# sherlock holmes (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 16 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover sherlock holmes. Page: Feed: --- ## [AS-pants off](https://addictivescience.kemono.cafe/comic/as-pants-off/) _2026-08-22 · Cervelet · Addictive Science_ Details! ## [International Salutes to Crime](http://therapsheet.blogspot.com/2026/08/international-salutes-to-crime.html) _2026-08-22 · noreply@blogger.com (J. Kingston Pierce) · The Rap Sheet_ I’ve been away from Rap Sheet headquarters for the last few days, so I was delayed in reporting two morsels of crime-fiction awards news. First off, organizers of New Zealand’s annual Ngaio Marsh Awards have released their longlist of works vying for 2026 Best Novel honors: • Lucky Thing , by Tom Baragwanath (Text) • Carved in Blood , by Michael Bennett (Simon & Schuster) • Softly Calls the Devil… ## [International Salutes to Crime](http://therapsheet.blogspot.com/2026/08/international-salutes-to-crime.html) _2026-08-22 · noreply@blogger.com (J. Kingston Pierce) · The Rap Sheet_ I’ve been away from Rap Sheet headquarters for the last few days, so I was delayed in reporting two morsels of crime-fiction awards news. First off, organizers of New Zealand’s annual Ngaio Marsh Awards have released their longlist of works vying for 2026 Best Novel honors: • Lucky Thing , by Tom Baragwanath (Text) • Carved in Blood , by Michael Bennett (Simon & Schuster) • Softly Calls the Devil… ## [#1495: “It’s going to be a long, hard haul, you know…” – When the Old Man Died (1991) by Roger Ormerod](https://theinvisibleevent.com/2026/08/22/when-the-old-man-died-roger-ormerod/) _2026-08-22 · JJ · The Invisible Event_ It’s been a while since I read anything by Roger Ormerod, and that’s in part because I can’t quite decide how I feel about his work. Yes, he puts forwards some intriguing ideas and has resolved a few impossibilities very neatly, but at the same time there’s no real detection and the books always seem … Continue reading #1495: “It’s going to be a long, hard haul, you know…” – When the Old Man Died… ## [Macaw-o-matic](https://addictivescience.kemono.cafe/comic/macaw-o-matic/) _2026-08-20 · Cervelet · Addictive Science_ As seen in Popular Mechanics! ## [It’s Very Hard For A Rich Man To Enter the Kingdom of Heaven](https://blog.chrislansdown.com/2026/08/20/its-very-hard-for-a-rich-man-to-enter-the-kingdom-of-heaven/) _2026-08-20 · Christopher Lansdown · Chris Lansdown_ In the excellent movie Interview with the Vampire, there is a fascinating scene where the 500 year old vampire Armand explains to the recently made vampire (and main character) Louis that there are not, in fact, many old vampires. As he explains that most die for pointless reasons or just fade away because they lose … Continue reading It’s Very Hard For A Rich Man To Enter the Kingdom of Heaven ## [#1494: The Five Matchboxes (1948) by John Russell Fearn](https://theinvisibleevent.com/2026/08/20/the-five-matchboxes-john-russell-fearn/) _2026-08-20 · JJ · The Invisible Event_ I may not yet share TomCat’s love of John Russell Fearn, but I also won’t deny that in the little I’ve read by the man he’s shown enough spirit to warrant further investigation. Blame, then, my never-ending TBR for the multiple years it’s taken me to get back to him, with The Five Matchboxes (1948) … Continue reading #1494: The Five Matchboxes (1948) by John Russell Fearn ## [Explore 300 years of magazine evolution](https://magforum.wordpress.com/2026/08/19/explore-300-years-of-magazine-evolution/) _2026-08-19 · magforum · Magforum blog_ . The programme for Reading Magazines: 300 Years of Magazine Evolution is now in place. The event is being organised by Steve Watson at Stack Magazines and will take place at the legendary St Bride Foundation, just off Fleet Street, on Friday 18 September. This is part of the London Design Festival over two weeks across the \[…\] ## [Day on magazines at St Bride