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Where was Holmes from 1891-1894 during the time we Sherlockians call The Great Hiatus? That questions is answered in a new two volume collection of short stories featuring some of the top Sherlock Holmes authors of today. You can actually get the two volume anthology now on Kickstarter at 20% off the cover price and with free shipping through Kickstarter at this link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...

In the original canon, Holmes claimed that after he survived his final confrontation with Professor Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls, he spent time in Florence before heading to Lhasa to spend time with the Head Lama. He then escaped danger while traversing through Persia and Mecca and Khartoum. He made a final stop in Montpellier (though which Montpelier is up for speculation) with those puzzling coal-tar derivatives, before finally returning home by way of an Empty House in Baker Street.

Was this all there was to the story? Was the whole of his three years of adventures summed up in a brief paragraph, or was there more to the story?

According to the authors of Holmes Away From Home: Adventures of the Great Hiatus (available now through Kickstarter at:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...) there was much more to the story. Now, you can discover what really happened to Sherlock Holmes in an excellent two volume story collection which follows Holmes through twenty adventures starting with his confrontation with Moriarty and ending with his return to London.

The project is edited by the great David Marcum who is the man behind the extraordinary MX Collections of New Sherlock Holmes stories. Volume I contains stories by Sonia Fetherston, David Ruffle, Diane Gilbert Madsen, Craig Janacek, Jayantika Ganguly, S. Subramanian, Deanna Baran, John Linwood Grant, Katie Magnussen, and Stephen Seitz.

Volume II contains stories by David Marcum, Mark Levy BSI, Daniel D. Victor, S.F. Bennett,
Robert Perret, Derrick Belanger, C. Edward Davis, Mark Mower, Richard Paolinelli, Shane Simmons and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

The anthology is only available through Kickstarter with guaranteed shipping in time for Christmas! But you have to hurry if you want in on it as the campaign ends in 25 days. You can back the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...

Derrick Belanger is the author of the #1 bestselling book Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Peculiar Provenance which was in the top 200 bestselling books on Amazon. He also is the author of the MacDougall Twins with Sherlock Holmes books, the latest of which is Curse of the Deadly Dinosaur and edited the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle horror anthology A Study in Terror: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Revolutionary Stories of Fear and the Supernatural. Through Belanger Books, he published the Sherlock Holmes anthology Beyond Watson. His latest novella Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure Of The Primal Man is currently available as an ebook from Endeavour Press.

November 11th is Veteran's Day in America. As always, in honor of my dear friend Army Sgt. Zachary Tellier who gave his life serving our country, I am donating a portion of my profits over the course of this weekend to the Fisher House Foundation which is a charity designed to help and support military members and their families by providing housing close to loved ones during a time of hospitalization due to injuries. You can learn more at https://www.fisherhouse.org/.

To give the paperback books a boost this year, we are offering many of our Kindle ebooks for free! You can get:

Scones and Bones on Baker Street, Sherlock's Dog (Maybe!) and the Dirt Dilemma

Description: Digby, a London street dog, hopes he can find a crumb of food and maybe a warm place to sleep around the next corner. Instead, he finds himself face-to-face with the Great Detective himself, Sherlock Holmes! Digby is thrilled. He decides to prove his worth to Holmes by helping him solve his latest case. However, Digby discovers that detectives have to follow certain rules. No scratching in public. No howling in concert halls. No ruining Mr. Holmes’ shoes. Who knew that solving crimes could be so hard? Can Digby help Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson solve the Adventure of the Red-Headed League, and finally find a home --- at 221B Baker Street?

Get your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LJYLD92

The Voyage of the Lunar Schooner
Description: Voyage to the Moon!

At the dawn of the 20th century, brilliant inventor E.D.C. Ballantine embarks on a most extraordinary venture – to be the first human being to orbit the moon! Working in secret with “The Society for Lunar Exploration,” Ballantine designs the vessel for his orbital voyage - The Lunar Schooner! But can he keep his mission a secret? And is the moon really the lifeless orb we assume it to be, orbiting the Earth in the night sky? Find out in this exceptional adventure.

Get your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/Voyage-Lunar-S...

Curse of the Deadly Dinosaur

Description: Terror Strikes! During the Christmas season, a young man named Jonas Bogswell brings a most baffling case to Sherlock Holmes and the MacDougall Twins. A dinosaur, a creature that should have been extinct millions of years ago, with razor sharp jaws and a terrifying scream, has been spotted roaming the hills of Surrey. The creature has been preying on sheep in the countryside, or has it? The local police believe Jonas Bogswell is responsible for the death of the sheep, and he needs the help of Sherlock Holmes, the MacDougall Twins, and Toby, their faithful canine friend to prove his innocence. But how can a prehistoric creature be alive in Victorian England? Could the monster have something to do with the local legend of Bald Hill where the Devil was supposedly imprisoned a hundred years before? And is Jonas Bogswell completely innocent, or does he and his family have more knowledge of the dinosaur than they've revealed? Find out as the MacDougall Twins with Sherlock Holmes solve their most extraordinary case and learn the truth behind the curse of the deadly dinosaur!

Get your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Dinosau...

The Tall Tales of Starman Steve

Description: • So you think you know why the sky is BLUE?
• What is THUNDER and LIGHTNING...really?
• What happens when you wish upon a SHOOTING STAR?
• Where did all those craters on the Moon come from?
• What’s the real truth about Jupiter’s RED SPOT?
• Are Saturn’s rings actually a giant HAT?
• Who spilled the MILKY WAY?
• Can the HORSEHEAD NEBULA be tamed?
• Can you race a COMET...and win?
• Ever traveled on the ASTEROID EXPRESS?
Come fly with STARMAN STEVE, the
bravest, most terrific astronaut Earth
has ever seen, and his loyal rocket ship,
Gracie, as they travel the universe and
learn all its wonderful secrets!

Get your copy here: https://www.amazon.com/Tall-Tales-Sta...

For all available books check out my author page at Goodreads:

Derrick Belanger

Please considering purchasing one or two books. They make great Christmas presents, and the money is going to a great cause.

Holmes Away From Home Update



The Kickstarter campaign is halfway over, but there is still time to order your books and receive them in time for Christmas! We currently have made it well past our initial goal and we are more than halfway to our stretch goal of 3,000 dollars. If you are a fan of Sherlock Holmes or mysteries in general, please check out the campaign here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...

33 Terrific Tales!



At Belanger Books, we don't just publish Sherlock Holmes books (see book list above), we publish a variety of genres including children's, steampunk, and now humor. This delightful book by Gregg Rosenquist about growing up in Illinois in the 1970s is sure to delight fans of A Christmas Story and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

You can check out the book at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/33-Terrific-Ta...

Stay tuned for more updates throughout the weekend. Thank you everyone, and please help us raise money for the Fisher House!

Derrick Belanger is the author of the #1 bestselling book Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Peculiar Provenance which was in the top 200 bestselling books on Amazon. He also is the author of the MacDougall Twins with Sherlock Holmes books, the latest of which is Curse of the Deadly Dinosaur and edited the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle horror anthology A Study in Terror: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Revolutionary Stories of Fear and the Supernatural. Through Belanger Books, he published the Sherlock Holmes anthology Beyond Watson. His latest novella Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure Of The Primal Man is currently available as an ebook from Endeavour Press.