"Somewhere in the vaults of the bank of Cox and Co., at Charing Cross, there is a travel-worn and battered tin dispatch-box with my name, John H. Watson, M.D., painted upon the lid. It is crammed with papers, nearly all of which are records of cases to illustrate the curious problems which Mr. Sherlock Holmes has at various times to examine."

Sunday, February 24, 2019

Sherlock Holmes: Adventures in the Realms of H.G. Wells (2017)

Sherlock Holmes dabbles in science fiction in stories penned by various Sherlockian pastiche authors. Released concurrently with a Volume 2.

The World's Greatest Detective in the Realms of the Master of Science Fiction! 
Imagine Holmes trying to solve the case of an invisible man attacking London - matching wits with a traveler from out of time - tracking down a human/feline hybrid - using his deductive skills to help fight Martian and lunar invaders! These are just some of the stories included in Sherlock Holmes: Adventures in the Realms of H.G. Wells. 
This one-of-a-kind two volume anthology features traditional Sherlock Holmes stories blended with one or more tales from H.G. Wells including • The War of the Worlds • The Island of Dr. Moreau • The First Men in the Moon • The Time Machine • The Invisible Man • The New Accelerator • The Man Who Could Work Miracles • The Country of the Blind • And many more!!

Title: Sherlock Holmes: Adventures in the Realms of H.G. Wells
Author: Derrick Belanger, C. Edwards Davis (editors)
Year: 2017
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing
Purchase: Amazon.comAmazon.co.uk

Monday, February 18, 2019

Sherlock Holmes: The Lost Radio Scripts (2017)

I'm not sure if this qualifies as "pastiche", but it's certainly worth adding to any collection of lost Holmes tales. And that cover!

For seven years, beginning in 1939, Basil Rathbone was Sherlock Holmes, not just in a successful series of fourteen films, but in almost 220 half hour radio shows as well. Sadly, many of those radio shows no longer exist and for much of the 1944-45 season not even the scripts could be found. Until now. Here are twelve of the scripts for those missing radio shows. Twelve adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, unheard of and unread for over seventy years, written by Leslie Charteris, creator of Simon Templar The Saint, and Denis Green. Come with us now, for we have a Doctor's appointment. Let's go and listen to what Doctor Watson has to say...

Title: Sherlock Holmes: The Lost Radio Scripts
Author: Leslie Charteris & Denis Green (Author), Ian Dickerson (Editor)
Year: 2017
Publisher: Purview Press
Purchase: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Prisoner of the Devil (1979)

Hardcover edition of Michael Hardwick's first original Holmes pastiche. Hardwick also wrote the centennial Holmes novel The Revenge of the Hound and the novelization of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes.

Not even the last-hope pleas of Alfred Dreyfus's wife can move Sherlock Holmes to take on the case of the unjustly accused artillery officer convicted of treason--until the aging Queen Victoria issues a direct command.

Title: Prisoner of the Devil
Author: Michael Hardwick
Year: 1979
Publisher: Protus
Purchase: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk

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