Issue 34

It is strange to think that this is the last edition of this magazine in this century. When issue 35 menerges, Conan Doyle’s creation will have entered his third century. His appeal never seems to falter. I often wonder if this is because no-one can quite fully explain the reason he casts a spell over millions of fans and admirers.

If Holmes goes on from strentght to strength, it is also true to say that crime fiction with its myriad detectives and crime solvers has never been in a more healthy state... 

Contents

  1. I HEAR OF SHERLOCK EVERYWHERE 
    The news and views column
  2. SHERLOCK - THE LATER YEARS 
    Part Two of David Stuart Davies’ look at The Master Blackmailer
  3. A CLASH OF THE TITANS 
    Part Two of Paul M Chapman’s article on Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper
  4. WOMEN ON THE CASE 
    Cath Staincliffe discusses the diva detectives
  5. THE OTHER DETECTIVES 
    Catherine Morrell has an arresting experience with Sergeant Cribb
  6. HOLMES OF THE MOVIES 
    The first instalment of David Stuart Davies’ restropective look at the last one hundred years of Sherlock Holmes on film
  7. TELLY ’TECS 
    Roger Johnson and Jean Upton are entranced by Jonathan Creek
  8. THE INTERVIEW 
    Peter Lovesey, the creator of Sergeant Cribb and Peter Diamond, talks to SHERLOCK magazine
  9. THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING BLACK PEARL 
    Another fantastic story from The Darke Chronicles by A L Blake
  10. SHERLOCK STATESIDE 
    Pat ward with the latest news from America
  11. SLEUTHING THE SHELVES 
    The reviews section edited by Kathryn White
  12. CANONICAL INTRODUCTIONS 
    The Final Problem
  13. HOLMES OFF THE CUFF 
    John Hall considers Holmes’ upbringing in his regular insightful look at the detective’s character
  14. UNDER THE GASLIGHT 
    Roger Forsdyke is highly Irregular
  15. SCARLET THREADS 
    Gaynor Coules gets tough with Michael Connelly, an author who made an immediate impact in 1993 with his first book The Black Echo
  16. BLOOD ON BAKER STREET 
    Toby Earnshaw investigates murder in the Holmes stories
  17. GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER 
    Mike Ripley announces the shortlist for the forthcoming Sherlocks awards
  18. SOCIETIES FORUM
    Conducted by Roger Johnson, who also profiles The Margery Allingham Society
  19. MORIARTY’S MUTTERINGS
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Issue 34 was the last edition of the 20th century!