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"Strangeness with Mystery" [STUD]

<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2760/4108249706_5f2b6c98b5_m.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2760/4108249706_5f2b6c98b5_m.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 148px;" /></a>Sorting through the various Holmesian pastiches, parodies, and mashups can be often be a challenge - trying to find that almost perfect application of Conan Doyle's style to a mixture of different characters can be daunting. Several years ago, <a href="http://www.neilgaiman.com/">Neil Gaiman</a> - whose cross-genre work includes <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sandman-Vol-Preludes-Nocturnes-New/dp/1401225756?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Sandman</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1401225756" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/American-Gods-Tenth-Anniversary-Novel/dp/0062059882?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">American Gods</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0062059882" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />, and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Neverwhere-Novel-Neil-Gaiman/dp/0060557818?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Neverwhere</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0060557818" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />, and who is receiving major attention for <a href="http://screenrant.com/doctor-who-synopsisneil-gaiman-mcrid-112918/">his script for Doctor Who</a> - wrote a Hugo-winning short story that is a fine mixture of strangeness with mystery, and which is (believe it or not) available for your enjoyment via the Internet. Originally presented in the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shadows-Over-Baker-Street-Terror/dp/0345452739?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Shadows Over Baker Street</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0345452739" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> anthology, "A Study in Emerald" (<a href="http://www.neilgaiman.com/p/Cool_Stuff/Short_Stories">available for download as a PDF via Mr. Gaiman's site</a>) is more than just a near-copy of "<a href="http://librivox.org/a-study-in-scarlet-by-sir-arthur-conan-doyle/">A Study in Scarlet"</a>; it is one of the most clever integrations of Holmesian detection and H.P. Lovecraft's "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_Mythos">Cthulhu mythos</a>", bringing strangeness and mystery together in a pretty engaging short story. Unlike many other pastiches, Gaiman is able to mimic Conan Doyle's tone almost perfectly, and there are plenty of Sherlockian references within the story to make this appealing to both lifelong and casual fans. "Emerald" deftly integrates the otherworldly dread of Lovecraft with the canon's Victorian atmosphere, creating a tale that is quite an enjoyable read. The PDF download also contains some clever "advertisements" that contain references to other Victorian-era fantastic literature. (There is also a clever twist within the tale that....well, much like the advertisements, is best enjoyed by reading the tale and not spoiled within a review). "<a href="http://www.neilgaiman.com/mediafiles/exclusive/shortstories/emerald.pdf">A Study in Emerald</a>" may not seem like a major work, but it does what the greatest of canon does - for a few moments, it takes us back to a time where it is still 1895 and which - despite Holmes' advice to the contrary - deftly mixes strangeness and mystery. With the result being an enjoyable read for Sherlockians and fantasy fans alike. Editor's note: Gordon regularly covers the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and the entertainment industry. You can also find him at <a href="http://www.blogthispal.com/">Blog THIS, Pal!</a> and <a href="http://www.comicrelated.com/">Comic Related</a>. Please consider visiting our sponsors (in the right column and footer of the site) from time to time. 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"Strangeness with Mystery" [STUD]

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by Scott Monty

An Eyewitness Account of the Edgars and Agathas

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"aided by the diary I kept" [HOUN]</h4>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Dummies-Steven-Doyle/dp/0470484446?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes for Dummies</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0470484446" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> had the honor of being nominated for both an Edgar Award, and an Agatha Award for non-fiction mystery book of the year. What follows is a brief diary of my recent, amazing trip to both the Edgar Awards in New York City, and the Agatha Awards at the Malice Domestic Convention in Bethesda, Maryland. For a more exciting, as-it-happened account, see the video embedded below. 
 
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Wednesday, April 27 
10:45 a.m.: My wife Pam and I departed for NY without incident from the Indianapolis Airport, unless you factor in the extra security screening Pam got because she had a tissue in her pants pocket. Really? Knowing no one can hijack the plane with a tissue now is a big comfort. 
 
1:00 p.m.: All checked into our mid-town hotel, and just heading over to a favorite diner Sherlockians while in New York, <a href="http://www.theredflamediner.com/">The Red Flame</a>. Wow! It’s been remodeled (again), inside and out. It’s nice, but I’m kinda missing the old Flame. 
 
7:30 p.m.: After an afternoon of goofing off, it’s time for dinner at the<a href="http://www.oysterbarny.com/"> Oyster Bar at Grand Central</a> with Pam’s brothers and their families. They are attending the Edgar Awards with us, offering moral support. That is really great! 
 
