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Written by Orlando Pearson. Audiobook narrated by Keith Spilsbury. “War, as we have seen in A Modern Odysseus can flare up as if from nowhere, but once men and arms have been staked on a successful outcome, concluding it requires that even the vanquished get something out of the final negotiations, and that even the… Continue reading Review – A Study In Statecraft: The Memoirs of Mycroft Holmes
Sherlock threw the least offensive of the carriage rugs over my shoulders, pinned it with a tarnished rose broach, and crowned me with what looked like one of Doctor Watson’s old, discarded caps. Then he put his arm through mine, and we entered the Alpha Inn as extremely disreputable brothers together. Another author milestone came… Continue reading “BOXING DAY, BROTHER MINE”
I write about heroes and heroines and the art of true justice. Human heroes with human abilities. Genius is a human ability. Friendship is a human ability. Love is a human ability. I write Sherlock Holmes novels. And I take great joy in adding to Dr Doyle's heroic stories something he left out – the… Continue reading The Rachel Holmes Series with FIVE MILES OF COUNTRY
Starts NOW! Click on NOW to be redirected to my KICKSTARTER. LAUNCH of my KICKSTARTER Campaign - FIVE MILES OF COUNTRY. There are Rewards to award, and Deductions to be made. This is your chance to support me as an author. The campaign runs until January 14th 2024. Some Rewards: A signed First Edition of… Continue reading KICKSTARTER for my new Novel FIVE MILES OF COUNTRY
A light went out in many people's lives when he died, for he was one of life's true originals." Anna Massey Jeremy Brett’s possessed, capricious, volatile, dangerous but above all convincingly brilliant Holmes, wipes the memory clean of all previous portrayals. It is not easy to portray genius. Maybe he has to be one." Alan… Continue reading Remembering Jeremy Brett November 3, 1933 – September 12, 1995
“What you do as an actor, for me anyway . . . you learn and assimilate. You read and read and read about the Victorian era. Who was in government? What was the social status of the country? Why was Holmes a bohemian? Then you start to read Doyle and you sort of sniff it… Continue reading Jeremy Brett IS Sherlock Holmes AUDIO BOOK IS OUT!
You think people want to sit down and read ‘The Adventure of the Sleeping Pussycat’ or ‘The Adventure of the Not Actually Stolen Jewellery?’ No! No, they don’t. I may not know much but I do know the kinds of stories the reading public enjoys! We need something with an edge!”—Dr. John Watson. Sherlock in… Continue reading David MacGregor is the cure for the pandemic!
Brava, Geri Schear! Let's see more of this, the world of Sherlock Holmes needs many more truly intelligent novels like this one. Geri Schear's brilliant novel, Sherlock Holmes And The Other Woman, is the very best of the Sherlock Holmes genre. It ought to be on the New York Times Bestseller list. No one except… Continue reading REVIEW Sherlock Holmes And The Other Woman
Italian publisher Mondadori will be publishing an Italian language version of Sherlock Holmes These Scattered Houses in their Il Giallo Mondadori 2022-2023 Sherlock Holmes series. This is a great honor. I am excited that my Italian American Marcello family will be speaking Italian in these books! Of course so will Holmes and the unique villain… Continue reading Stupendo! Splendido! Exciting news!
“It is one of the greatest accomplishments of an author to inspire his reader’s imagination. We can read the same story and because of the miracle of our uniqueness it lights up our imaginations differently.” Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson were at the fire, smoking their post dinner pipes. Holmes opened a thin green-backed journal… Continue reading Doyle’s Posthumous Joke* or Holmes & Watson on Censorship
There's something deep inside people that responds to Holmes. He has a genuine sense of natural justice. A sense of honor. People wish that he did exist. They feel somehow that society would be a safer place if he did. He is what we would like our leaders to be. Someone whom you trust who… Continue reading Happy 172 Birthday Sherlock Holmes
A Sherlock Holmes Pastiche Novel by Gretchen Altabef Review by Joni Lambert Dec 22, 2025 As a lifelong fan of Sherlock Holmes, I always found myself wondering about many of the “minor” characters who helped shape the great detective’s world. As such, I found myself delighted with author Gretchen Altabef’s novel, “The Keys of Death”,… Continue reading Review: The Keys of Death
If you are a dedicated Sherlock Holmes fan, you will love this book. Sherlock Holmes: Far & Wide storybook. NEW REVIEW by Margaret Walsh a fellow writer of Sherlock Holmes pastiches. Or as Holmes would say, "my friend and colleague." REVIEW: "I received a copy of the book Sherlock Holmes: Far & Wide by Gretchen Altabef… Continue reading Highly Recommended!
A TOAST DARLING A tribute in one act. I thought I'd have Sherlock Holmes do the honours. From my storybook, Sherlock Holmes FAR AND WIDE. “I arranged to meet him at the Savoy for tea, but neither of us turned up.” – Jeremy Brett. CAST OF CHARACTERS SHERLOCK HOLMES. The Great Detective. JEREMY BRETT. Shakespearian… Continue reading Happy 92nd Birthday, A TOAST DARLING, Jeremy!
Who is he? Notes on characterization. One third of the way through writing my next novel, Mycroft Holmes popped into the scene. Although Doctor Watson greatly enjoys describing the scene and especially London, he also knows that characters drive a story. I have published one short story with the Holmes brothers and set it at… Continue reading Mycroft Holmes
Nobody gets it! In Victorian etiquette, an unintroduced gentleman could almost never speak to a lady in public, as it was considered rude and improper..." At least nobody as far as I can tell, who put Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Naval Treaty" on film or tape. We look at the story through twenty-first… Continue reading Miss Annie Harrison’s ROSE SOLILOQUY
The Woman who outsmarted Sherlock Holmes. The Woman Herself - Irene Adler: The famous quote from "A Scandal in Bohemia," - "I have seldom heard him mention her by any other name," elevates Irene from a mere adversary to an enduring force in his life. She outwits him not through force or deception, but through her… Continue reading Irene Adler
"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed". Hemingway. A bit harsh, but there are days in a writer’s life when this is absolutely how it feels. Hemingway knew. “Writers are forged in injustice as a sword is forged.” This also rings true for the Sherlock Holmes… Continue reading Don’t Stop Because It’s Hard
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“I just finished [reading] the book....it was fantastic! What a great grouping of stories representing almost the whole spectrum of Sherlock Holmes fiction. The time travel story alone was well worth the wait! Thanks for the book; it will be an honored addition to my Sherlock Holmes library.” T.M. It is so lovely to hear… Continue reading Sherlock Holmes FAR AND WIDE Storybook
[Sherlock's] usual brilliance in hunting down the mastermind behind a nearly perfect murder plot. Mondadori’s Review Of Five Miles of Country-In it's Italian translation-La morte invisibile. Gretchen Altabef's latest addition to the "Il Giallo Mondadori Sherlock" series. "An overseas investigation is just what is needed to shake Sherlock Holmes from one of his recurring periods… Continue reading Sherlock Holmes. La morte invisibile
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