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May 13
Launched this week…… Sherlock Holmes Studies in Legacy  is available from all good bookstores including in the USA Amazon, in the UK Amazon, Waterstones,  and for everywhere else Book Depository who offer free worldwide delivery. In ebook format there is Kindle,  iPad and Kobo.

Launched this week……

Sherlock Holmes Studies in Legacy  is available from all good bookstores including in the USA Amazon, in the UK Amazon, Waterstones,  and for everywhere else Book Depository who offer free worldwide delivery. In ebook format there is Kindle,  iPad and Kobo.

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May 8
Sherlock Holmes Society of London Reviews The Amateur Executioner by Dan Andriacco and Kieran McMullen „There is the possibility of a Fenian attack also in The Amateur Executioner: Enoch Hale Meets Sherlock Holmes, the first collaboration between Dan Andriacco and Kieran McMullen (MX; £7.99). Hale, a native Bostonian, is a reporter for London’s Central News Syndicate – where, in 1920, Horace Harker is still a familiar figure, though far from revered. It becomes evident that the apparent suicide of a Music Hall artiste was only the first of a series of murders by hanging. Hale’s determination to find the link between the victims is variously helped and hindered by a cast of remarkable characters that includes his friend TS Eliot, WB Yeats, Bernard Shaw, Ezra Pound, Alfred Hitchcock and Winston Churchill – not to mention Chief Inspector Wiggins and Sherlock Holmes. In contrast to most tales involving Holmes, The Amateur Executioner takes us into an ambiguous and murky world where right and wrong aren’t always distinguishable. I look forward to reading more about Enoch Hale.” The Amateur Executioner  is available from all good bookstores including in the USA Amazon, Barnes and Noble, in the UK Amazon, Waterstones,  and for everywhere else Book Depository who offer free worldwide delivery. In ebook format there is Kindle,  iPad and Kobo.

Sherlock Holmes Society of London Reviews The Amateur Executioner by Dan Andriacco and Kieran McMullen

„There is the possibility of a Fenian attack also in The Amateur Executioner: Enoch Hale Meets Sherlock Holmes, the first collaboration between Dan Andriacco and Kieran McMullen (MX; £7.99). Hale, a native Bostonian, is a reporter for London’s Central News Syndicate – where, in 1920, Horace Harker is still a familiar figure, though far from revered. It becomes evident that the apparent suicide of a Music Hall artiste was only the first of a series of murders by hanging. Hale’s determination to find the link between the victims is variously helped and hindered by a cast of remarkable characters that includes his friend TS Eliot, WB Yeats, Bernard Shaw, Ezra Pound, Alfred Hitchcock and Winston Churchill – not to mention Chief Inspector Wiggins and Sherlock Holmes. In contrast to most tales involving Holmes, The Amateur Executioner takes us into an ambiguous and murky world where right and wrong aren’t always distinguishable. I look forward to reading more about Enoch Hale.”

The Amateur Executioner  is available from all good bookstores including in the USA Amazon, Barnes and Noble, in the UK Amazon, Waterstones,  and for everywhere else Book Depository who offer free worldwide delivery. In ebook format there is Kindle,  iPad and Kobo.

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Jan 24
For those lucky fans with iPads, every week MX Publishing gives away 10 review copies of a different Holmes book to fans on their iPad list. This week’s give-away is Holmes Sweet Holmes by Dan Andriacco, the second in the Sebastian McCabe and Jeff Cody series. To get on the reviewers list you can subscribe here http://eepurl.com/rHS_9 Lots of Sherlock Holmes books for the iPad on Pinterest.

For those lucky fans with iPads, every week MX Publishing gives away 10 review copies of a different Holmes book to fans on their iPad list. This week’s give-away is Holmes Sweet Holmes by Dan Andriacco, the second in the Sebastian McCabe and Jeff Cody series. To get on the reviewers list you can subscribe here http://eepurl.com/rHS_9

Lots of Sherlock Holmes books for the iPad on Pinterest.

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Jan 20

My Tin Dispatch Box: In The Ring With Sherlock Holmes!

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I have to confess I have never read The Three Gables. I really must get round to doing so and I am now inspired to do so after reading Samuel Williams Jr’s Anomalous. The first time I encountered Steve Dixie was when I watched Granada’s Sherlock Holmes and was greeted with Dixie pinning…

Anomalous – The Adventures of Sherlcok Holmes is available from bookstores including in the USA Barnes and Noble and Amazon, in the UK Waterstones, Amazon and Book Depository (free worldwide delivery) and in electronic formats – iTunes (iPad), Kindle, Nook and Kobo.

