Book Reviews: New Sherlockian Historical Fiction
Richard T. Ryan’s The Vatican Cameos tells the oft-mentioned story alluded to by Watson. The phrase “Vatican Cameos” became a military code after Doyle used it, but it’s unclear if... More »
Book Reviews
The Whole Art of Detection: A Personal Book Review
Lyndsay Faye is my friend. I’m leading with that because I can’t think of anything more disingenuous than proceeding as if an early-release copy of The Whole Art of... More »
Book Review: A Congression of Pallbearers
Fight Card: Sherlock Holmes – A Congression of Pallbearers by Andrew Salmon The third Fight Card: Sherlock Holmes novel is set in 1894 and very much concerned with the... More »
Book Review: Who Killed Sherlock Holmes?
Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? By Paul Cornell Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? is not a Sherlock Holmes book that you’ve read before. In most cases, the continuum of print pastiche (from... More »
Book Review: A Study in Charlotte
A Study in Charlotte By Brittany Cavallaro Like so many novels before it, A Study in Charlotte finds boarding schools fertile settings for the mysteries of life, limb, and, quite... More »
Book Review: The Disappearance of Mr. James Phillimore
The Disappearance of Mr. James Phillimore By Dan Andriacco Wit, style, and humor are hallmarks of author Dan Andriacco, whose McCabe/Cody series now spans five volumes, of which this... More »
Book Review: Otto Penzler (Ed.): Sherlock – Over 80 Stories Starring the Greatest Detective of All Time
Sherlock – Over 80 Stories Starring the Greatest Detective of All Time Selected and Edited by Otto Penzler The volume seems a little overwhelming when you first hold it... More »
Book Review: The Young Sherlock Holmes Series
Young Sherlock Holmes By Andrew Lane As a reviewer and Holmes enthusiast, I’ve read a vast number of Sherlock Holmes novels meant for adults, and I’ve encountered quite a... More »
Book Review: Rose Shepherd: Sherlock Holmes’s London – Explore the City in the Footsteps of the Great Detective
Sherlock Holmes’s London – Explore the City in the Footsteps of the Great Detective By Rose Shepherd As so often with Sherlockian Publications these days, Sherlock Holmes’s London is... More »
Book Review: Imogene and the Case of the Missing Pearls
Imogene & the Case of the Missing Pearls By Elizabeth Varadan Children’s literature is a far trickier genre than it appears to be. As CS Lewis famously asserted, a... More »