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Further Encounters of Sherlock Holmes

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Edited by George Mann — Titan Books brings us another collection of new short stories featuring the world’s first consulting detective. Most Sherlock Holmes anthologies feature reprints of popular stories, and it is difficult for such books to stand out in a crowded field. Last…
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Policemen, pawns and poison

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On the Radar — This week sees JD Robb’s In Death and Jonathan Kellerman’s Alex Delaware series receive updates, but there’s plenty of new blood spilled as well. Up-and-coming Canadian author Peggy Blair is set to release her second book, and we also meet Ryan…
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The Will of the Dead by George Mann

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Titan Books has amassed a very impressive line-up of books for Sherlock Holmes devotees who enjoy reading what authors since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle have done with the character. Recently, Titan has been adding new novels from the pens of up-and-coming writers, many of whom…
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The Executioner's Heart

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Written by George Mann — The Executioner’s Heart sees George Mann return to the Victorian London he so ably depicted in The Affinity Bridge, The Immorality Engine, and The Osiris Ritual, which formed the first three books in the Newbury & Hobbes series. It’s an…
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Interview: George Mann

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History, horror, fantasy and mystery. It’s Victorian crime fiction but not as we know it in the books of George Mann. Released today, The Executioner’s Heart is the fourth in his Newbury & Hobbes series. In it, there’s a seriel killer stalking the streets of…
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Mayhem

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Written by Sarah Pinborough — As a setting Victorian London seems to be a mainstay in crime fiction. It will always of course be associated with that most famous of detectives, Sherlock Holmes, but there is also Sexton Blake, Dickens’ Bleak House, and The Moonstone…
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Encounters of Sherlock Holmes

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Edited by George Mann — With Sherlock Holmes out of copyright, authors are free to use the character and his partner in crime fighting Dr John Watson in stories as they wish. Even leading authors like Anthony Horowitz have had a go. Here George Mann, who…
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Secrets, lies and steampunk

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On the radar – Our new books report this week is an eclectic mix of crime fiction, ranging from horror and steampunk short stories featuring Sherlock Holmes to death aboard a modern day Viking longship, and on to a case of baby snatching. We also…
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