Sherlock Holmes and the Ciphered List

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Sherlock Holmes and the Ciphered List

Post by Neville Twitchell » Thu Jun 23, 2022 2:01 pm

I don't know if I am permitted to advertise my wares on this site or this section of it, but forumites who are aficionados of Sherlock Holmes may like to know that I have just had my debut novel published:- "Sherlock Holmes and the Ciphered List".
It is written under my pen-name of Simon Trelawney, and published by Breese, an imprint of Baker Street Studios, which specialises, inter alia, in Holmesian pastiche.
It is a paperback, 340pp, £10.99, and available via the publishers at: www.baker-street-studios.com or on Amazon.
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Re: Sherlock Holmes and the Ciphered List

Post by Mick Norris » Thu Jun 23, 2022 2:42 pm

Good luck with the book Neville

I think this should be in the Adverts section of the Forum though
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Re: Sherlock Holmes and the Ciphered List

Post by Neville Twitchell » Thu Jun 23, 2022 2:56 pm

Hi Mick,
Thanks. I wasn't sure because the Adverts section seems to be restricted to specifically chess-related items, which my novel isn't (though it does have a number of chessic allusions and themes).

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Re: Sherlock Holmes and the Ciphered List

Post by David Sedgwick » Thu Jun 23, 2022 4:07 pm

Neville Twitchell wrote:
Thu Jun 23, 2022 2:56 pm
I wasn't sure because the Adverts section seems to be restricted to specifically chess-related items, which my novel isn't (though it does have a number of chessic allusions and themes).
That is fair enough, Neville. The moderators can move the thread if they wish.

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Re: Sherlock Holmes and the Ciphered List

Post by Neville Twitchell » Thu Jun 23, 2022 4:53 pm

David Sedgwick wrote:
Thu Jun 23, 2022 4:07 pm
Neville Twitchell wrote:
Thu Jun 23, 2022 2:56 pm
I wasn't sure because the Adverts section seems to be restricted to specifically chess-related items, which my novel isn't (though it does have a number of chessic allusions and themes).
That is fair enough, Neville. The moderators can move the thread if they wish.
Thanks David, I think I will keep it here for the time being.

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Re: Sherlock Holmes and the Ciphered List

Post by Richard Thursby » Sat Jun 25, 2022 9:44 pm

It's been quite a while since I last read the sixty canonical stories but the blurb seems to have allusions to at three (possibly four) of them that I can see straight off.

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Re: Sherlock Holmes and the Ciphered List

Post by Neville Twitchell » Sat Jun 25, 2022 11:01 pm

Richard Thursby wrote:
Sat Jun 25, 2022 9:44 pm
It's been quite a while since I last read the sixty canonical stories but the blurb seems to have allusions to at three (possibly four) of them that I can see straight off.
Quite so. My novel weaves elements of many of the canonical stories. You probably spotted "Charles Augustus Milverton" (death of a blackmailer); "His Last Bow" (German spy ring) and maybe "The Valley of Fear" (decoding of document).

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Re: Sherlock Holmes and the Ciphered List

Post by Richard Thursby » Sat Jun 25, 2022 11:24 pm

I didn't spot His Last Bow (its placing immediately after The Valley of Fear making it possibly less memorable in comparison). Presumably "top secret government documents" references either or both of The Naval Treaty and The Bruce-Partington Plans.

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Re: Sherlock Holmes and the Ciphered List

Post by Neville Twitchell » Sun Jun 26, 2022 8:00 am

Richard Thursby wrote:
Sat Jun 25, 2022 11:24 pm
I didn't spot His Last Bow (its placing immediately after The Valley of Fear making it possibly less memorable in comparison). Presumably "top secret government documents" references either or both of The Naval Treaty and The Bruce-Partington Plans.
Indeed. And 'The Second Stain'. These four are the only spy-related stories in the canon.

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