Sherlock Holmes: Mistletoe Mysteries is a collection of new Sherlock Holmes stories to be read over the holiday season (i.e. from December 1st to December 26th). Each story has Sherlock Holmes solve a mystery with another great detective!
An Advent Calendar of Mysteries (You Solve the Crime!) with Sherlock Holmes and Other Great Detectives!!!
An advent calendar of all new Sherlock Holmes mysteries which also introduces readers to other great detectives from the Victorian and Edwardian eras! The stories are designed to be read over the holiday season (i.e. from December 1st to December 26th). Each story is divided into two sections. The first day provides the case to the reader. The second day provides the ending. You get to think like Sherlock Holmes and see if you can solve the case before reading the thrilling conclusion.
The original cover to Sherlock Holmes: Mistletoe Mysteries
Mysteries Include:
The Adventure of the First Snow Feast - Mrs. Henry Durham hires Sherlock Holmes to apprehend a criminal at The First Snow Feast. Can Holmes solve the case even though the client has provided few details? Also, who is the odd man sitting by the window causing a stir with the wait staff?
Text Excerpt by Derrick Belanger from Sherlock Holmes: Mistletoe Mysteries; Photo by Milad Fakurian on Unsplash
The Mystery of the Missing Ornament - A priceless heirloom has been stolen from the Anderson family. Could it have been taken by one of the servants or the strange vagrant who was spotted walking across the front lawn? It is up to Holmes and Max Carrados, the blind detective, to find out.
Text Excerpt by Derrick Belanger from Sherlock Holmes: Mistletoe Mysteries; Photo by Jr Korpa on Unsplash
The Adventure of the Blackmailed Businessman - A wealthy businessman woke up with no memory of the events of the previous evening. A photograph arrives in the mail showing the man in bed with a beautiful woman who isn't his wife. Who is the woman? Is she the one demanding money or is there a larger game afoot? It is up to Sherlock Holmes and Lady Molly of Scotland Yard to solve the mystery.
Text Excerpt by Derrick Belanger from Sherlock Holmes: Mistletoe Mysteries; Photo by Brian Lawson on Unsplash
The Adventure of the Cursed Manor - Carnacki, the Ghost-Finder, investigates the death of Mr. Lowell Grovestone who appears to have been torn to pieces by a demon. Could this tale have a supernatural element or will the solution be grounded in logic?
Text Excerpt by Derrick Belanger from Sherlock Holmes: Mistletoe Mysteries; Photo by Lan Gao on Unsplash
And many, many more traditional Sherlock Holmes adventures!
Great detectives featured in the book:
Father Brown
Max Carrados
The Old Man in the Corner
Judith Lee
Lois Cayley
Martin Hewitt
Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen (The Thinking Machine)
Lady Molly of Scotland Yard
Dr. John Silence
Venus Johnson
Carnacki, the Ghost-Finder
Dr. Thorndyke
C. Auguste Dupin
The book also contains the bonus adventure by Derrick Belanger, The Whole Story Concerning the Politician, the Lighthouse, and the Trained Cormorant featuring an appearance by Sergeant Cuff from The Moonstone.
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Sherlock Holmes Victorian Christmas Reward
Receive all THREE advent calendar Sherlock Holmes Holiday collections, Sherlock Holmes: Mistletoe Mysteries, Sherlock Holmes: Holiday Whodunnits, and Sherlock Holmes: Crimes for Christmas (2nd edition)! The second edition of Sherlock Holmes: Crimes for Christmas contains a bonus Christmas adventure not included in the original edition!
All Three Advent Calendar style mystery collections in the Victorian Christmas Award
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes for Christmas (2nd edition)
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes for Christmas is a collection of new Sherlock Holmes stories to be read over the holiday season (i.e. from December 1st to December 26th). Each story is divided into two sections. The first day provides the case to the reader. The second day provides the ending. You get to think like Sherlock Holmes and see if you can solve the case before reading the thrilling conclusion.
Mysteries Include:
The Adventure of the Dreadful Author - Author L.I. Whitmore has gone missing from his London home. Could his latest stories provide clues to his whereabouts?
The Auction of the Prehistoric Beast - The location of a living dinosaur is up for auction. Could the photographic evidence prove that a monster is living in Loch Ness?
The Christmas Ripper - A German family may have been murdered in their Spitalfields home. Could Jack the Ripper be responsible?
The Adventure of the Gentle Axe Murderer - What could make a kind man grab an axe, attack his wife, and become a killer?
