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One of my favourite Sherlockian authors, Margaret Walsh, has written another book and I can’t wait to read it.

The kickstarter is currently underway.

When Mrs. Hudson asks Holmes and Watson to find a missing girl, neither men expected what they would find.

Along with Lestrade, they are plunged into a case of abduction and murder. As they race from Marylebone, to Finchley, to Wapping, and back again, time is running out for them to solve the case without further casualties. With two of their own under threat, the pressure is mounting to catch and stop the group known as “Hellfire Heirs”.

But just who are the shadowy men known as “The Hellfire Heirs”?

Margaret Walsh

This is Margaret’s fifth stand alone novel. Her main focus is Sherlock Holmes tackling serial killers, and her success has firmly established Margaret as one of the leading Australian Sherlock Holmes writers. If you’d…

“Sherlock Holmes and the Crystal Palace Murder” was written by Johanna M. Rieke and published by MX Publishing. I was given a copy to review by MX Publishing.

Sherlock Holmes relates to John Watson the story of the events behind the canon story “The Final Problem”. Then a body is found in the maze at the Crystal Palace. Two totally unrelated things, you would think.

But are they?

Holmes and Watson hasten to seek the killer and find they have uncovered something much worse than a single murder. Something that could shatter Britain and plunge Europe into war.

Ms. Rieke writes an excellent Holmes and Watson. They balance each other perfectly. Lestrade and Gregson both make an appearance, and both characters are delightfully portrayed.

The story itself is well balanced and well researched.

Spending several hours with “Sherlock Holmes and the Crystal Palace Murder” was a pleasure.

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“Sherlock Holmes and the Eye of Heka” is written by David Marcum and published by MX Publishing.

I received a copy from MX Publishing for review.

Early in 1888 a personal tragedy has rocked John Watson’s world and he has returned to Baker Street to live. It does not take long for him to once again be swept up into Holmes’s adventures. In this case, the adventure involves a madman targeting John Watson and an exotic idol known as “The Eye of Heka”.

Once again, David Marcum has given us a fabulous story.

“Sherlock Holmes and the Eye of Heka” is a delicious blend of Arthur Conan Doyle and H. Rider Haggard. The tale fairly rips along drawing the reader in its wake.

If anyone can be said to have inherited the mantel of Arthur Conan Doyle, it is David Marcum.

I cannot recommend this book highly enough.

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“Sherlock Holmes and the Unmasking of the Whitechapel Horror” is written by Frank Emerson and published by MX Publishing.

I received a free copy of this book from MX Publishing to review.

In the book Holmes and Watson work a fifteen-year investigation with Detective Chief Inspector (and later Pinkerton agent) Frederick Abberline to capture Jack the Ripper.

Emerson’s choice of killer won’t please some Ripperologists, but the story does lay out a good case against the chosen suspect.

The book is a good, brisk, read. Emerson has captured the voice of Watson extremely well, including a nice little Arthur Conan Doyle reference, which I will leave you to find for yourselves.

In summary, Whitechapel Horror is an atmospheric book that will interest Sherlockians and Ripperologists alike.

“Sherlock Holmes and the Unmasking of the Whitechapel Horror” is Frank Emerson’s first novel for MX Publishing, and I look forward to reading many…

I believe many of us who have loved Sherlock Holmes for an extended time have passed beyond the honeymoon stage. We’re not just consumers. Many are creators, commentators, and group facilitators. Our lives, whatever our “day jobs” look like contain inescapable traces of Holmes, and we wouldn’t have it any other way.

What does this look like for you? I seek out Holmesian films and shows, but beyond that, I constantly find myself seeing inspiration from Holmes in other mysteries and types of media. I read pastiche. I re-read Doyle. I don’t have on-the-ground groups near me, but I maintain online contact. Occasionally, I find myself having a “What would Holmes do?” moment in my real life.

What about you? How does Sherlock Holmes intersect with your everyday life?

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