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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
[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
Writing about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories from a woman’s point of view, plus adding the history of the women of his day, is such delightful inspiration. Click on the link, MX Sherlock Holmes Books and follow the directions for your free audiobook codes. It is remarkable that audiobooks now represent more than half of… Continue reading UPDATE: MX Publishing highlights WOMAN authors with FREE audiobook codes!
“This elegant publication… cleverly develops an ingenious and original new plot, finally delivering to the reader a stunning conclusion to the novel.” Historical Novel Society. Gretchen Altabef has the highest placed novel audiobook. (The top six audiobooks are short story collections): Mxpublishing's BlogDecember 4, 20241. 1. The Six-Thirteen from Fairfield Junction and Other Cases of Sherlock… Continue reading FIVE MILES OF COUNTRY #1 Novel in Top 20 Sherlock Holmes Audiobooks
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“This elegant publication… cleverly develops an ingenious and original new plot, finally delivering to the reader a stunning conclusion to the novel.” Review by Julia Stoneham for The Historical Novel Society. The Historical Novel Society was founded in the UK in 1997. It was "conceived as something of a campaigning society for the support of… Continue reading Review of Five Miles of Country by The Historical Novel Society.
Give it a listen! FIVE MILES OF COUNTRY - A New Sherlock Holmes Adventure is out on audio. Just in time for the holidays. A FIVE-STAR Sherlock Holmes Mystery written from a women's perspective by Gretchen Altabef. Brilliantly narrated by J.T. McDaniel. J.T. McDaniel's Scottish lilt adds authenticity to the voices of Doctor Watson and… Continue reading FIVE MILES OF COUNTRY Audiobook is out NOW!
NEW 5-STAR REVIEW for Five Miles of Country Reviewed in the United Kingdom. Altabef triumphantly... brings in new characters... a great sense of period... expanded roles for Mrs Hudson... Irene Adler... Murray... an intriguing murder plot located on the world’s first film set... has the reader eager to turn the page and find out what… Continue reading A Bangingly Good read!
You look at THESE SCATTERED HOUSES, and you are impressed by their beauty. I look at them, and the only thought which comes to me is a feeling of their isolation, and of the impunity with which crime may be committed there . . . Had this lady who appeals to us for help gone… Continue reading “The Adventure of the Copper Beeches” & My Sherlock Novels
Orlando Pearson is the author of The Redacted Sherlock Holmes Series. Great sense of period in London and on an ocean liner from Liverpool to New York . . . an intriguing murder plot located on the world’s first film set and its twists has the reader eager to turn the page and find out… Continue reading Orlando Pearson’s Review of FIVE MILES OF COUNTRY
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