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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 it's Tim Anderson.   Tell us a little about yourself – Where you live and your main hobbies. I live in England on the Norfolk/Suffolk border. Apart from writing, my main hobby is music as I play guitar and blues harmonica and my wife and I used to organise cabaret nights. I am also a member of the London Institute of 'Pataphysics. What’s the name of your story in this collection, and what is...

Sherlock Holmes Society of London Did Irene Adler actually beat Sherlock Holmes? Chris Chan has identified several inconsistencies and improbabilities in Dr Watson’s account and has devised a scenario that could account for them. Can we really believe that Holmes failed to recognise the cross-dressed Miss Adler, even when she bade him goodnight — immediately after he had publicly told Watson that he knew where the incriminating photograph was, and that he and the King would call at Briony Lodge the next day? “His seeming blundering was a clever feint,” says Mr Chan, “to get Adler to run away with...

We have a few 2024 Page A Day Calendars (rrp $24.95) left in the USA and we're offering fans to get one free when they order two or more books from the two authors who collaborated on the calendar. Mike Foy brought the illustrations. He's the expert on Sherlock Holmes images having authored four books in the 'Study In Illustrations' series.  Richard Ryan brought the words - he's a nine time Sherlock Holmes novelist and experienced editor whose works have also been translated into Italian. Just select 2 or more books from the Ryan and Foy collection and add the...

Reedsy It’s 1947. Post-war London is slowly settling in to life without bombs and air raid sirens. But wartime spies linger. So do secrets. After a long, dreary winter, Irene Holmes itching for a case to solve. When she notices a man with a cane walking up and down a street and peering into a house into which Dr. Joe Watson’s girlfriend and her three besties have recently moved, Homes’s sleuthing skills kick into overdrive. Irene Holmes, daughter of the famous Sherlock, solves cases the police either dismiss or deem “too tricky” and toss away. But something doesn't smell right....

  It's another month at the top for the wonderful collection by Terry Golledge with a close second for Paul Gilbert's novel. Joseph Svec's fantasy Holmes tales had a great month with three making the top 20. 1.   The Rediscovered Annals of Sherlock Holmes – Terry Golledge and Michael Langan 2.   The Treasure of the Poison King – Paul Gilbert and Simon de Deney 3.   Sherlock Holmes Investigates – Susan Knight and Michael Langan 4.   Sherlock Holmes – Eliminate the Impossible – Paula Hammond and Michael Langan 5.   Sherlock Holmes and the Eye of Heka – David Marcum and Luke Barton 6.   The Coriolis Effect – Janina Arndt and Tim Welch...