The Bordello Endemic - Holmes must act with discretion when the dowager, Mrs. Stanwyck, and fifteen of her high class courtesans are found dead. With a number of notable clients regularly visiting the bordello, all of London's elite are under suspicion.
And many, many more traditional Sherlock Holmes adventures!
The book also contains the four part story The Adventure of the Generous Miser as well as a bonus adventure by Derrick Belanger from the pages of The Strand Magazine, Dr. Watson Takes the Case.
Sherlock Holmes: Holiday Whodunnits
Sherlock Holmes: Holiday Whodunnits is an advent calendar of all new Sherlock Holmes mysteries! The stories are designed to be read over the holiday season (i.e. from December 1st to December 26th). Each story is divided into two sections. The first day provides the plot of the mystery, and the second day provides the ending. You get to think like Sherlock Holmes, seeing if you can solve the case before reading the thrilling conclusion!
Mysteries Include:
● The Case of the Poisoned Scrooge - Who murdered Aleister Devlin, the cruel and coldhearted money lender? It will be difficult to determine since all the guests at his dinner party wanted him dead.
● The Adventure of the Christmas Angel - Five houses in Tyburnia have been burgled by a person dressed up as an angel yet nothing of much value has been stolen. What is the story behind the Christmas Angel?
● The Christmas Ripper - A German family may have been murdered in their Spitalfields home. Could Jack the Ripper be responsible?
● The Monster of Stebbins Pond - What is the strange creature that leaves no tracks as it steals the fish from Stebbins pond? Could it be a lake monster? It is up to Holmes to find out the truth.
● The Challenge of Madame Maberley - Holmes is presented a challenge from the forger, Madame Maberley. Can the detective determine which of three letters penned by Henry VIII is real?
And many, many more traditional Sherlock Holmes adventures!
The book also contains the bonus adventures The Adventure of the Hapless Brother and The Adventure of the Knighted Watchmaker.
The FIVE Books in the Sherlock Holmes and the Great Detectives Reward
Sherlock Holmes and the Great Detectives Reward
Receive all FIVE of the traditional Sherlock Holmes and the Great Detectives books:
The Detective and the Clergyman: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Father Brown
The Meeting of the Minds: The Cases of Sherlock Holmes & Solar Pons Volume I
The Meeting of the Minds: The Cases of Sherlock Holmes & Solar Pons Volume II
Sherlock Holmes and the Great Detectives
Sherlock Holmes and the Great Lady Detectives
The Detective and the Clergyman: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Father Brown
Sherlock Holmes: A man who needs no introduction. The Greatest Detective of them all. The Master of observation and deduction.
Father Brown: Roman Catholic Priest and Great Detective . . . Sometimes called the counter to Sherlock Holmes due to his use of intuition when solving cases.
Holmes’s career overlapped that of Father Brown, and they would certainly known and worked with one another. Now, for the first time, Belanger Books presents a new collection in their Great Detective series, solely dedicated to the shared adventures of The Detective and the Clergyman.
Seventeen new stories, ranging from one of Father Brown’s earliest investigations, in the 1880’s during the heights of Holmes’s career, to tales set in the years during and after World War I. Join us as we journey from the gaslit alleys of London to obscure and dangerous spots on the Continent – along with Dr. John Watson and Hercule Flambeau as well!
The Meeting of the Minds: The Cases of Sherlock Holmes & Solar Pons volumes I and II
In 1928, a nineteen-year-old Wisconsin college student named August Derleth (1909-1971) audaciously wrote to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, asking if there would be any more Sherlock Holmes stories. The response from Dr. Watson’s Literary Agent was a terse “No.” Then, Derleth ambitiously countered: Could he write some? The reply? Another “No.”
Derleth, unsatisfied with that answer, resolved to produce Sherlockian-style stories of his own. Flipping ahead on his calendar, he famously wrote on an upcoming date, In Re: Sherlock Holmes. When that date arrived, he duly sat down and recorded “The Adventure of the Black Narcissus” – but not about Holmes. Rather, he transcribed (from the notes of Dr. Lyndon Parker) the first narrative introducing the world to Solar Pons – “The Sherlock Holmes of Praed Street”.
