In the Company of Sherlock Holmes
It’s all about the COMPANY
In the Company of Sherlock Holmes brings together a mix of people you never thought you’d see writing Sherlock Holmes stories. Such as… Laurie R. King and Michael Connelly: Introduction by Laurie R. King Variations on the theme of Holmes have been played ever since the man first saw print. Some have been whimsical, others…
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In the Company of Sherlock Holmes brings together a mix of people you never thought you’d see writing Sherlock Holmes stories. Such as… Les Klinger and Sara Paretsky: The Closing by Les Klinger Rachel finished the last few documents, put down her pen, and looked at McParland. His heart thumped, as it always did. “How…
Read MoreThe Les & Laurie Show: Lovecraft edition
I love doing book events with Les Klinger. Conversations about Sherlock Holmes, from our two very different points of view, are a whole lot of fun. And now Les has a new book on H.P.Lovecraft, and he’s coming to Kepler’s Books in Menlo Park to talk to me about it, and to sign it–plus, there…
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Giveaways! Two of them! The first is a Goodreads giveaway for IN THE COMPANY OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, now through October 20: Kirkus says: The range of the 15 new stories here is remarkable. One of the best, Sara Paretsky’s “The Curious Affair of the Italian Art Dealer,” is the most conservative, taking true delight in…
Read MoreSherlock is Free!
Some months ago my good friend Les Klinger filed a court case against the Conan Doyle Estate claiming that the Estate had no right to block the use of the characters as established in the first fifty of the Conan Doyle Holmes stories (the last ten of which, published after 1923, do remain clearly under…
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