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Review: Sherlock Holmes and the BTK Killer, Son of Sam and Unabomber

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The somewhat unwieldy-titled book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/147593226X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=147593226X&linkCode=as2&tag=thebakerstree-20"><i>How Sherlock Holmes Deduced “Break The Case Clues” On The BTK Killer, The Son of Sam, Unabomber and Anthrax Cases - With Analysis on The Mad Bomber and the Unsolved L.I. Gilgo Beach Murders</i></a> (disclosure: <a href="http://cmp.ly/5">cmp.ly/5</a>) is an examination of the cases mentioned in the title, made up of actual reports made to the FBI or other agency involved in the case. The author, Tom Walker, is a retired police captain of the NYPD and a Sherlockian. As he says in his Introduction:<br />
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“What follows is true, it is not fiction. However, I readily acknowledge that none of these deductive successes would have been possible without Sherlock Holmes walking behind me and occasionally whispering in my ear.”<br />
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It is interesting to see the inner workings of a mind that directly applies lessons from Sherlock Holmes to detective work. Mr. Walker provides just enough detail of each crime to express the horror of the scenes, but does not delve into unnecessary gore. The “break the case clues” he arrives at unfortunately never do break a case, but they very well might have if his conclusions had been heeded by the agency in charge.<br />
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The book, for the most part, maintains an academic atmosphere fitting for a ‘course of lectures,’ as Holmes himself would have liked. The exception comes in moments of Sherlock Holmes quite literally whispering in Mr. Walker’s ear, moments which are either supposed to add a touch of levity, or are a very serious Sherlockian taking the influence of Sherlock Holmes very seriously. Either way, Playing The Game is an unexpected quirk within a nonfiction setting.<br />
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Of course, this is a book written by a long-time Sherlockian, for Sherlockians, but there are moments where The Game is just too pronounced for a relative newcomer like me. For example, during what is otherwise a convincing defense of Bruce Ivins, the top suspect for the Anthrax Killer case, Walker details a clandestine consultation with the BSI that anyone unfamiliar with the organization would find unintentionally campy at best. His appeal to whomever knows the identity of the Gilgo Beach murderer(s) at the end of the book to step forward at Holmes’s insistence is off-putting.<br />
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Apart from that, the author is confident in his ability and clearly guides the reader through his methods in each case. He does have a little trouble narratively, the best example of which is the first half of his description of the Son of Sam case. He attempts to frame the case within what was going on in his life at the time, with the result that we get an interesting account of the power structure of NYC law enforcement and a fun game-show story, but this is ultimately a diversion that doesn't seem to contribute anything to the overall theme of the book or the analysis of the case itself. Another occasion of a case not quite fitting within the Sherlockian theme is his examination of the police response to the Mad Bomber. It is a fascinating analysis of effective (and ineffective) procedure, but it lacks the direct references to Canon and Holmes’s methodology that ties the other cases to the Great Detective.<br />
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Overall, anyone interested in seeing Sherlock Holmes’s methods applied to real-life detective work would find this an enjoyable and interesting light read. It should also appeal to anyone who wants to see a new perspective on high profile cases and the inner workings of law enforcement. Mr. Walker’s language is clear and his process easy to follow. He knows what he is doing, and it would be nice to see him get some recognition for it.<br />
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<b><i>How Sherlock Holmes Deduced “Break The Case Clues” On The BTK Killer, The Son of Sam, Unabomber and Anthrax Cases - With Analysis on the Mad Bomber and The Unsolved L.I. Gilgo Beach Murders</i></b> is available in paperback and ebook formats directly from the publisher,<a href="http://bookstore.iuniverse.com/Products/SKU-000560409/How-Sherlock-Holmes-Deduced-Break-The-Case-Clues-On-The-BTK-Killer-The-Son-of-Sam-Unabomber-and-Anthrax-Cases.aspx"> iUniverse</a>, or <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-sherlock-holmes-deduced-break-the-case-clues-on-the-btk-killer-the-son-of-sam-unabomber-and-anthrax-cases-tom-walker/1111725659?ean=9781475932263">Barnes and Noble</a>. It is also available on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/147593226X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=147593226X&linkCode=as2&tag=thebakerstree-20">Amazon</a>, but if I understood the iUniverse royalty policy correctly, you’ll do better by the author if you purchase it from iUniverse or Barnes and Noble.<br />
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<i>Katie writes about Sherlock Holmes in science fiction (among other things) on her <a href="http://kaelma.tumblr.com/">tumblr.</a> </i><br />
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Review: Sherlock Holmes and the BTK Killer, Son of Sam and Unabomber

"A very workmanlike bit of analysis" [VALL] The somewhat unwieldy-titled book How Sherlock Holmes Deduced “Break The Case Cl...

