cooke, crime writer David Stuart Davies, and that doyen of pastiche writers, Denis O Smith, George Cleve Haynes, Kelvin I Jones...

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The Top Ten Sherlock Holmes Audiobooks in September 2022

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The Top Ten Sherlock Holmes Audiobooks in September 2022

1.   The Adventure of the Jeweled Falcon and Other Stories – Gregg Rosenquist and Kevin E. Green 2.   A Continuum of Sherlock Holmes Stories – Jay Ganguly and Kevin E Green 3.   Sherlock Holmes: The Baker Street Archive – Mark Mower and Michael Langan 4.   Sherlock Holmes: The Persian Slipper and Other Stories – Brenda Seabrooke and Kevin E Green 5.   The Untold Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Luke Kuhns and Joff Manning 6.   In Unhallowed Rest – A Sherlock Holmes Adventure – John Sutton and Steve White 7.   The Endeavours of Sherlock Holmes – Mark Wardecker and Michael Langan 8.   Three May Keep a Secret – Richard Ryan and Luke Barton 9.   Irregular Lives – Kim...

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Sherlock Book Reviews - Sherlock Holmes and The Glamorous Ghost

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Sherlock Book Reviews - Sherlock Holmes and The Glamorous Ghost

Reedsy This new collection of Sherlock Holmes and his ghostly adventures are bound to entertain the reader for hours. If ever you needed to be afraid of a ghost, Lady Juliet Armstrong, Baroness Crestwell is the one I'd steer clear of. Not that she is scary in a ghostly manner, but don't think you'd get away with murder when she's around. The fact that she is a bit of sidekick to the legendary Sherlock Holmes, should make any prospective murderer stop dead (yes, the pun is intended) in their tracks. After successfully bringing the perpetrator who did her in to...

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