"Somewhere in the vaults of the bank of Cox and Co., at Charing Cross, there is a travel-worn and battered tin dispatch-box with my name, John H. Watson, M.D., painted upon the lid. It is crammed with papers, nearly all of which are records of cases to illustrate the curious problems which Mr. Sherlock Holmes has at various times to examine."

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

The Dartmoor Horror (2021)

More problems at Dartmoor. Sir Henry, just move already! While this is touted as a sequel to The Hound of the Baskervilles, an authorized sequel, The Revenge of the Hound, came out in 1987.

SHERLOCK HOLMES AND DR. WATSON RETURN TO THE MOORS IN THE SHOCKING SUPERNATURAL SEQUEL TO THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES.  
All is finally safe and secure at Baskerville Hall. The legendary Hound from Hell has been shot and killed by Sherlock Holmes; the dog's master, Jack Stapleton, has been sucked down into the depths of the Grimpen Mire, and the case Dr. Watson chose to call "The Hound of the Baskervilles" for readers of The Strand Magazine is officially closed...or is it?

Mysterious events and untimely deaths continue to swirl around the squire of Baskerville Hall, prompting a frightened Sir Henry to call upon the services of the great detective once again. Holmes and Watson return to the moor to save the last of the Baskervilles; but this time, they must also combat supernatural forces that were so quickly dismissed before. The question then becomes...how can they possibly succeed?


Title: The Dartmoor Horror
Author: Joe DeSantis
Year: 2021
Publisher: Berlanger Books
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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

The Devil's Blaze (2022)

The second novel by Robert J. Harris set during the time of the Universal Basil Rathbone films. Why then the cover image of Rathbone and Bruce from the Victorian-set 20th Century Fox films? That's the true mystery!

The world’s greatest detective returns. 
London, 1943. Across the city prominent figures in science and the military are bursting into flame and being incinerated. Convinced that the Germans have deployed a new terror weapon, a desperate government turns to the one man who can track down the source of this dreadful menace - Sherlock Holmes.

The quest for a solution drives Holmes into an uneasy alliance with the country’s most brilliant scientific genius, Professor James Moriarty. Only Holmes knows that, behind his façade of respectability, Moriarty is the mastermind behind a vast criminal empire. As they pursue the trail of incendiary murders, Holmes is quite sure that the professor is playing a double game and that there lies ahead a duel to the death which they cannot both survive.

A tribute to the classic Universal Pictures Sherlock Holmes film series starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.


Title: The Devil's Blaze
Author: Robert J. Harris
Year: 2022
Publisher: Polygon
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Thursday, January 9, 2025

Under a Raven's Wing (2021)

A collection of shorts stories by Stephen Volk that finds a young Sherlock Holmes in Paris under the mentorship of Auguste Dupin.

The Apprenticeship of Sherlock Holmes 
In 1870s Paris, long before meeting his Dr Watson, the young man who will one day become the world’s greatest detective finds himself plunged into a mystery that will change his life forever. 
A brilliant man―C. Auguste Dupin―steps from the shadows. Destined to become his mentor. Soon to introduce him to a world of ghastly crime and seemingly inexplicable horrors. The spectral tormentor that is being called, in hushed tones, The Phantom of the Opera . . . The sinister old man who visits corpses in the Paris morgue . . . An incarcerated lunatic who insists she is visited by creatures from the Moon . . .  A hunchback discovered in the bell tower of Notre Dame . . .  And―perhaps most shocking of all―the awful secret Dupin himself hides from the world. 
Tales of Mystery, Imagination, and Terror. Investigated in the company of the darkest master of all.

Title: Under a Raven's Wing
Author: Stephen Volk
Year: 2021
Publisher: PS Publishing
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Thursday, December 26, 2024

A Study in Crimson (2020)

The first of two Holmes books by Robert J. Harris cleverly set during the era of the Universal Basil Rathbone films.


SHERLOCK HOLMES RETURNS!
LONDON, 1942. A killer going by the name of 'Crimson Jack' is stalking the wartime streets of London, murdering women on the exact dates of the infamous Jack the Ripper killings of 1888. Has the Ripper somehow returned from the grave? Is the self-styled Crimson Jack a descendant of the original Jack or merely a madman obsessed with those notorious killings?

In desperation Scotland Yard turn to Sherlock Holmes, the world's greatest detective. Surely he is the one man who can sift fact from legend and track down Crimson Jack before he completes his tally of death. As Holmes and the faithful Watson tread the blacked out streets of London, death waits just around the corner.

Inspired by the classic film series from Universal Pictures starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, which updated Sherlock Holmes to the 1940s, this is a brand new adventure from the acclaimed author of The Thirty-One Kings, Castle Macnab and the Artie Conan Doyle Mysteries.


