Tag Archives: Sherlock Holmes

Hot Off The Press: A look at CADS Magazine Issue 75

Posted on May 10, 2017 by

Regular readers of the blog will have gathered by now how big a fan I am of this magazine and my tendency to urge everyone to try it. One of the many strengths of this publication is its wide variety … Continue reading →

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Sherlock Holmes in Context (2017) ed. by Sam Naidu

Posted on May 3, 2017 by

Source: Review Copy (Palgrave Macmillan) The Sherlock Holmes stories were my first real taste of detective fiction and I haven’t really looked back since, so I was excited to read this collection of essays on them. For fans of the … Continue reading →

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The Case of the Mahjong Dragon and Other Russell Holmes Stories (2015) by James McEwan

Posted on April 24, 2017 by

Source: Review Copy It has been many years since I have read any Sherlock Holmes pastiches, so was interested in returning to this subgenre with today’s read. In this particular pastiche we have Russell Holmes as the central sleuth oddly … Continue reading →

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The Adventuress (1917) by Arthur B Reeve

Posted on April 23, 2017 by

Source: Review Copy (Harper Collins) Arthur B. Reeve, as David Brawn intimates in his introduction to the Harper Collins reprint, was a household name during his writing career in the early 20th century. In particular he was well-known for his … Continue reading →

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CADS Issue 74: The Highlights

Posted on February 11, 2017 by

When this issue of CADs (Crime and Detective Stories) magazine came out, unfortunately I was a bit too busy to post about it so I decided to do a post after I read it. I myself contributed an article introducing Robin Forsythe’s … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Night Bloggers: Favourite Sleuths First Outings

Posted on January 17, 2017 by

Regular readers will be aware that this month the Tuesday Night bloggers are looking at crime fiction firsts and so far we have had a great selection of posts with bloggers looking at first novels in series and their own … Continue reading →

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The Valley of Fear (1915) by Arthur Conan Doyle and the Country House Mystery Novel

Posted on January 8, 2017 by

Vintage Mystery Scavenger Hunt Item: Fog/Mist The Sherlock Holmes stories were what got me into reading crime fiction, when I was at university, but I haven’t really returned to them since then. Prior to this review I had read all … Continue reading →

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400th Post! Disguise in the Sherlock Holmes Canon: The Highlights

Posted on January 5, 2017 by

A couple of months ago I realised that I would soon be reaching my 400th post. Thankfully this idea quickly came to mind, having been inspired by the Tuesday Night Bloggers theme that month: Costumes in Crime. Although the Sherlock … Continue reading →

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CADs 73: What’s in store this issue?

Posted on July 23, 2016 by

It feels like it was only yesterday that CADs 72 was landing on my doormat, but today issue 73 has arrived! Aside from my own rant (well thought out points) about Miss Pym in Tey’s Miss Pym Disposes (1946), this issue seems to … Continue reading →

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The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes (2015) by Zach Dundas

Posted on May 4, 2016 by

Source: Review Copy (Houghton Mifflin Publishing) Sherlock Holmes was my root into crime fiction so I was excited to read a book about him. Dundas opens his book using the many physical reconstructions there are globally of Holmes’ 221B Baker … Continue reading →

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