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
- I HEAR OF SHERLOCK EVERYWHERE
The news and views column - SHERLOCK - THE LATER YEARS
Part Two of David Stuart Davies’ look at The Master Blackmailer - A CLASH OF THE TITANS
Part Two of Paul M Chapman’s article on Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper - WOMEN ON THE CASE
Cath Staincliffe discusses the diva detectives - THE OTHER DETECTIVES
Catherine Morrell has an arresting experience with Sergeant Cribb - HOLMES OF THE MOVIES
The first instalment of David Stuart Davies’ restropective look at the last one hundred years of Sherlock Holmes on film - TELLY ’TECS
Roger Johnson and Jean Upton are entranced by Jonathan Creek - THE INTERVIEW
Peter Lovesey, the creator of Sergeant Cribb and Peter Diamond, talks to SHERLOCK magazine - THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING BLACK PEARL
Another fantastic story from The Darke Chronicles by A L Blake - SHERLOCK STATESIDE
Pat ward with the latest news from America - SLEUTHING THE SHELVES
The reviews section edited by Kathryn White - CANONICAL INTRODUCTIONS
The Final Problem - HOLMES OFF THE CUFF
John Hall considers Holmes’ upbringing in his regular insightful look at the detective’s character - UNDER THE GASLIGHT
Roger Forsdyke is highly Irregular - 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 - BLOOD ON BAKER STREET
Toby Earnshaw investigates murder in the Holmes stories - GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER
Mike Ripley announces the shortlist for the forthcoming Sherlocks awards - SOCIETIES FORUM
Conducted by Roger Johnson, who also profiles The Margery Allingham Society - MORIARTY’S MUTTERINGS