The world knows of Sherlock Holmes. For those who haven’t yet been lucky enough to yet meet Mr. Pons, one should know that he is a Great Detective in the Holmesian Mold: He models himself after Holmes, wearing the expected deerstalker and Inverness. He investigates using ratiocination, observation, and deduction. His adventures, set in the 1920s and 1930s, are transcribed by his friend, Dr. Parker. He lives in London, working closely with Scotland Yard, and he helps to fill the vacuum left when Sherlock Holmes retired to Sussex.
Throughout the Pontine Canon, there are references to Sherlock Holmes. For long decades, Pons fans and scholars have speculated on the connection between the two. Now, after all this time – nearly one-hundred years since the last Canonical Holmes story was published and Derleth recorded the first Pons tale – Belanger Books proudly presents the stories that provide answers – The Meeting of the Minds . . . . These companion volumes contain eighteen new adventures in two companion volumes by some of today’s best Holmesian and Ponsian authors.
Join us again at 7B Praed Street, where The Game is Afoot!
Sherlock Holmes and the Great Detectives
What if Sherlock Holmes Wasn’t Alone? Sherlock Holmes —the name immediately brings to mind an image of the great detective sitting in his rooms in 221B Baker street, his fingers steepled before his hawkish nose, his sharp grey eyes focused on the client who has brought a little puzzle for him to solve.
Unfortunately, the same cannot be said when one reads the names of the other literary detectives of the time period, sometimes referred to as the rivals of Sherlock Holmes. Sadly, names like Lois Cayley, Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, The Old Man in the Corner, or Dr. Thorndyke are meaningless to all but the most ardent admirers of Victorian and Edwardian mysteries.
The Great Detective Universe series hopes to rectify this problem and expand the world of Sherlock Holmes by bringing the consulting detective and his purported rivals into a shared universe, in other words, a universe where not just Holmes and Watson lived but also Carnacki, Father Brown, The Grey Seal, and many other great detectives.Sherlock Holmes and the Great Detectives has Holmes partnering with these other noted sleuths to fight crime and stop master criminals. See Sherlock Holmes partner with:•Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen a.k.a The Thinking Machine•Carnacki, the Ghost Finder•The Grey Seal•Doctor Thorndyke•“The Old Man in the Corner”•Lois Cayley•Father BrownAnd many, many more.
Sherlock Holmes and the Great Lady Detectives
SHERLOCK HOLMES WORKS BESIDE THE GREAT LADY DETECTIVES OF THE VICTORIAN ERA!
There was a rich plethora of female sleuths in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, solving mysteries throughout the world at the same time as Sherlock Holmes. Imagine if these sleuths worked together to fight crime and stop master criminals!
See Sherlock Holmes partner with Loveday Brooke, Judith Lee, Kitty Winters, Lois Cayley, Ruth the Betrayer and many, many more in FOURTEEN ALL-NEW ADVENTURES!! Edited and with an introduction by Derrick Belanger, BSI, the adventures include:
A Delicate Matter of Political Scandal by Megan Elmendorf – Detective Sargent Vigny of Scotland Yard teams up with Holmes to solve a case involving a vehicular accident. The story contains a lot of fun Easter Eggs for Sherlockians to discover.
The Case of the Frightened Clerk by Margaret Curelas – Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective, joins Holmes and Watson in solving a case of blackmail.
Death of a Statesman by Hassan Akram – Detective Judith Lee works with Holmes to solve the case of a mysterious death. Was it suicide or murder?
Soiled Doves by David Marcum – Wiggins, one of Holmes’s Baker Street Irregulars, tells the story of how Kitty Winters (The Illustrious Client) tries her hand at detective work.
The Adventure of the Reluctant Professor by T. M. Bradshaw – Holmes assists Pinkerton Detective Miss Churchill in solving a case of runaway girls who may have been kidnapped.
The Adventure of the Ruddy-faced Bookseller by Stephen Herczeg – A case of a seemingly simple robber brings together the noted young detective Lois Cayley with Sherlock Holmes.
And Many More!!!
The SEVEN Books in the Sherlock Holmes and the Occult Detectives Reward
Sherlock Holmes and the Occult Detectives Reward
Receive all SEVEN of the Occult Detectives books from Belanger Books:
Sherlock Holmes and the Occult Detectives Volume I
Sherlock Holmes and the Occult Detectives Volume II
Sherlock Holmes and the Occult Detectives Volume III
Sherlock Holmes and the Occult Detectives Volume IV
The Book of Carnacki the Ghost-Finder
SILENCE: Untold Tales of Algernon Blackwood's Psychic Detective Volume One
SILENCE: Untold Tales of Algernon Blackwood's Psychic Detective Volume Two
Sherlock Holmes and the Occult Detectives Volumes 1 - 4
All New Malevolent Mysteries and Perplexing Puzzles where Sherlock Holmes works with Classic and New Occult Detectives. As Carnacki the Ghost Finder, the famous literary occult detective, once said: “I view all reported ‘hauntings’ as unproven until I have examined into them, and I am bound to admit that ninety-nine cases out of a hundred turn out to be sheer bosh and fancy.”
