David Marcum

Steven Smith

Explains the link between the ego and business productivity, drawing on real-life examples to illustrate the distinction between good and great leaders while discussing how managers can effectively use or balance their egos for professional results.

What Makes Ego Our Greatest Asset (or Most Expensive Liability)

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The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part V: Christmas Adventures features contributions by: Bob Byrne, Derrick Belanger, Amy Thomas, David Marcum, Denis O. Smith, C.H. Dye, Marcia Wilson, Julie McKuras, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Bert Coules, John Hall, Jim French, S.F. Bennett, Narrelle M. Harris, William Patrick Maynard, Vincent W. Wright, James Lovegrove, Arthur Hall, Nicholas Utechin, Mike Chinn, Tracy J. Revels, Roger Riccard, Wendy C. Fries, Paul D. Gilbert, Jan Edwards, Molly Carr, S. Subramanian, Peter K. Andersson, Matthew J. Elliott, Hugh Ashton, and Mark Mower, with a poem by Ashley D. Polasek and forewords by Jonathan Kellerman, Roger Johnson, Steve Emecz, Melissa Farnham, and David Marcum.

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Part XXXIII featuring contributions from: Terry Golledge, Naching T. Kassa, Susan Knight, Martin Daley, Dan Rowley, Marcia Wilson, Tracy J. Revels, Josh Cerefice, Craig Stephen Copland, Jeffrey A. Lockwood, Mark Wardecker, David Marcum, Kevin P. Thornton, Tim Symonds, Tom Turley, David MacGregor, Andrew Bryant, Hugh Ashton, a poem by Alisha Shea, and forewords by Jeffrey Hatcher, Roger Johnson, Emma West, Steve Emecz, and David Marcum Parts XXXI, XXXII, and XXXIII 2022 Annual 61 New Holmes Adventures Collected in Three Companion Volumes. In 2015, the first three volumes of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories arrived, containing over 60 stories in the true traditional Canonical manner, revisiting Holmes and Watson in those days where it is “always 1895” . . . or a few decades on either side of that. That was the largest collection of new Holmes stories ever assembled, and originally planned to be a one-time event. But readers wanted more, and the contributors had more stories from Watson’s Tin Dispatch Box, so the fun continued. Now, with the release of Parts XXXI, XXXII, and XXXIII, the series has grown to nearly 700 new Holmes adventures by over 200 contributors from around with world. Since the beginning, all contributor royalties have gone to the Undershaw school (formerly Stepping Stones) for special needs children at Undershaw, one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s former homes, and to date the project has raised nearly $100,000 for the school – as well as helping provide a world-wide awareness of its mission. As has become the tradition, this new collection of 61 adventures features Holmes and Watson carrying out their masterful investigations from the early days of their friendship in Baker Street to the post-War years during Holmes’s retirement. Along the way they are involved in dozens of fascinating mysteries, all progressing along completely unexpected lines. Join us as we return to Baker Street and discover more authentic adventures of Sherlock Holmes, described by the estimable Dr. Watson as “the best and wisest . . . whom I have ever known.” 61 new traditional Holmes adventures in three simultaneously published volumes The game is afoot! All royalties from this collection are being donated by the writers for the benefit of the preservation of Undershaw, one of the former homes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part XXXIII

