Published in 1997, issue 19 contained amongst its regular articles a feature looking at contemporary crime fiction by Gaynor Coules

Contents

1. NEWS AND VIEWS
   Our round-up of the most recent Sherlockian news
2. CURTAIN UP ON HOLMES
   David Stuart Davies and Tim Yarro examine two Sherlockian dramas
3. JOTTINGS FROM WATSON’S JOURNAL
   John Hall continues to look at the life and character of Sherlock Holmes’ friend Doctor John H Watson
4. A STUDY IN CELLULOID
   Part five of Michael Cox’s behind-the-scenes story of Granada Television’s Sherlock Holmes seriesTHE MAGIC OF HOLMES Tim Yarro presents a profile of Val Andrews
5. CASES OF IDENTITY 
   Paul M Chapman investigates those individuals who in one way or another inspired Conan Doyle to create Sherlock Holmes
6. SWITCHING ON TO SHERLOCK 
   BBC Radio’s Canon crusade nearly reaches completion
7. SOCIETIES FORUM
   A tribute to The Bootmakers of Toronto by Christopher Roden
8. CANONICAL INTRODUCTIONS
   The Noble Bachelor
9. THE OTHER DETECTIVES
   Catherine Cooke investigates Sexton Blake, the other Baker Street detective
10. HOLMES OF THE MOVIES
    David Stuart Davies continues his investigation of those flickering features in which Sherlock Holmes could only speak in captions
11. SCARLET THREADS
    Gaynor Coules looks at contemporary crime fiction
12. THE DOCTOR’S PAGE
    Glimpses from the other worlds of Arthur Conan Doyle
13. COLLECTOR’S CORNER
    The second part of Jean Upton’s review of theatrical memorabilia
14. QUIZ THE MASTERMIND
    Write in and challenge our own Sherlockian mastermind Roger Grimshaw
15. WHAT’S NEW SHERLOCK?
    The Gazette review section edited by Kathryn White
16. BAKER STREET LETTER BOX
17. MORIARTY’S MUTTERINGS
18. A VIEW FROM BAKER STREET 
    The Catherine Cooke column