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Jan 18

Top 10 MX Sherlock Holmes books on Nook – 18th January

Watson’s Afghan Adventure by Kieran McMullen at the top of the top 10 MX Publishing Sherlock Holmes books on Nook Books today.

#407,370  Watson’s Afghan Adventure

#557,937  The Case of the Grave Accusation A Sherlock Holmes Adventure

#568,206  Baker Street Beat

#588,073  A Case of Witchcraft

#655,280  Barefoot on Baker Street

#736,252  Bertram Fletcher Robinson – a Footnote to the Hound of Baskervilles

#742,817  Lost Stories of Sherlock Holmes

#1,042,261  Murder In The Library

#1,067,008  Shadowfall a novel of Sherlock Holmes

#1,137,739  In Search of Dr Watson

For a full listing of Nook Holmes books check out the Sherlock Holmes Nook Books page on Pinterest.

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Dec 31

Sherlock Holmes Society of London reviews - Sherlock Holmes and The Lyme Regis Trials

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“David Ruffle completes his ‘Lyme Regis trilogy’ with Sherlock Holmes and the Lyme Regis Trials (MX Publishing; £6.99/ $9.95/ €7.99). The title refers in part to the difficulties overcome by the pineer palaeontologist Mary Anning, a poorly educated woman in a world dominated by men, but principally to top-secret naval trials, which lead to espionage and murder. This pleasant volume is completed by a distinctly off-beat account of the case of the Grosvenor Square furniture van.”

Sherlock Holmes and The Lyme Regis Trials is available from all good bookstores worldwide including in the USA Amazon  and Barnes and Noble, in the UK Amazon, Waterstones . Fans outside the US and UK can get free worldwide delivery from Book Depository  - and in all electronic formats including Amazon Kindle, Kobo and Apple iBooks (iPad/iPhone)

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Dec 29
Brilliant cover for the 2nd novel in the Irene Adler series of Sherlock Holmes books from Amy Thomas. The Dectective, The Woman and the Winking Tree is out on 13th February. The first book, The Detective and the Woman is available from all good bookstores worldwide including in the USA Amazon, Barnes and Noble and in all electronic formats including Amazon Kindle , iTunes (iPad/iPhone) and Kobo.

Brilliant cover for the 2nd novel in the Irene Adler series of Sherlock Holmes books from Amy Thomas. The Dectective, The Woman and the Winking Tree is out on 13th February.

The first book, The Detective and the Woman is available from all good bookstores worldwide including in the USA Amazon, Barnes and Noble and in all electronic formats including Amazon Kindle , iTunes (iPad/iPhone) and Kobo.

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Dec 28
Sherlock Holmes is sent to Russia in a bid to save the Romanovs - “packed with action”…..

Sherlock Holmes is sent to Russia in a bid to save the Romanovs - “packed with action”…..

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Dec 26

Keep Calm and Save Undershaw

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Brilliant picture adopted by the Sherlock’s Home translators. The book is being translated into 7 more languages by forty plus translators. You can go your bit by buying one on the six great books that have royalties going to Save Undershaw….. a perfect way to start building the funds to buy and restore this great house…..

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Sherlock’s Home - The Empty House is available from all good bookstores including in the USA Barnes and Noble and Amazon, in the UK Waterstones, Amazon and Book Depository (free worldwide delivery) and in all electronic formats - Kindle, iPad, Kobo and Nook.

An Entirely New Country is available through all good bookstores including Amazon USA, Amazon UK, Classic Specialities, and in all electronic formats including iTunes, Kobo, Nook and in a very popular Kindle version that includes the dozens of photos.

56 Sherlock Holmes Stories in 56 Days is available from all good bookstores including in the USA Barnes and Noble, Amazon, and also now in ebook format including Amazon Kindle and iPad format.

‘The Real Sherlock Holmes’ is available all good bookstores including Barnes and Noble, Amazon, and in all formats including Amazon Kindle and now on the iPad too. Fans outside the US and UK can get free delivery from Book Depository.  

The Many Watsons is available from all good bookshops including in the USA Amazon , in the UK Amazon and Waterstones. For elsewhere Book Depository who offer free delivery worldwide.

Sherlock Holmes and The Case of The Crystal Blue Bottle is available from all good bookstores including in the USA Amazon,  in the UK Amazon and Waterstones. For elsewhere Book Depository offer free delivery worldwide.