In 2015, The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories burst upon the scene, featuring adventures set within the correct time period, and written by many of today’s leading Sherlockian authors from around the world. Those first three volumes were overwhelmingly received, and there were soon calls for additional collections. Since then, their popularity has only continued to grow. And now we present a new three-volume set. Like 2017’s two-volumes set, Eliminate the Impossible, this new collection, Whatever Remains . . . Must Be the Truth features tales of Holmes’s encounters with seemingly impossible events – ghosts and hauntings, cults and curses, mythical beasts and mediums, angels and demons, and more. In “The Sussex Vampire”, Holmes tells Watson: “This agency stands flat-footed upon the ground, and there it must remain. The world is big enough for us. No ghosts need apply.” In each of the stories presented in this huge three-volume collection, Holmes approaches the varied problems with one of his favorite maxims firmly in place: “. . . . When you have eliminated the impossible whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth . . . .” But what, exactly, is the truth? A Study in Scarlet, the first recorded adventure of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson, was first published in 1887. What an amazing journey the years since then have been! In addition to the pitifully few sixty tales originally presented in The Canon, published between 1887 and 1927, there have been literally thousands of additional Holmes adventures in the form of books, short stories, radio and television episodes, movies, manuscripts, comics, and fan fiction. And yet, for those who are true friends and admirers of the Master Detective of Baker Street, where it is always 1895 (or a few decades on either side of that!) these stories are not enough. Give us more! The forty-nine stories in these three companion volumes represent some of the finest new Holmesian storytelling to be found, and honor the man described by Watson as “the best and wisest . . . whom I have ever known.” All royalties from this collection are being donated by the writers for the benefit of the preservation of Undershaw, one of the former homes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Part XVII – Whatever Remains Must Be the Truth (1891-1898) features contributions by: Charles Veley & Anna Elliott, Arthur Hall, Michael Mallory, Will Murray, Paul D. Gilbert, S. Subramanian, Roger Riccard, Stephen Herczeg, Hugh Ashton, Chris Chan, Bert Coules, Jane Rubino, Tracy J. Revels, Geri Schear, David Marcum, and Dick Gillman, with a poem by Christopher James, and forewords by David Marcum, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Roger Johnson, and Steve Emecz

Whatever Remains . . . Must Be the Truth (1891-1898)

The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XVII

Giallo - racconto lungo (28 pagine) - Quale mistero si nasconde dietro lo strano caso del vecchio con il carretto trainato da una capra? Le doti deduttive di Holmes dovranno sciogliere un enigma per nulla semplice... Quale mistero si nasconde dietro lo strano caso del vecchio con il carretto trainato da una capra? Sherlock Holmes dovrà ricorrere alla sua vasta conoscenza della scena criminale, nonché alle sue doti deduttive, per sciogliere l’enigma di una storia che si intreccia con le indagini del nostro eroe per assicurare il suo arcinemico, il malvagio professor Moriarty, alla giustizia. David Marcum ha iniziato a studiare la vita di Sherlock Holmes e del Dr Watson, nel 1975, all’età di dieci anni, quando, trattando con un amico uno scambio di romanzi degli “Hardy Boys”, serie di romanzi gialli destinati agli adolescenti di vari autori che si firmano con lo pseudonimo collettivo Franklin W. Dixon, ha ricevuto in regalo (e neanche troppo gradito) una copia integrale de Le avventure di Sherlock Holmes. Poco tempo dopo, ha visto in televisione Sherlock Holmes: notti di terrore, versione cinematografica di Uno studio in nero di Ellery Queen e ha iniziato a cercare altre storie di Sherlock Holmes, le originali come anche gli apocrifi. Ha acquistato, quindi, una copia dell’edizione Doubleday di The Complete Sherlock Holmes e l’ha divorata in una notte. Per Natale, i genitori gli hanno regalato Holmes of Baker Street di Baring-Gould, segnando così il suo destino. Da quel momento, ha iniziato a leggere e collezionare migliaia di apocrifi holmesiani: romanzi, racconti, episodi radiofonici e televisivi, film e sceneggiature, fumetti, fanzine e manoscritti non pubblicati. In aggiunta, ha iniziato a leggere quelli che considerava i classici della letteratura poliziesca: Nero Wolfe, Ellery Queen, Hercule Poirot, Perry Mason e Solar Pons che è considerato il logico erede di Sherlock Holmes. È autore di The Papers of Sherlock Holmes, vol. 1 e 2 (2011, 2013), Sherlock Holmes and a Quantity of Debt (2013) e Sherlock Homes – Tangled Skeins (2015). Ha curato, inoltre, la raccolta in tre volumi Sherlock Holmes in Montague Street (2014), in cui ha riadattato i racconti con Martin Hewitt protagonista di Arthur Morrison come avventuri di Sherlock Holmes antecedenti a quelle create da Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Più recentemente, nel 2015, ha iniziato una serie antologica, The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories, che, anno dopo anno, si sta arricchendo di nuovi contenuti. Ha contribuito con racconti e saggi alle più importanti riviste sherlockiane. Quando non è immerso nelle avventure dei suoi eroi giovanili, Marcum esercita la professione di ingegnere civile. Vive in Tennessee con la moglie e un figlio. È membro di The Sherlock Holmes Society of London, The John H. Watson Society (“Marker”), The Praed Street Irregulars (“The Obrisset Snuff Box”), The Solar Pons Society of London, The Occupants of the Full House, (affiliate a The Baker Street Irregulars) e di The Diogenes Club West (East Tennessee Annex), una curiosa associazione non ufficiale. Dall’età di sedici anni indossa tutto l’anno il berretto da cacciatore di cervi e, nel 2013, è riuscito a coronare il sogno di raggiungere l’Inghilterra e Baker Street.

