To celebrate the release of her novel Barefoot on Baker Street, Charlotte Anne Walters undertook to read and review a different Sherlock Holmes every day until she had read all 56. She posted her witty and insightful comments on her blog each day, and assigned every story points out of ten.

All of her essays have been collected and produced in book format by MX Publishing. All royalties have been donated by Ms Walters to the Undershaw Preservation Trust, which oversees Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s former home.

I received a copy of the 56 Stories collection from MX (link in the book title below) and have been happily reading Charlotte Walters’ comments — not every day, alas, I lack that sort of patience — but in great big handfuls, like a greedy child getting stuck in to the Cadbury’s Roses.

Sherlock Holmes fans are a mixed bunch. We all…