Official Site of Award-Winning Author Gretchen Altabef
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
Gretchen Altabef’s Sherlock Holmes: Five Miles of Country is likely to draw those who like innovation. 5-STARS! The year is 1896. Sherlock Holmes meets Thomas Edison. At the dawn of Cinema, a beautiful and talented Broadway danseuse is murdered in Edison’s New Jersey Laboratory. Irene Adler encounters ghosts on Broadway. Harry Houdini mystifies the New… Continue reading Five Miles Of Country
As the light was dimming and returning during the sun’s eclipse, I began to write my fifth novel. What a gift! This is my favorite part of being an author. I have no idea where the book is going, I don’t even know who’s narrating the story, although so far it’s Mrs Hudson. Everything is… Continue reading Book Number Five Began During the Eclipse!!!
Murder, ghosts and mystery intertwine as Holmes and Watson navigate New York's diverse landscape alongside police chief Theodore Roosevelt.” --SH Magazine How wonderful to find my new novel listed here! One of 21 new books chosen to be in this section. And what an issue to be sure, the 40th Anniversary of Granada's fantastic Sherlock… Continue reading FIVE MILES OF COUNTRY in the new Sherlock Holmes Magazine
Review declares my new Novel a MUST READ! The novel offers a fresh take on so many stock Holmes elements that could have been stale; for fans and others it is a pleasurable read. A tightly researched plot. The author’s handling of the real history is impressive. This book steps away from male-dominated sagas where… Continue reading FIVE STARS for FIVE MILES OF COUNTRY!
My new Sherlock Holmes novel is due out March 5th, 2024. Amazon: Goodreads: Barnes & Nobel: MX Publishing Author Page: “Do you know, Watson,’ said he, ‘that it is one of the curses of a mind with a turn like mine that I must look at everything with reference to my own special subject. You… Continue reading FIVE MILES OF COUNTRY Available for Preorder NOW!
For Holmes' birthday, a taste of my new novel, FIVE MILES OF COUNTRY. Watson describes his friend: Holmes was in truth not as impenetrable as he seemed. He was as malleable as any human man in this time and place could be. And for some reason, he regarded our friendship as a chance to explore… Continue reading Happy 170th Birthday Sherlock Holmes!
Kickstarter for my new Novel FIVE MILES OF COUNTRY Click on ABOVE SENTENCE to be redirected to my KICKSTARTER. The final eight days of my KICKSTARTER Campaign – FIVE MILES OF COUNTRY. We have reached 200%. 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… Continue reading KICKSTARTER – THE FINAL EIGHT DAYS!
My publisher, MX Publishing is offering a free promotion for fans of my novels. For the rest of October collect all three audiocodes for my Sherlock Holmes Mystery books: THESE SCATTERED HOUSES, REMARKABLE POWER OF STIMULUS, & THE KEYS OF DEATH. All you have to do is fill in the form on the MX website… Continue reading My AudioBook Codes for Free
FREE THE KEYS OF DEATH Audiobook. Follow the directions on MX Publishing's page. THE KEYS OF DEATH Audiobook. Brilliantly narrated by J.T. McDaniel, and written by award-winning author, Gretchen Altabef, is available FREE this week from MX Publishing. It is a genesis story about friendship with the power to change the world. Altabef's characters are… Continue reading THE KEYS OF DEATH is FREE this week from MX Publishing
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