Sherlock Holmes e il curioso caso dell’uomo con la capra

64 new traditional Holmes adventures in three simultaneously published volumes In 2018, MX Publishing presented Parts XI and XII of this acclaimed and ongoing series, Some Untold Cases. Now that theme is revisited with 64 new Sherlock Holmes adventures that explore those many tantalizing references to some of Holmes's other cases, as mentioned in The Canon. "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., Late Indian Army, 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 had at various times to examine . . . ." - Dr. John H. Watson So wrote Dr. Watson in "The Problem of Thor Bridge" - and ever since, Sherlockians have been seeking to know more about these tales from the legendary tin dispatch box. While Watson's original Literary Agent only edited the pitifully few sixty stories that make up the original Canon, there have since been literally thousands of traditional adventures about the true Sherlock Holmes - and yet there will never be enough! Throughout the original Holmes Canon, there were hints and teases of other intriguing cases - The Giant Rat of Sumatra . . . The Abernetty Tragedy . . . The Manor House Case. Watson mentions well over one-hundred of these, which have collectively come to be known as The Untold Cases. Now, once again MX Publishing brings us sixty-four of these adventures in three simultaneously published volumes, with all royalties going to support the Stepping Stones School at Undershaw, one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's former homes. Join us as we return to Baker Street and discover more authentic adventures of Sherlock Holmes, described by the estimable Dr. Watson as "the best and wisest . . . whom I have ever known." Each volume contains forwards by Otto Penzler, Roger Johnson, Stepping Stones School, Steve Emecz, and David Marcum, as well as stories by the following contributors: Marcia Wilson, Brenda Seabrooke, Stephen Herczeg, Tracy J. Revels, Kevin P. Thornton, Thomas A. Burns, Jr., Dick Gillman, Jayantika Ganguly, John Davis, DJ Tyrer, Harry DeMaio, Arthur Hall (2 stories), Susan Knight, David Marcum, Craig Stephen Copland (2 stories), Gayle Lange Puhl, John Lawrence, John Linwood Grant, and Paula Hammond, and a poem by Joseph W. Svec III

Some More Untold Cases (1895–1903)