In these pages, a range of contemporary authors explore ‘what happens next’ when the Great Detective confronts mysteries which question reason. A summons from Irene Adler’s daughter; a chance encounter with one of Houdini’s fraud investigators; the enigma of Dr John Silence. Mysterious events at Mary Morstan’s old school, and a threat to Queen Victoria. The return of the German agent Von Bork, somewhat changed, and a desperate hunt for a killer through the alleys of London with none other than Professor Van Helsing.
Join us in this four volume anthology as Holmes finds himself working with psychic investigators old and new in pursuit of answers, and must confront his own skepticism. Tales in the traditional style – but with a twist. Can Holmes’s logic work alongside the occult detectives’ willingness to embrace another set of rules entirely? Paranormal – or poppycock?
The Book of Carnacki the Ghost-Finder
A Celebration of William Hope Hodgson’s Famous Occult Detective
Few if any classic detectives in fiction have spawned so many later pastiches and homages as William Hope Hodgson’s Carnacki the Ghost Finder. Whilst Sherlock Holmes exemplified the logic-wielding consulting detective, it was another, Thomas Carnacki – owing a little to Holmes and a little to the Victorian amateur psychic sleuth – who melded the science of rational investigation with the world of spiritual exploration. In doing so, his character proved formative for the entire field of occult detective literature.
“Carnacki, who first appeared in the Idler magazine in 1910, has all the elements in such perfect proportions that he deserves to be crowned king of the occult ‘tecs.” –David Barnett, The Guardian.
And with that accolade, Belanger Books is pleased to present an anthology dedicated entirely to Thomas Carnacki. Rather than drawing on existing pastiches, or simply presenting a selection of further, similar cases, The Book of Carnacki offers a range of new and intriguing tales which explore far more of the Second Great Detective’s life and activities.
Within this packed volume, therefore, although you will still find an enjoyable selection of investigations in the ‘classic’ style, you will also encounter stories which feature Carnacki at different stages of his career, from being a schoolboy, and then a young man of vigour, through to the weariness of his last years. With his ancient manuscripts and his modern monographs, with his cameras, protective herbs, and electrical pentacle, the Ghost Finder is ready to face the Dark.
In the eighteen stories written for this anthology, Thomas Carnacki faces scientific and spiritual mysteries, plus deception and doubt. A haunted landscape and a cursed book; a Japanese naval officer in fear for his life, and a London street which cannot exist. There will be lethal threats, but also tongue-in-cheek parody, and you will even learn a little more of his constant audience – Dodgson, Arkright, Jessop and Taylor, the four men who met regularly at his Cheyne Walk home to hear him recount his experiences.
The tragic fate of Aster in the case of the Black Veil is revealed, as is the horrifying truth behind the original Hope Hodgson story ‘The Searcher of End House’. Nor is Carnacki always alone in the field, as we add a tale which concerns his tutelage of the Royal Occultist, Charles St Cyprian – and an adventure which has a starring role for Sherlock Holmes himself!
SILENCE: Untold Tales of Algernon Blackwood's Psychic Detective Volumes One and Two
WHO IS SILENCE???
John Silence was a "psychic doctor" –– an independent consultant who helped those who found themselves in... unusual situations. Created by legendary horror author Algernon Blackwood (a favorite of HP Lovecraft), Dr. Silence only appeared in a mere half-dozen stories... but they were enough to cement his reputation as an occult detective par excellence. Belanger Books, in partnership with Cathaven Press and Occult Detective Magazine, are proud to present thirteen all-new mysteries of the self-made psychic sleuth!
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Sherlock Holmes and the Great Detectives: Some Pretty Little Problems includes three stories by Derrick Belanger, BSI previously uncollected in a Belanger Books Great Detectives anthology. The stories involve John Silence, Sherlock Holmes, Father Brown, and Max Carrados. Intermixed with the new stories are some classic tales of the great detectives with all new introductions by Mr. Belanger on why they stand out as some of the best detective stories from the rivals of Sherlock Holmes.
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