An Author’s Random Musing: Holmes Month!

Once again, its Holmes Month! Don’t mind my tears as I mourn the probable end of BBC’s Sherlock. Also, this lines up with the date of my first blog two years ago, so exciting stuff for me!

Since I was young, I have been a fan of Sherlock Holmes. His powers of observation, his ability to know how things should be and thus able to see what is out of place, has fascinated me. I have the original stories on my shelf, along with several pastiches, spin offs, a companion book, and my latest purchase: The Sherlock Holmes Handbook.

There hasn’t really been a film version of Sherlock that I haven’t found something to enjoy (although I haven’t given the series Elementary much attention). Robert Downey Jr’s depiction of the fighting side of the great detective or Benedict Cumberbatch’s fantastic interpretation and, my personal favorite, Jeremy Brett’s faithful adherence to the original source.

As I’ve mentioned before, I keep an element of mystery in my writing as a nod to the great detective I love so much. Once again, this month will focus on those spin offs that occupy my shelf.

The game, my friends, is on!

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