The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part XXIV

64 new traditional Holmes adventures in three simultaneously published volumes In 2018, MX Publishing presented Parts XI and XII of this acclaimed and ongoing series, Some Untold Cases. Now that theme is revisited with 64 new Sherlock Holmes adventures that explore those many tantalizing references to some of Holmes's other cases, as mentioned in The Canon. "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., Late Indian Army, 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 had at various times to examine . . . ." - Dr. John H. Watson So wrote Dr. Watson in "The Problem of Thor Bridge" - and ever since, Sherlockians have been seeking to know more about these tales from the legendary tin dispatch box. While Watson's original Literary Agent only edited the pitifully few sixty stories that make up the original Canon, there have since been literally thousands of traditional adventures about the true Sherlock Holmes - and yet there will never be enough! Throughout the original Holmes Canon, there were hints and teases of other intriguing cases - The Giant Rat of Sumatra . . . The Abernetty Tragedy . . . The Manor House Case. Watson mentions well over one-hundred of these, which have collectively come to be known as The Untold Cases. Now, once again MX Publishing brings us sixty-four of these adventures in three simultaneously published volumes, with all royalties going to support the Stepping Stones School at Undershaw, one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's former homes. Join us as we return to Baker Street and discover more authentic adventures of Sherlock Holmes, described by the estimable Dr. Watson as "the best and wisest . . . whom I have ever known." Each volume contains forwards by Otto Penzler, Roger Johnson, Stepping Stones School, Steve Emecz, and David Marcum, as well as stories by the following contributors: Will Murray (2 stories), Tim Gambrell (2 stories), Craig Janacek, I.A. Watson, Jane Rubino, Paul Hiscock, Hugh Ashton, Mike Chinn, Shane Simmons, Dacre Stoker and Leverett Butts, David Marcum, Matthew J. Elliott, Paul D. Gilbert, Tracy J. Revels, Margaret Walsh, Arthur Hall, Barry Clay, Steven Philip Jones, Jan van Koningsveld, and Marcia Wilson, and a poem by John Linwood Grant

Some More Untold Cases (1888–1894)

The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part XXIII

Featuring Contributions by: Will Murray, Brenda Seabrooke, Arthur Hall, Steven Philip Jones, Dan Rowley and Don Baxter, David Marcum, Hugh Ashton, Sonya Kudei, Barry Clay, DJ Tyrer, Mark Wardecker, Paul Hiscock, Tom Turley, Brett Fawcett, Martin Daley, Bob Byrne, Tracy J. Revels, James Gelter, and Matthew White, with a poem by Kevin Patrick McCann, and forewords by Michael Sims, Roger Johnson, Emma West, Steve Emecz, and David Marcum 59 New Traditional Canonical Holmes Adventures Collected in Three Companion Volumes In 2015, the first three volumes of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories arrived, containing over 60 stories in the true traditional Canonical manner, revisiting Holmes and Watson in those days where it is "always 1895" . . . or a few decades on either side of that. That was the largest collection of new Holmes stories ever assembled, and originally planned to be a one-time event. But readers wanted more, and the contributors had more stories from Watson's Tin Dispatch Box, so the fun continued. Now, with the release of Parts XXXVII, XXXVIII, and XXXIX, the series has grown to over 800 new Holmes adventures by over 200 contributors from around with world. Since the beginning, all contributor royalties go to the Undershaw school for special needs children, located at one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's former homes, and to date the project has raised over $110,000 for the school. This new collection of 59 adventures features Holmes and Watson carrying out their masterful investigations from the early days of their friendship in Baker Street to the post-War years during Holmes's retirement. Along the way, Our Heroes are involved in dozens of fascinating mysteries - some relating Untold Cases, sequels to Canonical adventures, and a number or others that progress along completely unexpected lines. Join us as we return to Baker Street and discover more authentic adventures of Sherlock Holmes, described by the estimable Dr. Watson as "the best and wisest . . . whom I have ever known."

The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XXXVII: 2023 Annual (1875-1889)

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Part Three of a record breaking three-volume collection, bringing together over sixty of the world’s leading Sherlock Holmes authors. All the stories are traditional Sherlock Holmes pastiches. This volume covers the years from 1896 to 1929, including contributions from:Geri Schear, Paul D. Gilbert, Stuart Douglas, Lyn McConchie, Phil Growick, Seamus Duffy, Leslie FE Coombs, Mark Alberstat, GC Rosenquist, Iain McLaughlin and Claire Bartlett, Andrew Lane, Peter K. Andersson, Matthew J. Elliott, Jim French, Bob Byrne, James Lovegrove, Tim Symonds, Larry Millett, Kim Krisco, C. Edward Davis, Joel and Carolyn Senter, (and two poems by Bonnie MacBird). The authors are donating all the royalties from the collection to preservation projects at Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s former home, Undershaw.

