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The Detective, The Woman and The Silent Hive: A Novel of Sherlock Holmes

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by Amy Thomas


  http://girlmeetssherlock.wordpress.com

  The Baker Street Babes

  The Baker Street Babes is an international, all-female podcast started by Sherlockian extraordinaire Kristina Manente. They cover topics as diverse as the illustrations of Sydney Paget and the preservation of Undershaw, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s home, as well as commenting on all kinds of Holmes-related media.

  The Babes’ blend of irreverent, witty, and intellectual commentary has won them a devoted and ever-widening group of listeners. They were particularly delighted to be featured on NBC during the 2012 Olympic Games, and they have been featured guests of 221b Con, Elementary Con, and will be featured at Dash con in July of 2014.

  www.bakerstreetbabes.com

  Also from MX Publishing

  MX Publishing is the world’s largest specialist Sherlock Holmes publisher, with over a hundred titles and fifty authors creating the latest in Sherlock Holmes fiction and non-fiction. The collection includes the bestselling biography Benedict Cumberbatch In Transition- now also released in Japanese and Chinese.

  MX Publishing also has one of the largest communities of Holmes fans on Facebook with regular contributions from dozens of authors.

  www.facebook.com/BooksSherlockHolmes

  Also from MX Publishing

  Our bestselling books are our short story collections - of which we have several;

  ‘Lost Stories of Sherlock Holmes’ , ‘The Outstanding Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes’, The Papers of Sherlock Holmes Volume 1 and 2, ‘Untold Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ (and the sequel ‘Studies in Legacy) and ‘Sherlock Holmes in Pursuit’, ‘The Cotswold Werewolf and Other Stories of Sherlock Holmes’ - and many more......

  www.mxpublishing.com

  Also from MX Publishing

  “Phil Growick’s, ‘The Secret Journal of Dr Watson’, is an adventure which takes place in the latter part of Holmes and Watson’s lives. They are entrusted by HM Government (although not officially) and the King no less to undertake a rescue mission to save the Romanovs, Russia’s Royal family from a grisly end at the hand of the Bolsheviks. There is a wealth of detail in the story but not so much as would detract us from the enjoyment of the story. Espionage, counter-espionage, the ace of spies himself, double-agents, double-crossers...all these flit across the pages in a realistic and exciting way. All the characters are extremely well-drawn and Mr Growick, most importantly, does not falter with a very good ear for Holmesian dialogue indeed. The tale is fantastic yes, but the skill of the author is apparent for he makes us believe that these events could have happened just as he describes. None of the content is superfluous in any way at all and the whole is a pleasure to read. Highly recommended. A five-star effort.”

  The Baker Street Society

  Watch out for the sequel ‘The Revenge of Sherlock Holmes’ in May 2014.

  Also From MX Publishing

  Illustrator James Macaluso has hit upon a wonderful way to get younger Sherlock Holmes fans to read the original stories. He’s re-created the original tales with illustrations in Lego. The results are wonderful with each of Sidney Paget’s original illustrations painstakingly re-created in Lego this is a series that fans young and old will love. The series runs in the order of the stories published in The Strand magazine - starting with A Scandal In Bohemia.

  www.mxpublishing.com

  Links

  MX Publishing are proud to support the Save Undershaw campaign - the campaign to save and restore Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s former home. Undershaw is where he brought Sherlock Holmes back to life, and should be preserved for future generations of Holmes fans.

  Save Undershaw www.saveundershaw.com

  Sherlockology www.sherlockology.com

  MX Publishing www.mxpublishing.com

  You can read more about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Undershaw in Alistair Duncan’s book (share of royalties to the Undershaw Preservation Trust) - An Entirely New Country and in the amazing compilation Sherlock’s Home - The Empty House (all royalties to the Trust).

  Also Available

 

 

 


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