For thos who love their Sherlock Holmes presented in dramatic form there are several trets for you in store in this issue. We have two exclusive interview. 

One is with the actor/write Clive Francis who has adapted "The Hound of the Baskervilles" from the stage. This innovative version was premiered at the Nottingham Playhouse in September and then ran for a season at the Salisbury Playhouse. There are plans for a tour. 

Our second exclusive interview is with Allan Cubitt who wrote the screenplay for the recent television version the "The Hound of the Baskervilles" starring Richard Roxburgh, and is also responsible for the original script for the new TV movie starting Rupert Everett.

Contents

1. DETECTING THE LIMITS 
   Paul M Chapman, perhaps somewhat controversially, exposes the failures of Holmes
2. BARKING MAD 
   The lowdown on the new stage version of "The Hound of the Baskervilles"
3. UNDER THE GASLIGHT 
   Roger Forsdyke investigates a sensational crime
4. THE POWER AND THE BRUMMIE 
   Calum McLeod reports on the blossoming career of Judith Cutler
5. CANONICAL INTRODUCTIONS 
   Introducing "The Lion’s Mane", the penultimate story in the Holmes canon
6. EUROCRIME 
   Martin Edwards goes abroad in search of murder
7. MORIARTY OF THE MOVIES 
   David Stuart Davies continues his investigation of Holmes’ arch rival on screen, focusing this issue on the Rathbone years
8. THE GOLDEN AGE OF CRIME FICTION 
   Alan Perry unlocks the secrets of John Dickson Carr
9. THE ADVENTURE OF THE HONOURABLE CRACKSMAN 
   A new Sherlock Holmes story by M J Elliott
10. HOLMES IN VIEW 
    Screenwriter Allan Cubitt on Rupert Everett, Reichard Roxburgh and company
11. SLEUTHING THE SHELVES 
    Our regular reviews section, edited by Kathryn White
12. SOLVING THE FINAL PROBLEM 
    Paul Singleton reveals what happened at ReichenbachSHERLOCK STATESIDE Pat Ward with all the latest from the USA
13. JOHNSON’S JOTTINGS 
    Roger on the crime fiction of Arthur Machen and R L Stevenson
14. END PIECES
    Incorporating Bob Byrne’s Mystery on the Web, and M J Elliot’s DVD Calendar
15. MORIARTY’S MUTTERINGS 
    Our irritable columnist bemoans the inconsistencies of Watson’s storytelling