1896 to 1929

The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part III

Part XXXII featuring contributions from: Hal Glatzer, Arianna Fox, Terry Golledge, David Marcum, Craig Janacek, James Gelter, Mike Hogan, Arthur Hall, Tracy J. Revels, Will Murray, Roger Riccard, Tim Symonds, Wayne Anderson, Alan Dimes, Mike Chinn, Paul Hiscock, Ian Ableson, a poem by Kevin Patrick McCann, and forewords by Jeffrey Hatcher, Roger Johnson, Emma West, Steve Emecz, and David Marcum. Parts XXXI, XXXII, and XXXIII 2022 Annual 61 New Holmes Adventures Collected in Three Companion Volumes. In 2015, the first three volumes of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories arrived, containing over 60 stories in the true traditional Canonical manner, revisiting Holmes and Watson in those days where it is “always 1895” . . . or a few decades on either side of that. That was the largest collection of new Holmes stories ever assembled, and originally planned to be a one-time event. But readers wanted more, and the contributors had more stories from Watson’s Tin Dispatch Box, so the fun continued. Now, with the release of Parts XXXI, XXXII, and XXXIII, the series has grown to nearly 700 new Holmes adventures by over 200 contributors from around with world. Since the beginning, all contributor royalties have gone to the Undershaw school (formerly Stepping Stones) for special needs children at Undershaw, one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s former homes, and to date the project has raised nearly $100,000 for the school – as well as helping provide a world-wide awareness of its mission. As has become the tradition, this new collection of 61 adventures features Holmes and Watson carrying out their masterful investigations from the early days of their friendship in Baker Street to the post-War years during Holmes’s retirement. Along the way they are involved in dozens of fascinating mysteries, all progressing along completely unexpected lines. Join us as we return to Baker Street and discover more authentic adventures of Sherlock Holmes, described by the estimable Dr. Watson as “the best and wisest . . . whom I have ever known.” 61 new traditional Holmes adventures in three simultaneously published volumes The game is afoot! All royalties from this collection are being donated by the writers for the benefit of the preservation of Undershaw, one of the former homes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part XXXII

In 2015, the first three volumes of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories arrived, containing over 60 stories in the true traditional Canonical manner, revisiting Holmes and Watson in those days where it is “always 1895” ... or a few decades on either side of that. That was the largest collection of new Holmes stories ever assembled, and originally planned to be a one-time event. But readers wanted more, and the contributors had more stories from Watson’s Tin Dispatch Box, so the fun continued. Now, with the release of Parts XIX, XX, and XXI, the series has grown to over 450 new Holmes adventures by nearly 200 contributors from around the world. Since the beginning, all contributor royalties go to the Stepping Stones School for special needs children at Undershaw, one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s former homes, and to date the project has raised nearly $60,000 for the school. As has become the tradition, this new collection of 64 adventures features Holmes and Watson carrying out their masterful investigations from the early days of their friendship in Baker Street to the post-War years during Holmes’s retirement. Along the way they are involved in some fascinating mysteries – some relating Untold Cases, others sequels to Canonical adventures, and a number progressing along completely unexpected lines. Join us as we return to Baker Street and discover more authentic adventures of Sherlock Holmes, described by the estimable Dr. Watson as “the best and wisest ... whom I have ever known.” Featuring - Roger Riccard, Matthew White, Kevin P. Thornton, Chris Chan, Nick Cardillo, MJH Simmonds, Craig Stephen Copland, Will Murray, Ian Ableson, Thomas A. Turley, David Marcum, Dick Gillman, David Friend, Arthur Hall, Brenda Seabrooke, James Moffett, Robert Stapleton, Andrew Bryant, Will Murray, Andrew Bryant, Peter Coe Verbica, Sean M. Wright, and Tim Gambrell, with a poem by Christopher James, and forewords by John Lescroart, Roger Johnson, Lizzy Butler, Steve Emecz, and David Marcum.

