Thank Holmes It's Friday - Jan 17th 2025
It's that time again – Thank Holmes It's Friday! This week, we invite you to immerse yourself in our top picks for 2024, complete with insightful book reviews to ignite your reading journey. Here's just a taster:
The Six Thirteen from Fairfield Junction and other .... by Denis O. Smith
This latest collection provides a variety of puzzling and tangled mysteries for the great detective to unravel. What is the explanation for the train which arrives at its destination with not a soul on board? What lies behind the sudden, shocking death of one of the members at an exclusive London club? These cases require all of Holmes’s unique investigative skills if the truth is to be uncovered. Denis has a command of Watsonian style and tone that has his titles rising above the generic and has a lightness of touch that allows these mysteries to unfold without being overworked.
Sherlock Holmes and The Hearthstone Manuscript by Daniel D Victor
In this latest literary-themed Holmes novel Holmes and Watson meet Hamlin Garland, the “Dean of American Letters” – and it’s no surprise that Garland has a case which only Sherlock Holmes can solve. Like many of Victor’s other American Literati books, we see where the true facts of Holmes’s investigation served as the jumping-off place for a later more-famous fictionalized version of the case. Once again, this book proved that Daniel D. Victor is one of the best today at reaching into Watson’s Tin Dispatch Box and pulling out a winner of a story that one can read without having to worry that things might go off into the weeds.
Death In The Harem by Susan Knight
Susan Knight is a wonderful Holmesian pasticheur and also known for her Mrs. Hudson novels.She first appeared on the scene with “Mrs. Hudson Investigates”, followed by “Mrs. Hudson Goes to Ireland”, “Mrs. Hudson Goes to Paris”, “Death in the Garden of England” – and now “Death in the Harem”, wherein Holmes and Mrs. Hudson travel, by way of the Orient Express, to Constantinople, where they become involved in a new mystery and encounter an old enemy. Ms. Knight’s vision of Mrs. Hudson is consistent and entertaining and the novel is packed with other vibrant characters too including the formidable Sultan Abdul Hamid II, the sweet Princess Naime, and a pet tiger named Guzellik—an adventure awaits!
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SHERLOCKIAN PUZZLE OF THE WEEK
100% Sherlock. With a hat tip to the TV show 'The 1% Club', try answering the following questions. Don’t forget allow 30 seconds for each question, no cheating!
Questions:
What is the word pattern that links these Sherlock Holmes story titles? A Scandal in Bohemia, The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet, The Adventure of the Resident Patient, The Adventure of the Gloria Scott and The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot
Who do you get if you remove the wrong letters from this sequence? G M W O R R I A N R T Y O
Which Sherlock Holmes story comes next in the sequence of Abbey Grange, Blue Carbuncle, Cardboard Box? …Speckled Band, Dying Detective or Yellow Face? ‘The Adventures of the…’ taken out for brevity and yes that’s a clue.
Professor Moriarty is planning his next murder and has decided that it will take place on the third Thursday of July. What is the earliest date in July that it could take place?
Sherlock doesn’t not not not dislike Moriarty. Does he like Moriarty?
What Sherlockian character appears in the sentence - when is the son at home?
What letter can replace the question mark in this sequence? SS SF HB V?
What word logically completes the sentence? After Baskerville came down, everybody finally grasped his… Fear, Concern, Insecurity or Anger?
What word completes this sequence? QRS FGH CDE PQR JKL MNO ABC IJK
Which number is next in the sequence, Sherlock? 5 6 2 4 2 3 8
You'll find the answers to these questions on our dedicated Shurdle Puzzle page, along with earlier puzzles you may have missed. If puzzles ignite your passion, then Paul Elgood's 'Shurdle', awaits you. Dive into its pages to discover exclusive puzzles and challenges designed to expand your thinking beyond our weekly newsletters.
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