Title: A Study in Crimson
Author: Robert J. Harris
Year: 2020
Publisher: Polygon
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Sunday, December 15, 2024

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes for Christmas (2024)

A collection of new Holmes stories for the holidays from Belanger Books and the Strand Magazine.

An Advent Calendar of Twelve All New Sherlock Holmes Adventures

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes for Christmas is a collection of new Sherlock Holmes stories to be read over the holiday season (i.e. from December 1st to December 26th). Each story is divided into two sections. The first day provides the case to the reader. The second day provides the ending. You get to think like Sherlock Holmes and see if you can solve the case before reading the thrilling conclusion.

Mysteries Include:
The Adventure of the Dreadful Author
The Auction of the Prehistoric Beast
The Christmas Ripper
The Adventure of the Gentle Axe Murderer
The Bordello Endemic
The Adventure of the Generous Miser
Dr. Watson Takes the Case

And many, many more traditional Sherlock Holmes adventures!


Title: Sherlock Holmes: Crimes for Christmas
Author: Derrick Belanger
Year: 2024
Publisher: Belanger Books
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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)

No, not Mycroft. It's Sigerson! This is the novelization of the 1975 film written, directed, and starring Gene Wilder.

Can the sexual insecurities of one young beauty determine the fate of England?
Of course. But how?
Elementary!
Huh? As you can see, this is no case for any ordinary detective.
This is a case for...
Sigerson Holmes? 
It's Sherlock's smarter brother (believe us, he's not ordinary) up to the family snuff in a riotous case of stolen documents and stolen love where one clue doesn't necessarily lead to another–but you're too busy laughing to care!

Title: The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Author: Gilbert Pealman
Year: 1975
Publisher: Ballantine
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Sunday, November 24, 2024

The Consultations of Sherlock Holmes (2023)

A unique set of sixteen Holmes stories featuring the great detective in his self-stated role as "Consulting Detective."

Instead of focusing on the usual mysteries in which Sherlock Holmes is the primary investigator, this volume puts a spotlight on an oft-overlooked part of his career in detection, putting the emphasis on his role as a consultant. 
For the first time ever, The Consultations of Sherlock Holmes collects sixteen ingenious cases in which he serves as a last resort for other detectives – both private investigators and those from the official police force – who come to Holmes for his unique perspective and aid as "the only unofficial consulting detective" in the world.

Title: The Consultations of Sherlock Holmes
Editor: Ray Riethmeier
Year: 2023
Publisher: Belanger Books
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Thursday, November 7, 2024

Sherlock Holmes Solves the Mystery of Edwin Drood (1924)

A very early Holmes pastiche by Harry B. Smith published in Munsey magazine in December 1924.

THE FAMOUS DETECTIVE APPLIES HIS CRITICAL METHOD TO THE MOST FASCINATING OF ALL LITERARY PUZZLES

Title: Sherlock Holmes Solves the Mystery of Edwin Drood
Author: Harry B. Smith
Year: 1924
Publisher: Munsey Magazine
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Monday, October 28, 2024

The Adventure of the Frankenstein Monster (2006)

Here's an irresistible pairing for Halloween. Sherlock Holmes investigates the monster of Frankenstein. It's alive!

Victor Frankenstein creates life from the dead, alone, in his Geneva laboratory. His friend, Clerval, becomes concerned for Victor's health when he is suddenly missing and travels to London, England, to consult 'privately' with his old schoolmate Dr. John Watson. Hearing a strange lie about events told to Watson, Sherlock Holmes takes it upon himself to delve into the strange particulars of the matter. Holmes, Watson and Frankenstein embark on a fantastic journey across the frozen wastelands of icy terror and helplessly observe as all around them meet their most gruesome death at the hands of the Frankenstein Monster.

Title: The Adventure of the Frankenstein Monster
Author: Don W. Baranowski
Year: 2006
Publisher: Infinity Publishing
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Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Hellbirds (1976)

Austin Mitchelson and Nicholas Utechin's follow-up to their first Holmes pastiche The Earthquake Machine. This one brings the great detective into World War I intrigue.

THE WORLD'S GREATEST DETECTIVE 
In December of 1914, while the two greatest armies in history were deadlocked across Europe from the North Sea to the Alps, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson were called in to investigate the mysterious death of a man who had fallen victim to a vicious flock of birds. There is more to it than first apparent, however–for an evil genius, the German master spy Von Bork, is planning to infiltrate all of England. A new Sherlock Holmes thriller by the authors of THE EARTHQUAKE MACHINE.

Title: Hellbirds
Author: Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin
Year: 1976
Publisher: Belmont Tower Books
Purchase: Amazon.

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