02/09/2024
Much Ado About Sherlock!
Mystery Magazine September 2024, available now in Paperback https://amzn.to/3Z1dwIV and digital https://amzn.to/4dB1eLL on Amazon.
“Jules Laval, The Aesthetic Detective” by Jeffery Scott Sims: This detective treats his solution as an art form, in which truth is beauty rather than reality.
“The Adventure Of Bouncing Betty” by Edward Lodi: Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson must race against the clock to prevent the imminent ex*****on of the talented performer, Bouncing Betty, who stands accused of the heinous murder of Sir Hubert Pamphilion, a crime of which she is innocent.
“Sherlock Holmes, Women, And Chronology” by Bruce Harris: An essay on the detective's early attitude toward women.
“The Singular Case Of The Bandaged Bobby” by Andrew McAleer: Celebrated detective Henry von Stray outfoxes a pair of London con artists disguised as police constables who swindle a Belgium refugee of the Great War.
“The Problem Of The Missing Vermeer” by Martin Hill Ortiz: Sherlock Holmes is confronted with the possible second crime by a suspect to whom he had once shown mercy.
“Finding Isabella” by Vy Kava: A private detective who moonlights as a bounty hunter is hired to find a woman and her 5-year old son.
Custom cover art by Robin Grenville Evans.