2020 Annual (1882-1890)

The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part XIX

Sherlock Holmes's investigations were not always the neat and self-contained stories that were presented for publication. As Watson writes in his "Foreword": Holmes's cases overlapped one another considerably, often with the next beginning while the current was still in motion. Some moved linearly from start to finish without interruption, while others stretched, a piece here and a piece there, across weeks, months, or even years and decades. There are cases from the past that resonated into the present, or times when Holmes's path was detoured from the middle of one case into a completely different matter without warning. A few never reached any conclusion at all. Sometimes ... Holmes would find himself surrounded by the returning ripples of a matter that he had believed to be concluded years earlier, with the guilty miscreant supposedly far behind him.Watson chose the stories in this collection to represent this tangled skein. Join us as we ascend the seventeen steps to the sitting room at 221b Baker Street, discovering cases that range from Holmes's earliest days in practice to his activities during his supposed retirement on the South Downs of Sussex. The game is afoot!

Stories from the Notebooks of Dr. John H. Watson

Sherlock Holmes - Tangled Skeins

As has become the tradition, this new collection features Holmes and Watson carrying out their masterful investigations from the early days of their friendship in Baker Street to the post-War years during Holmes's retirement. Join us as we return to Baker Street and discover more authentic adventures of Sherlock Holmes, described by the estimable Dr. Watson as "the best and wisest . . . whom I have ever known."

The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part XXV

Featuring Contributions by: Tracy J. Revels, John Davis, John Lawrence, Stephen Herczeg, Tim Gambrell, Craig Stephen Copland, Jeremy Branton Holstein, Thomas A. Turley , Arthur Hall, David Marcum, S.C. Toft, Leslie Charteris and Denis Green, Roger Riccard, Will Murray, John Lawrence, and Marcia Wilson, and forewords by Peter Lovesey, Roger Johnson, Steve Emecz, and David Marcum Here, though the world explode, these two survive, And it is always eighteen-ninety-five. So wrote Sherlockian Vincent Starrett in his 1942 poem 221b, soon after the United States entered World War II. Even as those years brought terrible challenges, so too has 2020 been a year of great testing for so many of us, as a global pandemic rages and good people are called to stand against evil. For Sherlockians, comfort can be found in climbing those seventeen stairs to the Baker Street sitting room, where it is always eighteen-ninety-five - or a few decades on either side of it. In 2015, the first three volumes of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories arrived, containing over 60 stories in the true traditional Canonical manner. That was the largest collection of new Holmes stories ever assembled, and originally planned to be a one-time event. But readers wanted more, and the contributors had more stories from Watson's Tin Dispatch Box, so the fun continued. Now, with the release of Parts XXV, XXVI, and XXVII, the series has grown to nearly 600 new Holmes adventures by almost 200 contributors from around with world. Since the beginning, all contributor royalties go to the Stepping Stones School for special needs children at Undershaw, one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's former homes, and to date the project has raised over $75,000 for the school. As has become the tradition, this new collection features Holmes and Watson carrying out their masterful investigations from the early days of their friendship in Baker Street to the post-War years during Holmes's retirement. Join us as we return to Baker Street and discover more authentic adventures of Sherlock Holmes, described by the estimable Dr. Watson as "the best and wisest . . . whom I have ever known." 59 new traditional Holmes adventures in three simultaneously published volumes The game is afoot! All author royalties from this collection are being donated by the writers for the benefit of the preservation of Undershaw, one of the former homes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories - Part XXVII