Library](https://magforum.wordpress.com/2026/08/19/day-on-magazines-at-st-bride-library/) _2026-08-19 · magforum · Magforum blog_ . Steve Watson at Stack Magazines is finalising the programme for a day of talks about magazines on Friday 18 September. Reading Magazines: 300 Years of Magazine Evolution will take place at the St Bride Foundation, just off Fleet Street. The event is part of the London Design Festival taking place for two weeks across \[…\] ## [#1493: Little Fictions – Curiosities from Adey: ‘The Locked Room’ (1972) by John Sladek](https://theinvisibleevent.com/2026/08/18/the-locked-room-john-sladek/) _2026-08-18 · JJ · The Invisible Event_ It’s true that, with a self-imposed target of three posts a week all year long, I can sometimes lose a little perspective on the playfulness of this genre I love so dearly. And sometimes it’s good to be reminded that these sorts of things are supposed to be fun, y’know? Which rather neatly brings us … Continue reading #1493: Little Fictions – Curiosities from Adey: ‘The Locked Room’ (1972) by John… ## [PixelRift — Platforming with Level Editor (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5THIzn7PE2TD) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Includes a built-in level editor, campaign with elemental heroes, and boss encounters. ## [miscommunication](https://addictivescience.kemono.cafe/comic/miscommunication/) _2026-08-17 · Cervelet · Addictive Science_ When it comes to annoying people it IS a superpower. ## [The Moor in The Hound of the Baskervilles Has Two Natures](https://blog.chrislansdown.com/2026/08/17/the-moor-in-the-hound-of-the-baskervilles-has-two-natures/) _2026-08-17 · Christopher Lansdown · Chris Lansdown_ The Hound of the Baskervilles is an excellent story which is fascinating for many reasons. In this post, I’d like to consider the moor itself. The moor has two rather distinct natures, despite being the same place. During the day it is safe and even cheerful. At night, it is a place of unknown dangers. … Continue reading The Moor in The Hound of the Baskervilles Has Two Natures ## [Lester Dent's maritime detectives.](http://elizabethfoxwell.blogspot.com/2026/07/dent-maritime.html) _2026-08-17 · noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Foxwell) · The Bunburyist_ Lester Dent. The Dux , Chillicothe (MO) Business College yearbook, 1923, p. 106 Over on the Black Gate blog , Will Murray discusses fictional detectives created by pulp writer Lester Dent (1904–59) who investigated maritime matters: Oscar Sail and Cyrus Peace. ## [Doctor Watson's Xanadu](https://sherlockpeoria.blogspot.com/2026/08/doctor-watsons-xanadu.html) _2026-08-17 · Sherlock Peoria · Sherlock Peoria_ Long have Sherlockians puzzled and conjectured over Watson's marital situation, and the wife who is there, but not there, proposed to as "Mary Morstan" and never spoken of by name again. Such mysteries live on for years, decades even, in our minds . . . until some little thing, just one little innocent thing, triggers the answers that were there all along. I have Max Magee to thank for this.… ## [Revue of Reviewers: 8-16-26](http://therapsheet.blogspot.com/2026/08/revue-of-reviewers-8-16-26.html) _2026-08-16 · noreply@blogger.com (J. Kingston Pierce) · The Rap Sheet_ Critiquing some of the most interesting recent crime, mystery, and thriller releases. Click on the individual covers to read more. ## [Fab Four](http://therapsheet.blogspot.com/2026/08/fab-four.html) _2026-08-15 · noreply@blogger.com (J. Kingston Pierce) · The Rap Sheet_ • Julie Hennrikus, the executive director of Sisters in Crime, has been chosen to receive the 2026 David Thompson Special Service Award. This prize, named in honor of a Texas bookstore owner and crime-fiction publisher who passed away back in 2010 , recognizes Hennrikus for her “extraordinary efforts to develop and promote the crime-fiction field.” In addition to her work for SinC, Hennrikus is… ## [Fab Four](http://therapsheet.blogspot.com/2026/08/fab-four.html) _2026-08-15 · noreply@blogger.com (J. Kingston Pierce) · The Rap Sheet_ • Julie Hennrikus, the executive director of Sisters in Crime, has been chosen to receive the 2026 David Thompson Special Service Award. This prize, named in honor of a Texas bookstore owner and crime-fiction publisher who passed away back in 2010 , recognizes Hennrikus for her “extraordinary efforts to develop and promote the crime-fiction field.” In addition to her work for SinC, Hennrikus is… ## [#1492: “You got trouble, haven’t you, honey?” – Do You Know Me? & Other Aberrations \[ss\] (2025) by Bruce Elliott](https://theinvisibleevent.com/2026/08/15/do-you-know-me-bruce-elliott/) _2026-08-15 · JJ · The Invisible Event_ As a fan of the impossible crime novel You’ll Die Laughing (1945) by Bruce Elliott, I was delighted when I accidentally discovered that Stark House Press had put out a collection of Elliott’s short fiction, Do You Know Me? & Other Aberrations (2025). I was aware that You’ll Die Laughing is atypical of his output, … Continue reading #1492: “You got trouble, haven’t you, honey?” – Do You Know Me? &… ## [Plenteous Peepers](http://therapsheet.blogspot.com/2026/08/plenteous-peepers.html) _2026-08-14 · noreply@blogger.com (J. Kingston Pierce) · The Rap Sheet_ If there’s one thing I’ve learned over these last three weeks spent posting tributes to fictional private detectives in Killer Covers , it’s that I cannot keep two blogs cruising along simultaneously at a lively clip. While I have produced two dozen posts in Killer Covers during this period, my work on The Rap Sheet has slowed to a crawl. Nonetheless, I am pleased with my efforts on that sister… ## [Plenteous Peepers](http://therapsheet.blogspot.com/2026/08/plenteous-peepers.html) _2026-08-14 · noreply@blogger.com (J. Kingston Pierce) · The Rap Sheet_ If there’s one thing I’ve learned over these last three weeks spent posting tributes to fictional private detectives in Killer Covers , it’s that I cannot keep two blogs cruising along simultaneously at a lively clip. While I have produced two dozen posts in Killer Covers during this period, my work on The Rap Sheet has slowed to a crawl. Nonetheless, I am pleased with my efforts on that sister… ## [AI Summaries & Audio Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/my6WVdxMkM85) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to concise audio briefings for the latest stories. ## [Emoticons before computers and mobiles](https://magforum.wordpress.com/2026/08/14/emoticons-before-computers-and-mobiles/) _2026-08-14 · magforum · Magforum blog_ . Lovely set of what are these days called emoticons and litter our online messages. They date from a Fry s Chocolate advert in a 1914 issue of London Opinion magazine (general weekly best known as the instigator of the Kitchener Needs You poster). And here s another one below, set within the letterpress of a 1930 \[ \] ## [A fox paw-7](https://addictivescience.kemono.cafe/comic/a-fox-paw-7/) _2026-08-14 · Cervelet · Addictive Science_ Happy end! ## [A fox paw-6](https://addictivescience.kemono.cafe/comic/a-fox-paw-6/) _2026-08-13 · Cervelet · Addictive Science_ Il va y avoir du spore. ## [#1491: To Catch a Thief (1943) by Craig Rice \[a.p.a. by Daphne Sanders\]](https://theinvisibleevent.com/2026/08/13/to-catch-a-thief-craig-rice/) _2026-08-13 · JJ · The Invisible Event_ All I really knew about To Catch a Thief (1943), published by Craig Rice under the nom de plume Daphne Sanders, was that it represented something of a change from the work she’d done to that point in her career. And having read most of the work she’d done to that point in her career … Continue reading #1491: To Catch a Thief (1943) by Craig Rice \[a.p.a. by Daphne Sanders\] ## [An education in Scottish art from an engineering magazine](https://magforum.wordpress.com/2026/08/12/an-education-in-art-from-an-engineering-magazine/) _2026-08-12 · magforum · Magforum blog_ . I didn t expect to receive an art lesson from one