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Dec 13
The top ten MX Sherlock Holmes books on Amazon Kindle USA…. #49,609           Sherlock Holmes and The Case of The Edinburgh Haunting #75,438           The Untold Adventures of Sherlock Holmes  #84,657           Sherlock Holmes and The Peculiar Persecution of John Vincent Harden #86,899           Sherlock Holmes and The Element of Surprise  #201,905         Sherlock Holmes and The Case of The Bulgarian Codex #231,027         Sherlock Holmes and The Whitechapel Vampire  #249,173         The Real Sherlock Holmes  #252,500         The Detective and The Woman  #313,887         The 1895 Murder      #359,184         Sherlock’s Home: The Empty House  

The top ten MX Sherlock Holmes books on Amazon Kindle USA….

#49,609           Sherlock Holmes and The Case of The Edinburgh Haunting

#75,438           The Untold Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 

#84,657           Sherlock Holmes and The Peculiar Persecution of John Vincent Harden

#86,899           Sherlock Holmes and The Element of Surprise 

#201,905         Sherlock Holmes and The Case of The Bulgarian Codex

#231,027         Sherlock Holmes and The Whitechapel Vampire 

#249,173         The Real Sherlock Holmes 

#252,500         The Detective and The Woman 

#313,887         The 1895 Murder     

#359,184         Sherlock’s Home: The Empty House  

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Nov 21

Book Review: "Holmes And Watson: End Peace" by David Ruffle

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Hello friends, I’ve recently finished “Holmes And Watson: End Peace” by David Ruffle. I couldn’t wait to share my thoughts on this very innovatively written little masterpiece. So here goes…

End Peace is filled with nothing but my favorite part of any Sherlock Holmes pastiche, dialogue. This fascinating book is literally 100% dialogue, it reads like an actual transcript of one long conversation and is completely delightful to digest.

The book takes place at the very end of Holmes and Watson’s years together. What we have here is a retrospective look at their career and adventures together from the vantage point of a “final’ conversation between our two beloved characters. However while that premise may seem pretty straightforward, Ruffle manages to throw in some VERY original and captivating twists and turns that keep you absolutely rapt. I do not exaggerate in the least when I say this.

Aside from the oh so curious way in which this conversation takes place and the mystery that encapsulates it, we have even more to be excited about. Answers to many questions and light shed on many stories from the canon! Who doesn’t love that idea?

During this retrospective conversation the duo go about discussing the fate of many characters from the original Conan Doyle stories as well as some of those cases that Watson often mentioned yet never chronicled. For example we learn what became of Detective Inspector Lestrade, Mrs. Hudson, Mary Morstan and many more characters that impacted the lives of Holmes and Watson. Call it literary closure if you will and masterfully done if I may say so myself.

Holmes and Watson also take the time to finally say things to each other they’ve always wanted and/or needed to, yet never have due to pride, respect or perhaps both. They are very candid with each other and “let some things out” that have been building up all these years. They also finally express some sentiments that will leave any Sherlockian/Holmesian, touched. Don’t worry, David does this perfectly and their “honest moments” are done with elegance and tact. You’ll have to read for yourself to see exactly what I mean.

David Ruffle is no stranger to writing brilliant books and this one follows suit. Given the majority of the subject matter in this book there is not much else I can say about the content without the risk of spoiling it for those of you who have yet to read it. On that note I will leave you with this:

If you love Sherlock Holmes, buy this today. If you love good books, buy this today. If you ever wondered what happened to any of your favorite characters, buy this today. If you would be interested in listening in on a “final” retrospective conversation between Holmes and Watson, then seriously, buy this today.

This book is well worth its weight in gold. It is fun, mysterious, emotionally captivating, full of twists and did I mention it’s 100% dialogue! . No filler, no fluff, just the words of our beloved Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson. Well done Mr. Ruffle, well done…

“Holmes and Watson: End Peace” is available from bookstores including in the USA Barnes and Noble andAmazon, in the UK Waterstones, Amazon and Book Depository (free worldwide delivery).

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Joe’s book (raising funds for Save Undershaw) ‘The Real Sherlock Holmes’ is available all good bookstores including Barnes and Noble, Amazon, and in all formats including Amazon Kindle and now on the iPad too. Fans outside the US and UK can get free delivery from Book Depository

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Nov 18

Sherlock Holmes and The Case of The Bulgarian Codex

Out this week……

Sherlock Holmes and The Case of The Bulgarian Codex is available from all good bookstores including in the USA Amazon, Barnes and Noble, in the UK Amazon, Waterstones,  and for everywhere else Book Depository who offer free worldwide delivery. In ebook format there is Kindle,  iPad and Kobo.

