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With the upcoming launch of volumes 43-45 of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories (currently on Kickstarter), we're talking to the authors involved. Today (9th April) it's Dan Victor.   Tell us a little about yourself – Where you live and your main hobbies.    I’m a retired high-school English teacher, having taught in my native Los Angeles for forty-six years.  Since retirement, my major preoccupation has been writing Sherlock Holmes pastiches.  Since I view my series, “Sherlock Holmes and the American Literati,” as an extension of my teaching career, I have spent much preparation time reading the works of the so-called literati I...

With the upcoming launch of volumes 43-45 of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories (currently on Kickstarter), we're talking to the authors involved. Today (8th April) it's Mark Mower.   Tell us a little about yourself – Where you live and your main hobbies I live in a very rural area of eastern England, about 18 miles south of the fine city of Norwich. Alongside my writing, I work part-time in a local vineyard. My hobbies include building Holmes-related scenes in Lego and playing heavy rock guitar (not at the same time, you’ll be pleased to hear). What’s the name of...

Topping the chart this month is Margaret Walsh's latest novel, Sherlock Holmes and The Case of Neb-Heka-Ra. Terry Golledge's collection 'The Rediscovered Annals of Sherlock Holmes was the bestselling audiobook of 2023 and continues to be very popular. Short story collections dominate the top five with new collections from Caiden Cooper Myles, John Lawrence and Paula Hammond. Great to see a modern adaptation, Murder In The Library make the top ten. 1.   Sherlock Holmes and the Curse of Neb-Heka-Ra – Margaret Walsh and Kevin E Green 2.   The Rediscovered Annals of Sherlock Holmes – Terry Golledge and Michael Langan 3.   The Further Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes – Caiden...

With the upcoming launch of volumes 43-45 of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories (currently on Kickstarter), we're talking to the authors involved. Today (6th April) it's David Marcum. Tell us a little about yourself – Where you live and your main hobbies: I was born, raised, and still live in Eastern Tennessee, about ten miles from the Great Smoky Mountains. Almost all my ancestors are English or Scottish, and they were here back before the Revolutionary War. By day, I’m the Senior Civil Engineer for my home town’s Public Works Department. I enjoy family time, reading and writing, playing piano,...

With the upcoming launch of volumes 43-45 of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories (currently on Kickstarter), we're talking to the authors involved. Today (5th April) it's Mike Chinn. Where you live and your main hobbies. I live in Birmingham, UK, with my wife Caroline and a little tribe of guinea pigs (presently three). My main hobby seems to be writing, since I definitely don't make enough money for it to be called a job (luckily I've been retired for ten years, so that's not a problem). I buy books to add to a growing pile that I'll never live long...