Nouvelles

We're halfway through November and the top five audiobooks is a mix of old favourites and new titles. Denis Smith is back at #1 with The Six-Thirteen from Fairfield Junction but it's a brand new book, Robert V Stapleton's Gravesend Gryphon that has jumped in at #3. It's Robert's second short story collection after the very popular A Yorkshireman in Baker Street. It's an extremely busy month so we're expecting quite a bit of movement in the chart. Once again it's short story collections dominating. Watch out for Alan Dime's Book of Lucifer collection as that launched yesterday.   1.   The...

Congratulations to Susan Knight on topping the chart in October with her new collection of Holmes short stories. 8 out of top 10 are short story collections but there are two novels - with JM Reinbold's excellent Sherlock Holmes and The Adventure of The Black Pharaoh coming in at number three. 1.   Sherlock Holmes The Hunter and Other Mysteries – Susan Knight and Michael Langan 2.   The Uncollected Cases of Sherlock Holmes – Geoff Finch and Michael Langan 3.   Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Black Pharaoh – JM Reinbold and Adam Blanford 4.   The Hidden Enquiries of Sherlock Holmes – Arthur Hall and Michael Langan 5.   The...

The Historical Novel Society The characters under scrutiny in this volume are wonderfully varied. We have Jack the Ripper rubbing shoulders with Eva Braun and in one delightful sequence, Winston Churchill haggles with the Tax Inspector in an attempt to lessen his bill. The characterisations of the familiar persons who enrich Mr Pearson’s pages (Dr Watson and Mycroft Holmes, etc.) are respectfully and appropriately delivered to us and add hugely to the appeal of this book, making it a worthy addition to any “books about books” collection. You can read the whole review here - The Historical Novel Society. Further...

The UK Mahler Society “Pearson’s elegantly outrageous approach to canonical history is genuinely impressive: chutzpah back by meticulous research” “If you are interested in alternative truths….there are eight (now nine) other volumes to track down”   The Historical Novel Society ...high-spirited, carefree, and boisterous play including an episode of light-hearted lovemaking without any serious commitment.... Holmes and Watson find themselves involved in a ménage à trois with Alma Mahler, Dr Watson finds himself discussing lesbianism with Queen Victoria, and Holmes and Watson become embroiled in the intrigues of both Adolf Hitler and Charles de Gaulle. Even Tsar Nicholas II does...

Advance notice of the launch of Sherlock Holmes the Hunter and Other Mysteries, to take place in the splendid surroundings of the Teachers' Club at 36 Parnell Square on Tuesday, November 18 from 6.30 pm. I am delighted to report that Dr Watson himself will officiate. (Any resemblance of the good doctor to that well-known thespian-about-town, Mr Val O'Donnell, is entirely deliberate). I hope you will all drop in. Even if you have purchased the book already through Kickstarter, come and buy some more copies. They make great Christmas presents. And just to let you know, I have received two very nice...