Blurb: The year 1889. The First Terror. At a boys’ prep school in the Kent marshes, a pupil is found drowned in a pond. Could this be the fulfilment of a witch’s curse from 400 years earlier? The year 1890. The Second Terror. A wealthy man dies of a heart attack at his London townhouse.…… Continue reading Sherlock Holmes & The Three Winter Terrors
Blurb: Sherlock Holmes is dead. His body lies in a solitary grave on the Sussex Downs, England. But Dr. Watson survives, and is now given permission to release tales in Sherlock’s ‘classified dossier’, those cases that are, dear reader, unbelievable – for their subject matter is of the most outré and grotesque nature. In this…… Continue reading Sherlock Holmes & Count Dracula by Christian Klaver – A Book Review
Blurb: Queen Victoria is missing and the British Empire needs you. Join Holmes and Watson in this gripping Audible Original drama as they battle to rescue the Queen with the help of an unusual ally, arch-nemesis Moriarty. Authors: George Mann, Cavan Scott Narrators: A full cast/Various Publisher: Audible Genre: Historical Fiction Running Time: 8 hours…… Continue reading Sherlock Holmes & The Voice of Treason – An Audio Drama Review
Blurb: Tales of treachery, intrigue and evil… MAVERICK DETECTIVE SHERLOCK HOLMES AND HIS FAITHFUL CHRONICLER DR JOHN WATSON RETURN IN TWELVE THRILLING SHORT STORIES The iconic duo find themselves swiftly drawn into a series of puzzling and sinister events: an otherworldly stone whose touch inflicts fatal bleeding; a hellish potion unlocks a person’s devilish psyche;…… Continue reading The Manifestations of Sherlock Holmes by James Lovegrove
Blurb: In London’s East End, an outbreak of insanity sees ordinary men and women reduced to gibbering wrecks, and a mysterious creeping fog hides terrifying apparitions within it. Sherlock Holmes deduces a connection between these sinister “shadows” and an Oriental drug lord. Yet there are even more sinister forces at work, as the great detective…… Continue reading Sherlock Holmes & The Shadwell Shadows by James Lovegrove – A Book Review
It’s been a while since I did little book haul post. Mostly because I just get them, forget to do anything other than read and review, and then get hit by the same forgetfulness next time. A few new titles came into my hands recently so thought I’d show them off to the world. It’s…… Continue reading Book Haul
Blurb: It is 1890, and in the days before Christmas Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson are visited at Baker Street by a new client. Eve Allerthorpe – eldest daughter of a grand but somewhat eccentric Yorkshire-based dynasty – is greatly distressed, as she believes she is being haunted by a demonic Christmas spirit. Her…… Continue reading Sherlock Holmes & The Christmas Demon by James Lovegrove – A Book Review
After taking a short break from blogging due to a hectic house move I have finally got myself a lot more time to read and listen to my beloved audio books. So expect much more blogging in the future than I have been doing in the past fortnight. Getting back to my ‘Short Read Sunday’…… Continue reading {Short Read Sunday} A Case of Identity by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – A Book Review
Swords & Spectres 