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Oct 19
3 more years research. 64 more A4 pages. Fully revised and updated with hundreds more facts on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Brian’s book has been THE definitive work on Conan Doyle’s life for more than a decade - a must have for the shelf of every Sherlock Holmes writer and historian. Out on 1st November. Barnes and Noble USA, in the UK Amazon, and free delivery to the rest of the world Book Depository.

3 more years research. 64 more A4 pages. Fully revised and updated with hundreds more facts on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Brian’s book has been THE definitive work on Conan Doyle’s life for more than a decade - a must have for the shelf of every Sherlock Holmes writer and historian. Out on 1st November. Barnes and Noble USA, in the UK Amazon, and free delivery to the rest of the world Book Depository.

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Aug 27

Los Angeles Barnes and Noble event a sellout for Anomalous

Sherlock Holmes came to LA yesterday in the form of pioneering Sherlock Holmes author Samuel Williams who was signing first editions of his novel - Anomalous: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

This was Samuel’s second sell-out signing session having launched his book at LABBX (Los Angeles Black Book Expo) earlier this month. Sam was hosted at one of his local Barnes and Noble Stores at Redlands. 

Whilst most of the sales as normal with book signings were those visiting the stores, around a quarter came from pre-promotion of the event through Facebook and Goodreads. Here’s Samuel (yellow tie) with some of the excited fans getting their hands on a signed first edition:

Samuel is the first black author of a major Sherlock Holmes novel. Anomalous features several key black characters including boxing legend Jack Johnson. Samuel is very keen to expand the popularity of the canon within the African American community and initial reviews are extremely positive.

We caught up with Samuel after the event for a quick Q&A.

What prompted you to write a Sherlock Holmes novel?

“When I was a high school student at Christchurch School, a private Episcopalian boarding school located on the banks of the Rappahannock River in Middlesex  County, Virginia, I fell in love Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes adventures. In my readings, however, I noticed there were only two black characters ever mentioned in any of the adventures. I was also concerned the only black male character to appear, Steve Dixie, was depicted as a rogue and grifter. I decided I would write a Holmes adventure that would give Dixie’s character some positive, redeeming value.”

Who were your main inspirations for writing?

“Three Christchurch School alumus inspired me to write myself. Novelist William Styron (The Confessions of Nat Turner and Sophie’s Choice); long time New York Times chief film critic Vincent Canby (Living Quarters and Unnatural Scenery); and North Carolina based sportswriter William Brill (A Season is a Lifetime: The Inside Story of the Duke Blue Devils and Their Championship Seasons); I never met them, but while attending Christchurch School, I heard of their literary achievements, so they provided a benchmark for me as a writer.”

So what can Sherlock Holmes fans expect in this book?

“In this novel, you will see Sherlock teamed with America’s first black heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson and through that association, I tried to examine the racial climate of the post-Victorian era. In fact, in the first chapter, Holmes is undercover as Altamont and finds himself in the black neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois sampling a soul food dish of fried chicken, ham hocks, cabbage and candied yams as he launches into adventures in America and England alongside Johnson. Needless to say, Holmes/Altamont is a bit outside the box in this one.”

The book is having wide appeal with Holmes fans and is available from all good bookstores including Barnes and Noble stores across the USA and online at Barnes and Noble. You can also follow developments on the Anomalous Facebook Page.

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Aug 25

Pinterest Sherlock Holmes Books

To quote one of our authors a little while ago - “I can’t quite see the point of pinterest” - we were wondering the same. Well, we are finding it a brilliant resource for Sherlock Holmes fans and here’s why.

One of the challenges as a publisher is that fans are becoming evermore segmented by the way they buy books. If you take into consideration firstly country, then favourite bookstore, and now format (paperback, Kindle, Kobo, Nook and iPad) then you have a whole host of combinations. 

We have long been face by the dilemma - how do we, for example, share the best Sherlock Holmes Books for a USA fan that prefers to download the books onto their Kindle. Until now, that has been really difficult - a matter of sending them links to individual books on the Kindle store.

Pinterest enables us to, quickly and efficiently, ‘Pin’ all the books from a certain source into one easily navigatable board - so for example:

This is now possible for all formats, in all countries. This gives a great resource to the fans to have all the books in their format.

It’s also possible to do subject specific boards. One extremely important one for us is the books that are donating their royalties to Save Undershaw:

http://pinterest.com/sherlockbooks/save-undershaw-fundraisers/

This board brings together the books and formats in one place and makes it easy for fans to support this great cause. 

We would be very interested in hearing from fans what other boards they would like us to put together - would one specifically by type be useful? - e.g. pastiches, short stories, historical books. Or would you like to see boards for specific authors that have written multiple books? Would you like to see a board specifically for book reviews? What about a board for video book reviews?

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