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The MX Book - Sherlockian Interview - Paul Hiscock

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The MX Book - Sherlockian Interview - Paul Hiscock

The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories -  Volumes XXXI-XXXIII is currently running on Kickstarter and we're interviewing the contributors. Next up is Paul Hiscock.     1. Please tell us a little bit about yourself, and your story. I am a writer of crime, fantasy, horror, and science fiction tales, and live with my wife and two children in Kent (England). My story in volume XXXII is The Commotion in the Diogenes Club. In it, Holmes’s observational skills are put to the test when he is presented with a room full of witnesses who refuse to speak. 2. Why did...

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Sherlock Book Reviews - Shadowfall

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Sherlock Book Reviews - Shadowfall

(first in the Sun and Shadow Trilogy...) The Sherlock Holmes Society of London "In the strange beginning to a very strange adventure the illustrious personage who arrives at 221B Baker Street is Titatnia, Queen of the Fairies. Irene Adler is a soul-stealing monster, young Stamford is a zombie, and John Brown is a supernatural guardian. The abduction of a body from Highgate Cemetery and the disappearance of the London Stone are simply a prelude the theft of England's most sacred relic, the heart of St. George. Dr. Revels has researched deeply into English legend and Shadowfall has a delirious, almost...

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The 7% Solution was Sherlock's Choice | What Is Your Choice??

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The 7% Solution was Sherlock's Choice | What Is Your Choice??

Ben Cardall (The Deductionist) brings us another insightful episode. You can learn Sherlock Holmes techniques in Ben's book, The Monographs.  

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The MX Book - The Sherlockian Interview - Gordon Linzner

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The MX Book - The Sherlockian Interview -  Gordon Linzner

The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories -  Volumes XXXI-XXXIII is currently running on Kickstarter and we're interviewing the contributors. Next up is Gordon Linzner. 1. Please tell us a little bit about yourself, and your story.I am the founder and former editor of Space and Time Magazine, author of three published novels and scores of short stories in F&SF, Twilight Zone, Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine, numerous other magazines and anthologies, a member of the Horror Writers Association and lifetime member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America. In "The Case of the Wary Maid," Mrs Hudson expresses...

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The MX Book - The Sherlockian Interview - Tom Burns

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The MX Book - The Sherlockian Interview - Tom Burns

The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories -  Volumes XXXI-XXXIII is currently running on Kickstarter and we're interviewing the contributors. Next up is Tom Burns.   1. Please tell us a little bit about yourself, and your story.I am Thomas A. Burns, Jr., author of the Natalie McMasters Mysteries. I will be seventy years old in July, and I spent most of my life as a scientist. I've always loved fiction though, Sherlock Homes in particular, ever since I read the canon as a child. When I retired, I decided to become a full time novelist and I had the...

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