of Scotland s great engineering companies but that s what I got from a copy of the M C Apprentices Magazine from December 1930. Mavor Coulson was founded in the 1880s and became a world-leading maker of underground coal mining machinery into the 1960s. And many \[ \] ## [A fox paw-5](https://addictivescience.kemono.cafe/comic/a-fox-paw-5/) _2026-08-12 · Cervelet · Addictive Science_ Small details. ## [A fox paw-4](https://addictivescience.kemono.cafe/comic/a-fox-paw-4/) _2026-08-11 · Cervelet · Addictive Science_ it doesn t take a Sherlock Holmes to figure out the twin s intentions, mind you. ## [#1490: Little Fictions – Curiosities from Adey: ‘The Bizarre Case Expert’ (1970) by William Arden](https://theinvisibleevent.com/2026/08/11/the-bizarre-case-expert-william-arden/) _2026-08-11 · JJ · The Invisible Event_ Having thoroughly enjoyed some of the entries Dennis Lynds wrote as William Arden in the Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators series, I was surprised and curious when I discovered that he had written an impossible crime story listed in Adey, ‘The Bizarre Case Expert’ (1970). Rigour isn’t always Arden’s jam, so how did he … Continue reading #1490: Little Fictions – Curiosities from Adey:… ## [Poe: The ballet.](http://elizabethfoxwell.blogspot.com/2026/08/poe-ballet.html) _2026-08-10 · noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Foxwell) · The Bunburyist_ The Illinois-based Ballet 5:8 has scheduled a national tour of its ballet, "The Curious Life of Edgar Allan Poe, " which, as the company describes, "traces Poe's life through the short stories that made him immortal." Its creators are Ballet 5:8 artistic director Julianna Rubio Slager and choreographer Glorielle Niedfeldt. Upcoming cities include Albuquerque (October 2026); Baltimore (October… ## [A fox paw-3](https://addictivescience.kemono.cafe/comic/a-fox-paw-3/) _2026-08-10 · Cervelet · Addictive Science_ dangling taurs are funny. ## [Screen Share With Real Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/17Zo5jW8j2Wn) _2026-08-10 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control — open source, like Screenhero. ## [A fox paw-2](https://addictivescience.kemono.cafe/comic/a-fox-paw-2/) _2026-08-09 · Cervelet · Addictive Science_ close call. ## [A fox paw-1](https://addictivescience.kemono.cafe/comic/a-fox-paw-1/) _2026-08-08 · Cervelet · Addictive Science_ proper maintenance is important. ## [#1489: Following in the Footsteps of Giants – ‘Chapter 17: Perroquet Explains’ (2026) by Jamie Probin](https://theinvisibleevent.com/2026/08/08/chapter-17-perroquet-explains-jamie-probin/) _2026-08-08 · JJ · The Invisible Event_ Back in 2020, as part of my occasional Adventures in Self-Publishing undertaking, I read two stories by Jamie Probin — the novel The Thirteenth Apostle (2020) and the much shorter ‘The Adventure of the Nine Monets’ (2020) — and followed this up a few years later with two of Probin’s further short stories, ‘The Heir … Continue reading #1489: Following in the Footsteps of Giants – ‘Chapter 17:… ## [Detectives vs. Rememberers in Murder Mysteries](https://blog.chrislansdown.com/2026/08/07/detectives-vs-rememberers-in-murder-mysteries/) _2026-08-07 · Christopher Lansdown · Chris Lansdown_ As I ve been re-watching episodes of Murder, She Wrote, I ve begun to notice that in most episodes, while it would be quite accurate to call them murder mysteries, they re usually not detective fiction. That is to say, while Jessica does solve the mystery of who committed the murder, she doesn t do it by detection. She Continue reading Detectives vs. Rememberers in Murder Mysteries ## [Your Top Five Sherlock Holmes Movies](https://sherlockpeoria.blogspot.com/2026/08/your-top-five-sherlock-holmes-movies.html) _2026-08-06 · Sherlock Peoria · Sherlock Peoria_ Before and after our weekly recording of The Watsonian Weekly podcast, Madeline Quinones, Heather Hinson and I always have some other Sherlockian gossip and chat that