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Part Two 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 1890 to 1895, including contributions from: Ann Margaret Lewis, Vincent W. Wright, William Patrick Maynard, Matthew Booth, J.R. Campbell, Robert V. Stapleton, Sam Wiebe, Jeremy Branton Holstein, Bill Crider, Peter Calamai, Lyndsay Faye, Marcia Wilson, Jack Grochot, Bert Coules. Christopher Redmond, Mike Hogan, Carl Heifetz, Wendy C. Fries, Dick Gillman (and a poem from Carole Nelson Douglas).The authors are donating all the royalties from the collection to preservation projects at Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's former home, Undershaw.
The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part II: 1890 to 1895From MX Publishing - Amazon Sales Rank: #151104 in Books
- Published on: 2015-10-01
- Original language: English
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- Dimensions: 9.02" h x .98" w x 5.98" l, 1.42 pounds
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The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part II: 1890 to 1895From MX Publishing About the Author David Marcum and Steven Smith travel the world teaching people to utilize the corporate asset of ego and limit its liabilities. With decades of experience and degrees in management and psychology, they ve worked with organizations including Microsoft, Accenture, the U.S. Air Force, General Electric, Disney, and State Farm. Their work has been published in eighteen languages in more than forty countries.David Marcum and Steven Smith travel the world teaching people to utilize the corporate asset of ego and limit its liabilities. With decades of experience and degrees in management and psychology, they ve worked with organizations including Microsoft, Accenture, the U.S. Air Force, General Electric, Disney, and State Farm. Their work has been published in eighteen languages in more than forty countries.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Volume 2 of the best Sherlockian fiction anthology ever published By Philip K. Jones This book is the second of a series of three Sherlockian anthology volumes from MX Publications and it includes stories set in the period 1890 through 1895. All of the authors have donated their royalties for this publication to the support of Undershaw.The second volume includes nineteen short stories and one poem.The poem is “The Bachelor of Baker Street Muses on Irene Adler,” by Carole Nelson Douglas. It is an interesting collection of verses that examines Sherlock’s attitude towards “The Woman.” “The Affair of Miss Finney,” by Ann Margaret Lewis examines an oft neglected crime, rape, and displays the varying attitudes toward this crime in Victorian times. “The Adventure of the Bookshop Owner,” by Vincent W. Wright Presents a complex murder rooted in an obscure past. “The Singular Case of the Unrepentant Husband,” by William Patrick Maynard explains the identity of Mrs. Turner, who appeared in “A Scandal in Bohemia” (SCAN) and was never seen again. It also presents an apparently supernatural occurrence as well as an apparently similar comeuppance. “The Verse of Death,” by Matthew Booth presents a locked room murder with a surprising history.“Lord Garnett’s Skulls,” by J. R. Campbell combines mistaken gossip, old Victorian practices and inabilities to “listen” into a complex investigation for Holmes. “Larceny in the Sky with Diamonds,” by Robert V. Stapleton tells us of the Professor’s last caper before he heads off to the Reichenbach to meet Holmes. Sam Wiebe’s “The Glennon Falls” tells of a shaping incident in Professor Moriarty’s past that helped lead him to the Reichenbach. In “The Adventure of the Sleeping Cardinal,” by Jeremy Branton Holstein, Watson and Insp. Lestrade investigate a robbery for Mycroft during “The Great Hiatus.” “The Case of the Anarchist’s Bomb,” by Bill Crider, precedes “The Adventure of the Empty House” by a month or so as Mycroft asks Watson to investigate a bombing that killed an anarchist.