Giallo - racconto lungo (36 pagine) - Sembra una giornata normale per il detective di Baker Street, ma l'enigma che ne emerge dopo la richiesta d'aiuto di Mr Johnson è di quelli davvero complicati Una tranquilla giornata per Holmes e Watson si trasforma in un altro enigma da risolvere dopo la richiesta d’aiuto di Mr Johnson: gli stravolgimenti nell’agenzia postale dove era impiegato, i soprusi di una sua nuova collega e i comportamenti insoliti del suo datore di lavoro sono solo l’inizio del mistero, tra vecchie conoscenze e nuovi risvolti. David Marcum ha iniziato a studiare la vita di Sherlock Holmes e del Dr Watson, nel 1975, all’età di dieci anni, quando, trattando con un amico uno scambio di romanzi degli “Hardy Boys”, serie di romanzi gialli destinati agli adolescenti di vari autori che si firmano con lo pseudonimo collettivo Franklin W. Dixon, ha ricevuto in regalo (e neanche troppo gradito) una copia integrale de Le avventure di Sherlock Holmes. Poco tempo dopo, ha visto in televisione Sherlock Holmes: notti di terrore, versione cinematografica di Uno studio in nero di Ellery Queen e ha iniziato a cercare altre storie di Sherlock Holmes, le originali come anche gli apocrifi. Ha acquistato, quindi, una copia dell’edizione Doubleday di The Complete Sherlock Holmes e l’ha divorata in una notte. Per Natale, i genitori gli hanno regalato Holmes of Baker Street di Baring-Gould, segnando così il suo destino. Da quel momento, ha iniziato a leggere e collezionare migliaia di apocrifi holmesiani: romanzi, racconti, episodi radiofonici e televisivi, film e sceneggiature, fumetti, fanzine e manoscritti non pubblicati. In aggiunta, ha iniziato a leggere quelli che considerava i classici della letteratura poliziesca: Nero Wolfe, Ellery Queen, Hercule Poirot, Perry Mason e Solar Pons che è considerato il logico erede di Sherlock Holmes. È autore di The Papers of Sherlock Holmes, vol. 1 e 2 (2011, 2013), Sherlock Holmes and a Quantity of Debt (2013) e Sherlock Homes – Tangled Skeins (2015). Ha curato, inoltre, la raccolta in tre volumi Sherlock Holmes in Montague Street (2014), in cui ha riadattato i racconti con Martin Hewitt protagonista di Arthur Morrison come avventuri di Sherlock Holmes antecedenti a quelle create da Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Più recentemente, nel 2015, ha iniziato una serie antologica, The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories, che, anno dopo anno, si sta arricchendo di nuovi contenuti. Ha contribuito con racconti e saggi alle più importanti riviste sherlockiane. Quando non è immerso nelle avventure dei suoi eroi giovanili, Marcum esercita la professione di ingegnere civile. Vive in Tennessee con la moglie e un figlio. È membro di The Sherlock Holmes Society of London, The John H. Watson Society (“Marker”), The Praed Street Irregulars (“The Obrisset Snuff Box”), The Solar Pons Society of London, The Occupants of the Full House, (affiliate a The Baker Street Irregulars) e di The Diogenes Club West (East Tennessee Annex), una curiosa associazione non ufficiale. Dall’età di sedici anni indossa tutto l’anno il berretto da cacciatore di cervi e, nel 2013, è riuscito a coronare il sogno di raggiungere l’Inghilterra e Baker Street.

