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David Marcum I’ll admit it: I’ve read very little written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – just the rather dull American segments set in the middle of “A Study in Scarlet” and “The Valley of Fear” and nothing else. When I was younger, I forced myself through those segments instead of skipping ahead to return to Dr. Watson’s masterful prose. Thus, I’ve never read “The Lost World” – although I’m aware of it, and its influences on later books. It was with great enjoyment that I was able to page through the edition prepared by James Malcuso, illustrated with Lego...

Book Clearance - we now have both UK and global shipping options...   Sherlock Sunday Every Sunday we like to focus on a theme, author or narrator. This week it's a tribute to narrator Steve White. Steve was our most prolific narrator and big favourite with our authors in the 2010s - he sadly passed away a few years ago.   Please pick up to 3 out of the 5 on the list. Please use the contact us form, quote #Sherlock Sunday White and let us know which country you are from.  Please check your library so you don't ask for books already have (codes are...

With a week to go its another record month of Sherlock Holmes audiobook sales with Paul Gilbert's Annals of Sherlock Holmes and Terry Golledge's Rediscovered Annals taking the top two spots showing how popular short story collections are. The next five though are all novels with the debut novel from Miguel Rivera in at number three and 2nd novel from Margaret Walsh in at number four. The world's most prolific writer and editor of Holmes pastiches, David Marcum completes the top five with Eye of Heka.   1.   The Annals of Sherlock Holmes – Paul D. Gilbert and Simon de Deney 2.   The...

Kickstarter Three big Kickstarter launches this week: Sherlock Holmes: The Tales of Darkness - Paul Gilbert Sherlock's Secretary: Nessie's Nemesis - Chris Chan The Rumba of The Beast - Ian Jarvis   eBay We have seven mystery bundles left - which are now available worldwide due to the new global shipping program from eBay. £50 of Sherlock Holmes books for £15 - eBay Mystery Bundle.   Free Audiobooks Please use the contact us form, quote #THIF 17-2023 and let us know which country you are from.  This week's free audiobooks: a choice of three from six - please let us know which...

Please use the contact us form, quote #THIF 16-2023 and let us know which country you are from.  Three free audiobooks from a choice of six - please let us know which ones you want - including this weeks brand new release - Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Einstein’s Daughter. The Dean of a Swiss university persuades Sherlock Holmes to investigate the background of a would-be lecturer. To Dr. Watson, it seems a very humdrum commission—but who is the mysterious "Lieserl"? How does her existence threaten the ambitions of the technical assistant level III in Room 86 at the Federal Patents...