goes unrecorded. An occasionally there's some chat that might have been worth putting on the podcast. Tonight it just occurred to me to ask a simple question: "What are your top five Sherlock Holmes movies?" Fifty years ago, there… ## [#1488: Top Storey Murder (1931) by Anthony Berkeley](https://theinvisibleevent.com/2026/08/06/top-storey-murder-anthony-berkeley/) _2026-08-06 · JJ · The Invisible Event_ When Adelaide Barnett is found strangled to death in her fourth-floor flat in Monmouth Mansions, Platt Street — that’s a clue to the sort of time you’re in for here — author and amateur sleuth Roger Sheringham, trying to take Inspector Moresby out to lunch, is invited along to the scene of the crime. “I … Continue reading #1488: Top Storey Murder (1931) by Anthony Berkeley ## [Top 25 Sherlock Holmes Audiobooks in July 2026](https://mxpublishing.com/blogs/news/top-25-sherlock-holmes-audiobooks-in-july-2026) _2026-08-04 · Steve Emecz · Sherlock Holmes Books by MX Publishing - News_ William DeFeo's dominance of the audio chart continues with another month at the top for The Baker Street Bookshelf but he has some competition in the form of the new collection from the prolific Arthur Hall. Some Remaining Cases of Sherlock Holmes debuts at #2. Ken Courtenay continues to fly the flag for Sherlock Holmes novels with both of his making the top five once again but we predict the new… ## [Celia Fauna](https://addictivescience.kemono.cafe/comic/celia-fauna/) _2026-08-04 · Cervelet · Addictive Science_ Faun times ## [#1487: Little Fictions – Curiosities from Adey: ‘Death Buys a Ticket’, a.k.a. ‘Nine Hours Late on the Opening Run’ (1941) by Herbert Brean \[a.p.a. by William Beggarate\]](https://theinvisibleevent.com/2026/08/04/death-buys-a-ticket-herbert-brean/) _2026-08-04 · JJ · The Invisible Event_ Twenty-Twenty-Six has been a big year for me finally tracking down long-sought stories of murder. First there was Into Thin Air (1928) by Horatio Winslow and Leslie Quirk, then The Tube (1958) by Boileau-Narcejac, and now I’ve finally run a copy of ‘Death Buys a Ticket’, a.k.a. ‘Nine Hours Late on the Opening Run’ (1941) … Continue reading #1487: Little Fictions – Curiosities from Adey: ‘Death… ## [New Clues CFP: Mid-twentieth-century American women crime writers.](http://elizabethfoxwell.blogspot.com/2026/08/CluCFP-20CAmerWomen.html) _2026-08-03 · noreply@blogger.com (Elizabeth Foxwell) · The Bunburyist_ There is a new call for papers for a Clues: A Journal of Detection theme issue on the work of mid–twentieth-century American female crime writers. The guest editors are Erin A. Smith (University of Texas at Dallas) and Clare Rolens (Palomar College). Proposals are due 15 January 2027, with full essays of 5,000 to 6,000 words due 1 August 2027. ## [Sherlock Holmes Book Reviews - The Redacted Sherlock Holmes Volume X](https://mxpublishing.com/blogs/news/sherlock-holmes-book-reviews-the-redacted-sherlock-holmes-volume-x) _2026-08-03 · Steve Emecz · Sherlock Holmes Books by MX Publishing - News_ Pobel Sec Publishing Orlando Pearson researches the historical premise of each of his stories thoroughly, finding fascinating quirks and little known anecdotes from the historical and famous into which to weave Holmes's presence. Every time I read one of his stories I learn some bizarre and fascinating true anecdote from history. The result is a charming and whimsical collection of stories, a… ## [the hot new appliance-2](https://addictivescience.kemono.cafe/comic/the-hot-new-appliance-2/) _2026-08-02 · Cervelet · Addictive Science_ Works too well. ## [The Hot new Appliance-1](https://addictivescience.kemono.cafe/comic/the-hot-new-appliance-1/) _2026-08-01 · Cervelet · Addictive Science_ do not lift 35kgs worth of cooling technology over your head. ## [#1486: “The really essential thing would be to get some money coming in.” – Never Trust a Partner: The Con Games of Robert Edward Eckels \[ss\] (2021) ed. Brian