“The Riddle of the Rideau Rifles,” by Peter Calamai, originally appeared in an anthology devoted to adventure tales centered on the Rideau Canal Waterway. This updated edition tells of an attempt by Canadian unionists to stir up trouble with the USA. Lyndsay Faye’s “The Adventure of the Willow Basket” tells of Lestrade’s feelings about “The Great Hiatus” and introduces a truly remarkable murder weapon. “The Onion Vendor’s Secret,” by Marcia Wilson, introduces the reader to a remarkable brotherhood that grew up in England in the 19th Century and ties up some loose ends from “The Hound of the Baskervilles”. Jack Grochot’s “The Case of the Murderous Numismatist” introduces the reader to one of Holmes’ informers and to a remarkable policewoman as well as to a murderous coiner. Bert Coules gives us “The Saviour of Cripplegate Square” which was written as the fifth hour-long episode of the BBC radio series, “The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.” These episodes were written to tell Untold Tales and this is the tale of “…the most winning woman I ever knew….” As cited in The Sign of Four. It is chilling, on several levels.“A Study in Abstruse Detail,” by Wendy C. Fries clarifies several Untold Tales cited in the Canon. These include “The famous Smith-Mortimer succession case” cited in “The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez ,” “Venomous lizard, or Gila…” cited in “The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire” and “...the case of Vamberry, the wine merchant...,” cited in “The Musgrave Ritual.” “The Adventure of St. Nicholas the Elephant,” by Christopher Redmond tells of how Holmes solved a most puzzling murder on the grounds of an historic church using observation and deduction. In “The Lady on the Bridge,” Mike Hogan tells of Holmes fostering “true love” by deterring a persistent, elderly suitor and aiding an eligible bachelor to marry a winsome French mademoiselle, or so it seems. In “The Adventure of the Poison Tea Epidemic,” professional chemist Carl Heifetz describes Holmes’ “…researches in Early English charters...” cited in “The Adventure of the Three Students” along with his findings. “The Man on Westminster Bridge,” by Dick Gillman, has Holmes and Watson investigate a unique method of cheating in a Gentleman’s club at the request of Mycroft.This second volume continues the excellent tradition set by the first book in the series. There are fewer stories and not quite so many outstanding ones, but the good tales are very good and their number includes most of the tales in the book. All are worth reading, a few are outstanding and most are very good indeed.Reviewed by: Philip K. Jones, October, 2015
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Beyond impressive! By Ye Olde Ed There have been some impressive anthologies of brand new Sherlock Holmes stories over the past 20 years or so (thank you, Mike Ashley, David Stuart Davies, Martin Greenberg et al.) but this one goes beyond impressive. Not just in quantity - more than 60 stories in three handsome volumes - but in consistent quality. And no wonder, given the quality of the contributors. Here are some - most - of the best, most dedicated Holmesian authors working today, from all four corners of the world. Stories by Andrew Lane, Lyndsay Faye, Larry Millett, Carole Nelson Douglas, Bert Coules, Denis O Smith, Michael Kurland, Amy Thomas, James Lovegrove, Daniel D Victor, Matthew Booth, Peter Calamai, David Stuart Davies, Matthew J Elliott, Paul D Gilbert, John Hall, Jim French, Phil Growick, Bonnie MacBird, Tim Symonds... and twice as many again. Top stuff! And there's more... Neither the publisher, the hard-working editor, nor any of the contributors will make a penny out of it. All royalties will go towards the preservation and restoration of Undershaw, the house built in Surrey for himself and his family by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This is a splendid venture for a great cause!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Cause for Rejoicing on Both Fronts By Marcia The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories, Part II: 1890-1895Similar in opening with the first novel, we can sit back and enjoy this book’s forward by Catherine Cooke, a name you may find familiar from the BSI. Take a pause and go over it to place yourself in an appropriate listening mood as she describes Undershaw’s decline as “a tragedy of recent years.” Many agree with her, but few are as determined to do something about it as the team that assembled this book under the editorial pen and publishing efforts of David Marcum and Steve Emecz.“Now settle back and enjoy new accounts from the classic years of Holmes and Watson’s partnership, which may shed new light on the mysterious years of the Great Hiatus.”This volume represents what is often the favored era for the Holmesian collector—we believe Watson when he proclaims 1895 as when Holmes’ powers were never greater. There is no better guarantee for you than to close this book at last and believe you have done so on a high note. This is why we often proclaim, “It is always 1895.” (Avoiding spoilers for Vol. III here)Carole Nelson Douglas (who will go down in history for ‘Good Night, Mr. Holmes’), gives us a tripplingly- on-the-tongue contemplation in verse with ‘The Bachelor of Baker Street Muses on Irene Adler.’ Anne Margaret Lewis’ Affair of Miss Finney illuminates quite gloomily a case of assault—we are not only glad to see someone get the pinch of justice on their wrists, we have two extra Easter Eggs inside her story—an explanation for “James” Watson (not too different from my own) and a follow-up from SIGN with Mary Watson nee’ Morstan, who, as Holmes said himself, “might have been most useful in such work as we have been doing.” Here we have the chance to see this for ourselves.The Adventure of the Bookshop Owner by Vincent W. Wright is a case that starts simple and ends tangled in heartstrings—kudos for giving us an old-guard police Inspector who is quite willing to track the guilty to the doorstep of Hell if he must. I believed him.William Patrick Maynard gives us the lesser-known lady at 221B, Mrs. Turner, where her relationship with ‘that infernal machine’ the telephone brings Watson to his friend’s side and a grisly case of murder. This one, like many true-to-life adventures, does not end well for many people and the story may end but questions remain if you wish to ask them. Matthew Booth’s ‘Verse of Death’ opens with what Lestrade admits is “a queer case” (code for: WTHJH?) and we are certainly satisfied with a murderer so zealous in his revenge that even Holmes cannot parse out a scrap of mercy. J. R. Campbell’s ‘Lord Garnett’s Skulls’ reminds us of what it is like to live in an era where remains can be bought and sold as lightly as the lives of the poor. Chilling. I suspect he read a certain definitive novel on a specific class that employed the poorest children of London, and read it well. Robert V. Stapleton’s ‘Larceny in the Sky with Diamonds’ may appear to be tongue in cheek but don’t judge a pastiche by its homage. We have a story about a cunning criminal who, may not get away with it forever, but he certainly came out the richer in a single night. It may say something as to the nature of our psychotic piece of work that he was vastly disappointed that he was unable to betray his own country to Germany. Ah, well. Switzerland awaits…Should there ever be an MX Anthology of Sherlock Holmes’ greatest nemesis, I expect to see this one in the covers, or I shall know the reason why.Sam Wiebe’s ‘The Glennon Falls’ belongs within the covers of this same theoretical anthology-yet-to-come. He gives a treat in the form of not only our favorite money-loving criminal, but a woman who (like it or not, mostly he did not) shape his outcome. There is crime a-plenty in this short story, but it steps aside to the greater crime that sets the stage between the two: The crime of society itself. In this case we assure you it is not a cop-out. If you’re like me, you read the last paragraph a few extra times, and marveled that you did not collapse from too much irony in the blood. If the previous story was Sherlock Holmes in a Jules Verne meets Raffles arena, this one is clearly in the hard-to-find category of Holmes meets a plot out of Ibsen. Following this is another non-Holmesian POV with ‘The Adventure of the Sleeping Cardinal or, The Doctor’s Case.’ The title is the only fair warning you’re going to get. Watson does beautifully and we can enjoy his true-to-form recollections as he gives Holmes his own form of MUSG. I agree with Holmes—he was too hard on himself and he and Lestrade successfully thwarted theft and greed and (though they did not know it at the time) a good-old-fashioned case of fraud. Frankly, I giggled at the idea of Lestrade and Watson innocently thwarting a plot without knowing it—it must have been doubly aggravating for the villains to not be so recognized in their “genius”.Bill Crider’s ‘Case of the Anarchist’s Bomb’ returns us to the shadows of the time, and one of the most belovedly fictitious pieces of real estate: The Diogenes Club. Naturally the most infamous and corpulent and bone-lazy member is within. At the end of it, our heads are spinning as well as Watson’s. Peter Calamai’s Riddle of the Rideu Rifles stretches backwards in time from 1940 and into a dark tale of splinter politics that caused so much trouble for WWI. Lyndsay Faye’s ‘Adventure of the Willow Basket’ picks up not long after the arrest of Colonel Moran. In it we