As many of you will know, this is the first issue under the banner of Atlas Publishing and I am delighted to be working for such a dedicated and visionary team. Already we have this very informative companion Web site. Also, from this issue onwards, the magazine will be available in every UK branch of Borders.

This issue has a touch of the Orientals. Not only have we two fascinating articles on Charlie Chan, the most famous inscrutable Chinese sleuth, but Paul M Chapman explores Sherlock Holmes’ encounters with the East, and George Kaplan provides a new Holmes mystery in which he comes up against the wily and deadly Professor Che Tai-kai. 

But, honourable reader, this element is only part of the unique mix of the magazine, which I trust meets with your approval. Confucius, he say, you read one SHERLOCK and you want another soon after.

Contents

1. SHERLOCK AND WOMEN 
   Sarah Neville on Holmes and the male urge
2. BODY OF EVIDENCE 
   Calum McCloud goes travelling with novellist Robert Wilson is his regular look at contemporary crime writers
3. THE OTHER DETECTIVES 
   Robert Sanderson fidns he is a fan of Charlie Chan
4. ENCOUNTERING THE EAST 
   Paul M Chapman on Holmes and the Orient
5. ROOMS IN BAKER STREET 
   A look around the facilities at the new Sherlock Holmes Hotel
6. CHARLIE CHAN ON SCREEN 
   M J Elliott shares the popcorn with Charlie
7. SHERLOCK AND ALL THAT JAZZ 
   Author Peter Lovesey talks about his detective creation Peter Diamond
8. MY SLEUTH 
   Pat Ward with the latest Sherlock news from the other side of the pond
9. SHERLOCK STATESIDE 
   A brand new Sherlock Holmes adventure by George Kaplan, with illustrations by Chris Senior
10. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PATIENT ADVERSARY 
    Roger Forsdyke pops into a ladies school in his regular column on Victorian crime and criminals
11. UNDER THE GASLIGHT 
    Introducing the tale of Thor Bridge, which first appeared in The Strand in 1922
12. CANONICAL INTRODUCTIONS 
    Gavin Collinson proposes a number of actors for the role of Holmes
13. PIPE DREAMS 
    The review section, edited by Kathryn White
14. SLEUTHING THE SHELVES 
    M J Elliott reports on the latest crime and detective fiction to make it to DVD
15. DVD CALENDAR 
    Mike Ripley explains how not to write a crime novel
16. GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER 
    Surfing the detective sites with Bob Byrne
17. MYSTERY: CAUGHT IN THE NET 
    Conducted by Roger Johnson
18. NEWS DESK