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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
Petrosino (left) and the Italian Squad 1890's NYC I understand that in several countries some change has been made in police procedure on account of these stories. A principle is a principle, whether in fiction or in fact. Many of the great lessons of life are to be learned in the pages of the novelist."… Continue reading Joe Petrosino, the People’s Hero, The Italian “Sherlock Holmes”
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