Forward into the Pastiche

I have four stories coming out at the end of the month – all pastiches.

Three are in the latest volumes of The MX Anthology of New Sherlock Holmes Stories – volumes XL, XLI and XLII. All concern “lost” cases – those mentioned by Watson but for one reason or another not chronicled. By sheer luck I have one in each volume, as they are arranged in the order they take place.

David Marcum has done an amazing job in assembling these volumes – all profits going to the special needs school which now occupies Conan Doyle’s home. It is already the largest series of Holmes pastiche ever and David ensures that all are canonical.

My three concern an unlikely assassin in Paris, a philanthropist who is anything but, and the Grosvenor Square Moving Van. I have another one accepted for the next set and .have a few more ideas I am saving for future ones.

The other story is included in the very last Tales of the Shadowmen. The Surrealist group  become embroiled with the machinations of the heroes and villains whose exploits they enjoy on film. Jean-Marc Lofficier is also red hot on ensuring the characters are true to their pulp origins and that stories do not break continuity. It has been my honour to have been included in three volumes now, and my only regret is that there will be no further volumes of this splendid series. The good news for fans is that this will be a bumper edition to go out in style.

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