Sherlock Holmes e l'avventura della donna meno vincente

Giallo - racconto lungo (54 pagine) - Indagine su alcune attività illegali in un college americano Nel giugno del 1921, Holmes e Watson si trovano nel Tennessee; avendo qualche giorno di tempo, il grande investigatore decide di mantenere una promessa fatta a un'anziana signora che sospetta attività illegali in un college rurale da lei finanziato. Sul luogo, i due vengono a conoscenza della presenza di numerosi individui misteriosi accampati nei pressi; alcuni residenti locali nutrono sospetti nei confronti di questi visitatori non invitati. David Marcum ha iniziato a studiare la vita di Sherlock Holmes e del Dr Watson, nel 1975, all’età di dieci anni, quando, trattando con un amico uno scambio di romanzi degli “Hardy Boys”, serie di romanzi gialli destinati agli adolescenti di vari autori che si firmano con lo pseudonimo collettivo Franklin W. Dixon, ha ricevuto in regalo (e neanche troppo gradito) una copia integrale de Le avventure di Sherlock Holmes. Poco tempo dopo, ha visto in televisione Sherlock Holmes: notti di terrore, versione cinematografica di Uno studio in nero di Ellery Queen e ha iniziato a cercare altre storie di Sherlock Holmes, le originali come anche gli apocrifi. Ha acquistato, quindi, una copia dell’edizione Doubleday di The Complete Sherlock Holmes e l’ha divorata in una notte. Per Natale, i genitori gli hanno regalato Holmes of Baker Street di Baring-Gould, segnando così il suo destino. Da quel momento, ha iniziato a leggere e collezionare migliaia di apocrifi holmesiani: romanzi, racconti, episodi radiofonici e televisivi, film e sceneggiature, fumetti, fanzine e manoscritti non pubblicati. In aggiunta, ha iniziato a leggere quelli che considerava i classici della letteratura poliziesca: Nero Wolfe, Ellery Queen, Hercule Poirot, Perry Mason e Solar Pons che è considerato il logico erede di Sherlock Holmes. È autore di The Papers of Sherlock Holmes, vol. 1 e 2 (2011, 2013), Sherlock Holmes and a Quantity of Debt (2013) e Sherlock Homes – Tangled Skeins (2015). Ha curato, inoltre, la raccolta in tre volumi Sherlock Holmes in Montague Street (2014), in cui ha riadattato i racconti con Martin Hewitt protagonista di Arthur Morrison come avventuri di Sherlock Holmes antecedenti a quelle create da Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Più recentemente, nel 2015, ha iniziato una serie antologica, The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories, che, anno dopo anno, si sta arricchendo di nuovi contenuti. Ha contribuito con racconti e saggi alle più importanti riviste sherlockiane. Quando non è immerso nelle avventure dei suoi eroi giovanili, Marcum esercita la professione di ingegnere civile. Vive in Tennessee con la moglie e un figlio. È membro di The Sherlock Holmes Society of London, The John H. Watson Society (“Marker”), The Praed Street Irregulars (“The Obrisset Snuff Box”), The Solar Pons Society of London, The Occupants of the Full House, (affiliate a The Baker Street Irregulars) e di The Diogenes Club West (East Tennessee Annex), una curiosa associazione non ufficiale. Dall’età di sedici anni indossa tutto l’anno il berretto da cacciatore di cervi e, nel 2013, è riuscito a coronare il sogno di raggiungere l’Inghilterra e Baker Street.

Sherlock Holmes e l'avventura della cerimonia del folle

In 1893, Dr. Watson and Conan Doyle published what they believed was the last Sherlock Holmes story, The Final Problem . The world was stunned, and The Strand Magazine rushed to fill the vacuum. Readers were soon introduced to a new detective, Martin Hewitt, as presented by Arthur Morrison. Although initially different than Holmes, Hewitt also showed a number of interesting similarities as well. For many years, Martin Hewitt has been mostly forgotten, except in some Sherlockian circles, where it has long been theorized that he was a young Mycroft Holmes. However, recent evidence has come to light that Hewitt s adventures were in fact cases undertaken by a young Sherlock Holmes when he lived in Montague Street, several years before he would take up his legendary rooms in Baker Street with Watson. These volumes are The Complete Martin Hewitt Stories, taking Arthur Morrison s original publications and presenting them as Sherlock Holmes adventures. If you re a fan of Holmes, enjoy! And by all means, seek out the original Hewitt stories and enjoy them as well. The Game is afoot!"

SHERLOCK HOLMES IN MONTAGUE ST

Soham Bagchi

David Ruffle

Mark Mower

Margaret Walsh

Craig Janacek

Arthur Hall

Anna Lord

Robert Perret

Geri Schear

Danielle Gastineau

Jennifer Met

S F Bennett

Welcome back once more to the Stranger's Room. The fire is blazing so help yourself to a brandy, pull up a chair to the fire and enjoy these tales from established and new Holmesian writers. Encompassing as they do tradition, humour and quirkiness, there is something for everyone. Enjoy! Featuring: David Ruffle, Danielle Gastineau, Soham Bagchi, Robert Perret, Mark Mower, David Marcum, Margaret Walsh, Anna Lord, Arthur Hall, Geri Schear, Jennifer Met, S F Bennett, Craig Janacek. Royalties from all the authors are being donated to Stepping Stones School at Undershaw.

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