Amongst the highlights of issue 30 is a report from the Sherlock awards, celebrating the best in crime and detective fiction

Contents

1. I HEAR OF SHERLOCK EVERYWHERE
   The news and views column
2. CANONICAL INTRODUCTIONS 
   The Resident Patient
3. A STUDY IN CELLULOID 
   Producer Mike Cox of Granada Television’s Sherlock Holmes series continues his story
4. MORIARTY’S SPECTRE 
   The twilight of the master criminals by Paul M Chapman
5. JOTTINGS FROM WATSON’S JOURNAL 
   John Hall continues to look at the life and character of Sherlock Holmes’ friend
6. PLAYING SHERLOCK 
   Roger Llewellyn takes to the stage this year in the role of the great detective. Here he shares his thoughts about playing this fabulous character
7. BAKER STREET LETTER BOX 
   Your letters
8. SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE VIAGRA PRINCIPLE 
   "Those not infrequent occasions when he was up all night" by Kathryn White
9. MORIARTY’S MUTTERINGS 
10. THE OTHER DETECTIVES 
    Raymond J Johns introduces Mr Raffles, the gentleman thief
11. A CHANGE OF DIRECTION 
    A story featuring A J Raffles by John Hall and illustrated by Chris Senior
12. UNDER THE GASLIGHT 
    Roger Forsdyke examines Victorian crime and criminals
13. SLEUTHING THE SHELVES 
    The reviews section, edited by Kathryn White
14. AND THE WINNERS ARE... 
    A report on the presentation of The Sherlock Awards for 1998
15. SCARLET THREADS 
    Gaynor Coules looks at the contemporary crime writer Liza Cody
16. SHERLOCK STATESIDE 
    Pat Ward with the latest from the US
17. GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER 
    Mike Ripley on the first novels of new crime fiction writers
18. THE INTERVIEW
    Ian Rankin, creator of tough Edinburgh cop Inspector Rebus, talks to SHERLOCK magazine
19. SOCIETIES FORUM
    Conducted by Roger Johnson with Brian Pugh on The Conan Doyle (Crowborough) Establishment 
20. HOLMES OF THE MOVIES
    David Stuart Davies scrutinises The Speckled Band