Book review: Bonnie Macbird’s The Three Locks
The Three Locks By Bonnie MacBird Reviewed by Ardy Having read and enjoyed Bonnie Macbird’s previous Holmes pastiches, I was excited to have this one arrive on my doorstep... More »
Reviews
Book Review: Mick Finlay’s “Arrowood and the Thames Corpses”
The third volume in the Arrowood series, after Arrowood and The Murder Pit, is set in the summer of 1896. It is seethingly hot and journalist turned private detective... More »
Last-Minute Holiday Gifts?!
First of all, I must apologise to the lovely writers who sent me their books to review as I did not manage to do so until now. The last... More »
Book Review: Sherlock Unlocked
Sherlock Unlocked is quite a delightful read. With the resurgence of Sherlock Holmes over the past decade, it stands to reason that more than one author would try their... More »
Review: Holmes & Watson: The Game is A-Starting!
Ok, look, I admit it. Holmes & Watson isn’t a good movie. It’s puerile and idiotic. Its climax takes place with Queen Victoria on the Titanic, even though Queen... More »
Review: Mick Finlay’s The Murder Pit – An Arrowood Mystery
Mick Finlay’s second novel about Sherlock Holmes’s gritty, south of the river-living rival detective William Arrowood is set in early January, 1896. Everything is cold, frozen and grey, and... More »
Baker Street: The First Sherlockian Musical
With Lyndsay Faye’s Dust and Shadow being adapted for the singing stage in the coming months, what better time to take a look at Sherlock Holmes’ history in musical... More »
Pin Bombs: Taking a Bath With Sherlock Holmes
There is nothing like a bath. Let’s just be clear. As a Sherlock Holmes fan, I can also confidently say that there is nothing like a bath with Sherlock... More »
Book Review: S. F. Bennett: The Secret Diary of Mycroft Holmes
The book carries the subtitle The Thoughts and Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes’s Elder Brother 1880-1888. It is not quite clear whether this book, which is playing the Game, carries... More »
Book Review: Mick Finlay: Arrowood
When I first read about Arrowood as an anti-Holmes, I was intrigued. Of course Sherlock Holmes himself constantly criticizes fictional detectives, and Mick Finlay set out to create a... More »