have by Watson’s own admission, “a terrible story” and it doesn’t even need a repulsive red leech to be so (but it helps. Oh, it helps. I can’t think of that willow basket being used for murder without shivering). Amidst the turmoil we can be glad that Holmes, Watson, and Lestrade finally come to an understanding with each other. The Onion Vendor’s Secret is my offering so I won’t be reviewing it, moving on instead to Jack Grochot’s ‘Case of the Murderous Numismatist’. It throws us into a hefty case of counterfeiting—a crime that had far higher stakes than it does now. I’m always astonished anyone back then would even think of facing those charges, and Holmes’ work in defeating them only reminds us crime does NOT pay, whether the coin is real or fake. Bert Coules gives us a rare treat: a play script that can be read out loud in a group and while I haven’t done so, it would go great with a roaring fire and a hot drink. It ‘reads’ like one of the old style thriller radio plays of old—thank you, Bert Coules! Andrew Sachs, Clive Merrison and Michael Williams are in the room when we read (and there are some parts where I can imagine Frazer Hines is there as well). Wendy C Fries’ ‘Study in Abstruse Detail’ is all about a very abstruse person indeed—none other than Vamberry, the beautifully-named but little-known character of Holmes’ recollection. This is another rare sort of tale, where the crime exists largely in the inflated imagination of the criminal, who is not as bad or unforgiveable as he believes.Christopher Redmond’s ‘Adventure of St. Nicholas the Elephant’ follows in true ACD tradition—the story begins with a mysterious and colorfully visual newcomer to 221B Baker Street and soon moves to a peculiar happenstance, murder, Inspector Hopkins, and a glimpse into a very strict catechism in the Great Detective’s life. Be prepared to smile at the comment of Watson’s Scottish roots and a tip of the hat to James Barrie. When you’re done smiling, Mike Hogan has a Lady on the Bridge but first take a moment to savor the beginning—it is very Dickens in its attention to detail and the cost of living. Unusually for the genre, Hogan pays as much attention to the value of London’s architecture in setting the mood. He knows that the two are as indistinguishable in fine writing (one may as well describe a person and forget how they were dressed). Read this one closely, aspiring writers who want to be absolutely accurate to the ins and outs of this time period. This may be the most rollicking and rip-roaring of Volume II.An epidemic of—of all things against British—poisoned tea will remind you that crime is limited only to the imagination and resources of the criminal in question. This is a nice tie-in with WWI and a fond reminisce with the Adventure of the Three Students. Carl L. Heifetz is one of the Holmesian Scholars who believes Mary Watson died, rather than divorced, and in the first page one can feel the subtle pang of a man who is working overtime to stay busy. A lovely tie-in with Holmes’ moods expressed in his pipes leads Watson to leave the rooms in order to give his old friend a much-needed session with his files…and hats off to Heifetz, who proves Watson’s medical instincts are barely human in their acuity. But one good deed in darkness leads to the exposure of another dark deed…allowing the author another bonus point for Watson’s colleague Singh. London IS a melting pot, and I am grateful for every proof I can get of it. Giving us another ‘Bridge’ story is Dick Gillman. Holmes not only must talk a man from jumping off, but accept the man’s case. We can chalk this one up to one of the rarer cases where Holmes demonstrates his hidden philosophy of how the smallest attention to detail is also how to observe what is wrong with the world. I particularly liked his statement of having little pity for gamblers, but detesting cheats. This is Holmes in a nutshell: the risk is nothing without consideration of the prize. Mycroft, Wiggins, Mrs. Hudson and Lestrade are a few of the names you may recognize, but the ending reminds us that, as always, Holmes can be trusted to have his open unique view. This stands alone and I expect to see it in print again.Collections need each other to be complete, and each era has its own unique difficult challenges. The writers overall met them beautifully. Read this knowing the book may have ended on a high note, but it is not the end. There is a third volume left to read as good as the first two!
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