Skupin](https://theinvisibleevent.com/2026/08/01/never-trust-a-partner-robert-edward-eckels-skupin/) _2026-08-01 · JJ · The Invisible Event_ Never Trust a Partner \[ss\] (2021), another collection from Crippen & Landru, is composed of two complete series by Robert Edward Eckels: 12 stories revolving around art forgery with Lang and Lovell, and five tales of “the world’s greatest adjutant”, Major Henry T. McDonlevy (ret’d). Editor Brian Skupin — yes, that Brian Skupin — is … Continue reading #1486: “The really essential thing would be to… ## [Double Detection - Belton Cobb](https://prettysinister.blogspot.com/2026/07/double-detection-belton-cobb.html) _2026-07-31 · J F Norris · Pretty Sinister Books_ THE STORY: Noel Ross, ex-police sergeant with Scotland Yard, has just ad an operation to remove shrapnel from his head. He and his wife take a vacation for him to recuperate. Ross is distracted and annoyed by his fellow guests at the White Cliffs Hotel on the South Coast of England. When Mr. Griggs, a supposedly amusing and witty man, is found unresponsive in his room the maid jumps to the… ## [Bullet Points: Bursting at the Seams Edition](http://therapsheet.blogspot.com/2026/07/bullet-points-bursting-at-seams-edition.html) _2026-07-31 · noreply@blogger.com (J. Kingston Pierce) · The Rap Sheet_ It’s been a good long while since I put together one of these news bits columns, so I have some serious catching-up to do! • The finalists for 2026’s Hammett Prize have been announced by the International Association of Crime Writers, North American Branch. This commendation is presented annually to a work, published in the previous year, that judges say demonstrates “literary excellence in crime… ## [Scolds, We Will Always Have With Us](https://blog.chrislansdown.com/2026/07/30/scolds-we-will-always-have-with-us/) _2026-07-30 · Christopher Lansdown · Chris Lansdown_ When I was young, it was common for people to blame Christianity in particular or religion in general for the existence of scolds. It never seemed to occur to these people that scolds love to scold people, and will use whatever seems to them the dominant moral framework to scold people. Scolds need to be Continue reading Scolds, We Will Always Have With Us ## [Aussie Women Show Their Stuff](http://therapsheet.blogspot.com/2026/07/aussie-women-show-their-stuff.html) _2026-07-30 · noreply@blogger.com (J. Kingston Pierce) · The Rap Sheet_ Sisters in Crime Australia has announced its shortlists of books being considered for the 2026 Davitt Awards. The winners will be revealed on Friday, September 12, during a special ceremony in Melbourne. Adult Fiction: • At Café 64 , by Shaeden Barry (Echo) • Learned Behaviours , by Zeyneb Gamieldien (Ultimo Press) • Unbury the Dead , by Fiona Hardy (Affirm Press) • Mad Mabel , by Sally Hepworth… ## [#1485: The Seven Deadly Sisters (1947) by Patricia McGerr \[a.p.a. by Pat McGerr\]](https://theinvisibleevent.com/2026/07/30/the-seven-deadly-sisters-patricia-mcgerr/) _2026-07-30 · JJ · The Invisible Event_ Newly-married and living in England, young American Sally Bowen receives a letter from a friend in the U.S. expressing concern for surprising recent developments: “It must be dreadful to be so far away from home and have your aunt confess that she poisoned her husband“. The only problem is, the letter fails to mention which … Continue reading #1485: The Seven Deadly Sisters (1947) by Patricia… ## [Holmes in the Heartland 2026: Sherlock Haunts!](https://sherlockpeoria.blogspot.com/2026/07/holmes-in-heartland-2026-sherlock-haunts.html) _2026-07-29 · Sherlock Peoria · Sherlock Peoria_ This weekend, I left my laptop at home. Being on the committee for a weekend conference requires a little more attention than my usual "time to tippy-tap on the laptop" reporting as it goes, and this one definitely did. St. Louis's "Holmes in the Heartland 2026: Sherlock Haunts!" definitely deserved all of one's attention this past weekend. I was weary when I arrived, having entertained a handful…