SMFS list members are published in the Mystery
Weekly Magazine: October 2020 issue. The read is available from the publisher in both print and digital
formats as well as at Amazon
and other vendors. The SMFS members in
this issue are:
Teel James Glenn with "The Affair of the
Heart" and "The Adventure of Sherlock Hominid.”
Bruce Harris with “Beggars Can Be Choosers.”
Synopsis:
Our annual Sherlock Holmes themed double issue is stuffed
full with pastiches, parodies and articles.
“The Case Of The Count Of Saint Germain” by Martin
Rosenstock: War is on the horizon, and the German ambassador narrowly escapes
an assassin in London. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson must investigate, and
encounter the immortal Count of Saint Germain.
“The Case Of Vigor, The Hammersmith Wonder” by Larry
Lefkowitz: Holmes and Watson must solve a locked room mystery with seemingly no
clues.
“The Adventure Of The Turned Tables” by Michael Mallory: It
is the Diamond Jubilee celebration of Queen Victoria, and Sherlock Holmes
discovers a series of puzzling crimes he can only explain in one way: the late,
not lamented Professor Moriarty, who presumably died six years earlier, has
returned.
“The Adventure Of Sherlock Hominid” by Teel James Glenn: A
talking chimpanzee who travels to alternate relies uses deductive reasoning to
solve a locked room murder à la Sherlock Holmes!
“The Baker Station Irregulars” by Eric Del Carlo: On a space
station a Holmesian character tries to unravel the events which led to the
murder and mutilation of a famous pugilist.
“Strangers In Blood” by Adam Beau Mcfarlane: The children of
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson live in Jazz Age New York City. They're hired to
investigate a seance.
“A Clockwork Crook” by John H. Dromey: A Victorian damsel is
in distress. Can a steampunk professor and an opera singer come to her rescue
in time?
“The Case Of The Burnt Wires” by J.J. White: Dr. Watson
narrates a lost case that could not be revealed until Mr Sherlock Holmes's
death.
“The Affair Of The Heart” by Teel James Glenn: Holmes and
Watson are not he scene when a young man has a heart attack on a train—but was
it natural?
“Death And The Doctor” by Adam Beau Mcfarlane: In New York
City during the Jazz Age, the children of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson solve
a murder. Did a malevolent soul hide behind the exterior mask of a
well-schooled gentleman?
“The Silent Sherlock” by Philip Leibfried: This is an article
telling of all the silent film adaptations of Sherlock Holmes. It includes
American and foreign films.
“Beggars Can Be Choosers” by Bruce
Harris: This Sherlock Holmes essay examines Hugh Boone, the street beggar
in 'The Man With The Twisted Lip'.
“Nevermore” by David Bart: In this Poe-ish tale, Lyle
Scoggins is a veteran, a cat owner and a successful crook. So, why do they want
him dead?
“Birthday Party” by Bruce McAllister: The self-aware
artificial intelligence that runs the superyacht of a billionaire who just died
hosts a birthday party for him anyway—one with a special theme.
“What Lies Beneath The Bandages” by Richard Zwicker: The
monster of Frankenstein has returned to Geneva and reinvented himself as a
consulting detective. His motto: no case too monstrous. That remains to be seen
when his client is attacked by a mummy.
“Mark Of Shame” by Roxanne Dent: Smart but saddled with a
new partner he resents, Detective Martinez investigates the death of a
Halloween fanatic in an upscale Massachusetts community.
And we have the special Sherlock Holmes themed
“Thiefsgiving”: A You-Solve-It by Laird Long.
Basis Rathbone and Nigel Bruce custom cover art by the
talented Robin Grenville-Evans.
