Since the last issue, we have had the sad news of the death of John Thaw. He was a gifted actor with a wider range than perhaps was generally realised. I saw him give a wonderfully moving performance as the father in Arthur Miller’s All My Sons on stage in Machester in the eighties. But, for the majority, he will be forever etched in the memory as Colin Dexter’s masterly creation, Chief Inspector Morse.

In this issue, we pay tribute to John Thaw’s Morse, but as always we have a varied mix of items from the world of Sherlock Holmes and crime fiction, too... 

Contents

1. GOODBYE MORSE 
   David Bishop reappraises the television series and the fabulous John Thaw
2. MY GOOD FRIEND, SHERLOCK HOLMES 
   David Stuart Davies examines the great detective’s relationship with Dr Watson
3. AN INTERVIEW WITH... 
   Mark Campbell meets Ed McBain, creator of the 87th Precint series
4. SHERLOCK ON SCREEN 
   Gavin Collinson delves into Kingsley Amis’ The Darkwater Hall Mystery
5. GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER 
   Mike Ripley asserts that the old ones are the best
6. FROM HELL 
   Paul M Chapman presents an overview of the new Ripper movie
7. TELLY ’TECS 
   Alan Perry enjoys the vintage Rumpole of the Bailey
8. THE LION OF DRAKSVILLE 
   The concluding part of the Baz Holmes story by Julian RathboneUNDER THE GASLIGHT Roger Forsdyke on Victorian porridge
9. CANONICAL INTRODUCTIONS 
   In September 1908 Sherlock returned to the pages of the Strand magazine. The book form became Wisteria Lodge
10. BODY OF EVIDENCE 
    Calum McLeod moonlights with Joyce Holms, the crime author who was once a real life private investigator
11. HUMOROUSLY, MR DEAR WATSON 
    Rod Murphy finds the Holmes stories chucklesome
12. SLEUTHING THE SHELVES 
    The latest in crime and detective fiction reviewed
13. BOGART INVESTIGATES 
    Paul M Chapman on Philip Marlowe and The Big Sleep
14. THE OTHER DETECTIVES 
    Simon Brett presents and alphabetical introduction to Kinsey Millhone, the crime fiction creation of Sue Grafton
15. SHERLOCK STATESIDE 
    Pat Ward with the latest from the USA
16. NEWS DESK
17. MYSTERY: CAUGHT IN THE NET 
    Bob Byrne’s latest investigations into the crime fiction on the Web
18. SOCIETIES FORUM 
    Conducted by Roger Johnson with William Anderson on The Raymond Chandler Society
19. MORIARTY’S MUTTERINGS