Thursday, April 28 
6:30 p.m.: What a day. First the 9/11 museum at Ground Zero on a cold, rainy day. Very sobering (and coincidentally just three days before they caught Bin Laden). But now, it’s time for the Nominee Reception at the Grand Hyatt for the Edgars. Feeling at first a bit like the guy who crashed the party, but soon I’m pinching myself as Pam and I stand there chatting away with mystery fiction icons <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&search-alias=aps&field-keywords=Sarah%20Peretsky" target="_blank">Sarah Peretsky</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />, and then <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&search-alias=aps&field-keywords=Mary%20Higgins%20Clark" target="_blank">Mary Higgins Clark</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />. Unbelievable. 
 
7:30 p.m.: After seeing many Sherlockian friends [Les Klinger, Dan Stashower, Peter Crupe, Lindsay Faye] it is awards time. I’m at the Wiley Publishing table, with my family and the gang from Wiley. Alas, Sherlock Holmes for Dummies lost to the Charlie Chan book...oh, well! It is still an unbelievable experience. 
 
11:00 p.m.: Sitting in an Irish pub [<a href="http://www.patrickconways.com/">Patrick Conway's</a>] ’round the corner from Grand Central Station with my family, celebrating the experience. Hooray! On to the Agathas! 
 
 
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"I met Agatha..." [CHAS]</h4>
Friday, April 29 
11:30 a.m.: Pam and I depart from Penn Station for Washington. DC via Amtrak. Wow...that train station is insane ["...and lead us not into Penn Station"? -Ed.]. We arrive in DC, catch a cab to the Hyatt Regency in Bethesda, and check in. My brother Patrick, an antiquarian bookseller, arrives from Indiana to accompany us on this leg of the adventure. 
 
4:00 p.m.: I register us, and then dash down to the opening ceremony of Malice Domestic, the convention that is giving out the Agatha Awards. I can see right away that the audience, which is 90% women, is not Sherlock’s crowd. 
 
7:00 p.m.: All the Sherlockians on hand gather for dinner in the hotel restaurant. Peter Blau and Bev Wolov, Dan Stashower, Julie McKuras, and us. Really, it is these moments that make these events truly memorable. 
 
Saturday, April 30 
All Day: The day is made up of sessions, books signings, panel discussions, and shopping in the dealers room. I participate in a panel discussion with all the non-fiction authors who are nominated, and follow it up with a book signing. It’s a lot of fun! Along the way we meet many, many more authors, including <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&search-alias=aps&field-keywords=Sue%20Grafton" target="_blank">Sue Grafton</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&search-alias=aps&field-keywords=Carol%20Nelson%20Douglas" target="_blank">Carol Nelson Douglas</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />. What a great day! 
 
7:00 p.m.: The Agatha Awards Banquet arrives. Wow. For those who think the BSI Dinner is big, they should experience a 500-seat banquet! Unbelievable (and for my taste, too big…) Alas, Sherlock lost out to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Agatha-Christies-Secret-Notebooks-ebook/dp/B002RI9OY6?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Secret Diaries of Agatha Christie</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B002RI9OY6" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />, as I knew it would. There’s no way a book on Agatha Christie is going to lose an award named after Agatha Christie. But no hard feelings, as once again it was a fantastic experience and great fun. 
 
Here's the whirlwind tour <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol3KOwdr5bk&feature=related">in video</a>: 
 
 
 
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Well, the next day we headed home, back to real life, but still savoring the amazing, amazing experiences we had. Sherlock Holmes for Dummies has been out almost exactly a year...and what a year it has been. And what a way to conclude the promotion of the book. Thanks to everyone who bought a copy! If you'd like to keep following our adventures, please join us on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sherlock-Holmes-for-Dummies/129581877077394">Sherlock Holmes for Dummies Facebook page</a>. 
 
Postscript: Sherlock Holmes for Dummies was nominated for the coveted <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Award">Anthony Award</a>, which are given at the annual Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, which for this year will be in St. Louis in September. 
 
<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2459/4390279293_b5f6e6290d_t.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2459/4390279293_b5f6e6290d_t.jpg" style="float: left; height: 100px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 81px;" /></a>Editor's note: This column is <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/search/label/Sherlock%20Holmes%20for%20Dummies">part of a series called "From the Dummy's Chair" [MAZA]</a> by Steven Doyle, BSI ("The 'Western Morning News'"), author of the Edgar-nominated <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Dummies-Steven-Doyle/dp/0470484446?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" style="color: #003366; display: inline-block;" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes for Dummies</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0470484446" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: none !important; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; cursor: move; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" />. Because of the limitations in the print world, he wasn't able to completely fit everything he wanted into the book. This series will become a real-time continuation of that labor of love. Steve is also half the team behind the <a href="http://www.wessexpress.com/" style="color: #003366;">Wessex Press</a>. 
 
