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Cover art for A STUDY IN SHERLOCK
FICTION
Released: Oct. 25, 2011

"Enough variety for the dabbler, together with enough reverence for the canon to appeal to the true Holmes addict."
King (The Art of Detection, 2006, etc.) and Klinger (The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes, 2004, etc.) offer a selection of tributes to The Great Detective. Read full book review >
Cover art for BETWEEN THE THAMES AND THE TIBER
FICTION
Released: June 15, 2011

"Riccardi (The Oriental Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, 2003) brings variety and clever roman à clef strokes to this volume while maintaining the core charm and panache of the Holmes oeuvre."
A Baker Street dozen of "new" cases featuring the imperishable sleuth. Read full book review >
Cover art for DUST AND SHADOW
FICTION
Released: April 14, 2009

"Faye's debut novel faithfully captures period flavor, though a lighter touch would have been welcome at times. Her greater achievement is using the Ripper case to present a more complex portrait of Holmes and his world."
Once more Sherlock Holmes pursues Jack the Ripper. Read full book review >
Cover art for SHERLOCK HOLMES IN AMERICA
FICTION
Released: April 1, 2009

"The volume closes with Walsh's irrelevant essay on Doyle's anti-Irish streak; Christopher Redmond's account of the author's first visit to America; and Doyle's own speech "The Romance of America," which sets a stylistic standard no other contribution can match."
Think the Great Detective never set foot in the United States? Think again. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE SHADOW OF REICHENBACH FALLS
FICTION
Released: July 1, 2008

"Sherlockians may quibble at their hero's fallibility, but King (The Angel of Death in Chicago, 2008, etc.) could well create new fans for William Hope Hodgson's early sci-fi tales of Carnacki."
It takes two fictional sleuths to engineer Professor Moriarty's comeuppance. Read full book review >
Cover art for EMPRESS OF INDIA
FICTION
Released: Feb. 6, 2006

"The fourth Moriarty novel by the prolific Kurland (The Great Game, 2001, etc.) carries forward the never-ending franchise with authentic flavor."
The diabolical (and misunderstood) criminal genius turns sleuth to clear his name, perhaps finding the missing Sherlock Holmes in the process. Read full book review >