Apologies for the lack of activity

Once again I find myself having to apologise for the lack of recent activity on my blog.

Review: Hiding the Elephant by Jim Steinmeyer

This book chronicles the golden age of magic from the mid 19th century through to the mid 20th. Its connection is a Doylean one in so far as the book devotes a fair number of pages to Harry Houdini who, as we know, was a friend and enemy of Conan Doyle.

Review: A Chronology of the Life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 2018 Edition by Brian Pugh

To those not in the know, Brian Pugh has been working on his chronology of Arthur Conan Doyle for many years and used to privately print and circulate it prior to its more formal publication.

Review: The Adventure of the Wordy Companion

These days it is a joy to get my hands on a Sherlockian reference work. In comparison to the ceaseless flow of pastiche, non-fiction books are rare and not as valued as they should be.

So I was pleased to get the opportunity to review The Adventure of the Wordy Companion: An A-Z Guide to Sherlockian Phraseology by Nicko Vaughan.

Review: Conan Doyle for the Defence

I was supplied with a free copy of this book for the purposes of review.

Book giveaway - Conan Doyle for the Defence

On the same day I posted my review of The Ardlamont Mystery I was approached by Profile Books to review Conan Doyle for the Defence.

Review: The Ardlamont Mystery by Daniel Smith

In the interests of fairness, I disclose that I was sent a free copy of this book by the publisher for the purposes of review.

Twitter announcement

I am changing the way I make use of Twitter. Please read on.