 
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Edward Hardwicke, Dr. Watson to Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes, Dies at 78

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"flickered and went out" [HOUN] </h4>
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Actor Edward Hardwicke has died at the age of 78. Perhaps best known for his portrayal of Dr. Watson to Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes in the <a href="https://amzn.to/31sohD9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Granada Television series</a>, he picked up the role where David Burke left off. 
 
[Hint: if you don't want to watch on DVD, the Granada series is available through streaming service provider <a href="https://amzn.to/2yKwsOU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Britbox via Amazon Channels</a>.] 
 
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Hardwicke was the son of famed actor Sir Cedric Hardwicke, and he took the family business very seriously from an early age, starring in A Guy Named Joe with Spencer Tracy at the tender age of 10. He spent a good deal of his early career on stage and made numerous television and film appearances. He also <a href="https://amzn.to/31qoeYw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lent his voice as a narrator to some Sherlock Holmes stories</a> (available for free with an <a href="https://amzn.to/2GUTHu1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Audible subscription</a>). 
 
Of course, this audience knows him best as John H. Watson, M.D., friend and colleague of Sherlock Holmes in the Jeremy Brett Granada series. It was a role he inhabited from 1986 to 1994. He also played Dr. Watson in The Secret of Sherlock Holmes on stage in London's West End in 1989 for a full year. You'll recall that <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2011/05/my-god-it-is-paul-gree_8.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jeremy Paul wrote that play</a>. 
 
He was beloved by fans around the world, and particularly embraced by Sherlockians and Holmesians. The relationship was anything but one-way, as Hardwicke participated in events like the first iteration of <a href="http://www.sherlock-holmes.com/gillette_brett.htm" target="_blank">From Gillette to Brett in 2003</a>. 
 
We can think of no more fitting a way to remember him than to simply leave you with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCYzvzp9Z_Q" target="_blank">this interview of Edward Hardwicke</a>: 
 
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We also <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose33" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pay homage to Hardwicke on Episode 33</a>. 
 
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Did you have any personal experience with him? Did you meet Edward Hardwicke at an event or on the set? Please leave us a comment and share with everyone. 
 
One generation's faithful Watson has now crossed the Reichenbach to be with his Holmes. May we stand on the terrace to remember them both. 
 
Update: Hardwicke's <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/8519646/Edward-Hardwicke.html" target="_blank">obituary from the Telegraph</a>. 
 
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Edward Hardwicke, Dr. Watson to Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes, Dies at 78

"flickered and went out" [HOUN] Actor Edward Hardwicke has died at the age of 78. Perhaps best known for his portrayal of Dr...

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by Scott Monty

Sherlockian Mythbusters — The Problem of Thor Bridge

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You may have heard of the show <a href="http://amzn.to/kDFtmS" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Mythbusters</a> on the Discovery Channel. Well, the <a href="http://amzn.to/kynsAo">Sherlock Holmes for Dummies</a> team decided to make their own version. 
 
The first episode of "Sherlockian Myth Busters" is now online. Scholars have debated events in the Holmes Canon for decades. But how many have actually put their theories to the test? In this episode we put the disappearing gun trick from "<a href="http://amzn.to/llS7hI">The Problem of Thor Bridge</a>" to the test. Does it work as described? Here we'll find out. 
 
SPOILER ALERT: If you're not familiar with "The Problem of Thor Bridge," you may wish to delay watching this until after you've read it. It is available as part of <a href="http://amzn.to/iZ0ttQ" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes</a>. 
 
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Are there other Sherlockian myths you'd like us to bust? Please leave a comment below or send an email with the subject line "Mythbusters" to ihearofsherlock [AT] gmail [DOT] com. 
 
<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2459/4390279293_b5f6e6290d_t.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2459/4390279293_b5f6e6290d_t.jpg" style="float: left; height: 100px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 81px;" /></a>Editor's note: This column is <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/search/label/Sherlock%20Holmes%20for%20Dummies">part of a series called "From the Dummy's Chair" [MAZA]</a> by Steven Doyle, BSI ("The 'Western Morning News'"), author of the Edgar-nominated <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Dummies-Steven-Doyle/dp/0470484446?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" style="color: #003366; display: inline-block;" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes for Dummies</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0470484446" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: none !important; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; cursor: move; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" />. Because of the limitations in the print world, he wasn't able to completely fit everything he wanted into the book. This series will become a real-time continuation of that labor of love. Steve is also half the team behind the <a href="http://www.wessexpress.com/" style="color: #003366;">Wessex Press</a>. 
 
 
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