Alistair Duncan's Blog, page 7

January 25, 2018

10 years an author.

In approximately one week it will be the ten year anniversary of my first book Eliminate the Impossible. I cannot believe it if I'm honest.

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Published on January 25, 2018 05:26

December 22, 2017

Sherlock Holmes Journal Winter 2017

I received the latest edition of The Sherlock Holmes Journal yesterday and I've been through it today on the commute.

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Published on December 22, 2017 00:24

December 20, 2017

Compliments of the season

I'm not likely to post again this year so my best to you all....

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Published on December 20, 2017 08:46

December 5, 2017

Xmas recommendations 2017


Here are the books in the Sherlockian and Doylean fields that I recommend for Xmas 2017.

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Published on December 05, 2017 01:01

November 28, 2017

About Being A Sherlockian

It depresses me a little that my day-to-day work life has prevented me writing anything substantial this year.

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Published on November 28, 2017 06:56

November 8, 2017

Review: The Adventures of Solar Pons Vol 1

Yes I know this is not strictly speaking a Sherlock Holmes or Arthur Conan Doyle matter but you'll have to bear with me as it's a quiet news day (month? year?) from a Holmes perspective.

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Published on November 08, 2017 05:21

October 20, 2017

Review: The Man Who Would be Sherlock by Christopher Sandford

I found this book a challenge to review. The problem, as with so many books in this field, is that it has been done before but that doesn't make it a bad book.
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Published on October 20, 2017 08:06

October 18, 2017

Lack of service

I honestly don't know if I have regular readers but, if I do, I owe you an apology.
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Published on October 18, 2017 00:13

September 22, 2017

Review: Unquiet Spirits by Bonnie MacBird

I recently finished reading Bonnie's latest Sherlock Holmes pastiche - Unquiet Spirits - and it has been a good ride.

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Published on September 22, 2017 00:27

September 8, 2017

World War One Body Armour and Conan Doyle

Yesterday I attended a talk at The National Archives in Kew. The subject was body armour in World War One and the part that Arthur Conan Doyle played in trying to improve the situation for British Soldiers.
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Published on September 08, 2017 07:21