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A Look at the Cases of Sherlock Holmes by Renegade Press

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One of my friends gave me a collection of comic books they found at a used-books store: the “<b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001HXLURQ/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001HXLURQ&linkCode=as2&tag=thebakerstree-20"><i>Cases of Sherlock Holmes</i></a></b>” series by Dan Day. It was run by Renegade Press from 1986 til ‘88 and then by Northstar Publishing from ‘89 til 1990. I expected these to be a set of original tales featuring the Great Detective, based solely on the cover images. Open up the first issue, and the first page looks like the image seen on the right.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">The illustrations were rich in detail and very evocative of a Victorian setting. Particularly pleasing is the amount of detail given to the characters - more than even the best Sidney Paget drawings could hope to give us, as we view them in reprints. The only drawback to the early issues of the Cases of Sherlock Holmes series is that the text was in ALL CAPS. No need to shout at me while I'm reading a graphic novel.</span><br />
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Some of you probably know about these already - for those of you who don’t, they’re worth looking for. They are, simply, the stories from the Canon put to illustration. The illustrations themselves are wonderfully detailed, and the layout is generally easy to follow. Most of the time the illustrations simply decorate the columns of text, but every now and then the reader comes across a dynamic spread - <br />
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This is also from the first issue, “The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet”, and shows the confrontation between Holmes and the thief. Granted, there is some artistic license taken with the scene, such as Holmes wrestling over a knife, but it is stunning nonetheless. <br />
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While I’m on the subject of ‘artistic license,’ I should mention an aspect of these comics I find particularly entertaining: the covers. My initial supposition that these comics would be original stories was wrong, but I think I can be forgiven. The title of the story is not printed on the cover, and the illustrations tend towards pulp.<br />
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A Look at the Cases of Sherlock Holmes by Renegade Press

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by Katie Magnusson

Episode 51: Who Is a Sherlockian?

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The first item of interest that grabbed our attention in early 2013 was the so-called "Free Sherlock" movement. Summed up, this is basically an issue that is being brought to court via a case titled <b><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/125645482/KLINGER-vs-CONAN-DOYLE-ESTATE-LTD">Klinger vs. Conan Doyle Estate</a></b>, in which Leslie Klinger, BSI ("The Abbey Grange") is contesting the Conan Doyle Estate's claim that any new content that contains Sherlock Holmes must pay a royalty or license fee to the Estate. Burt and Scott parse through some of the non-technical/legal aspects of the case and discuss what's at stake.<br />
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Speaking of being at stake, the other item on the docket is the debate as to what in fact constitutes a Sherlockian of good standing? That is, can one have arrived at the doorstep of 221B Baker Street via the BBC series (or Granada, or Universal, etc.) or must one have been schooled only in the printed literature and dress the part of a 1940s joiner? It's quite a debate - one that was taken up vehemently by The Baker Street Babes earlier this year, after the "Elite Devotee Redux" was published in recently resurrected  <i>Saturday Review of Literature</i>. We offer our own humble observations on the matter.<br />
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For those who wish to subscribe to the publication and read all of the very interesting articles therein, you may procure a copy by sending $5 postpaid to Donald K. Pollock, 521 College Avenue, Niagara Falls, NY 14305. An image of the cover and inside cover can be seen below.<br />
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<b>The Editor's Gas-Lamp:</b><span style="text-align: left;"> We purposefully revisited the same Gas-Lamp (Vol. 3, No. 2, OS) that we shared on <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/12/episode-15-michael-whelan-wiggins-of.html">Episode 15</a>, because Edgar Smith's "Who is a Baker Street Irregular?" seemed to strike the same chord some 65 years later</span><span style="text-align: left;">.</span><br />
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<li>Les Klinger's <a href="http://free-sherlock.com/"><b>Free Sherlock</b></a> site</li>
<li><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/07/books/suit-says-sherlock-belongs-to-the-ages.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&"><span id="goog_374484452"></span>The New York Times takes note of the lawsuit</a></b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/07/books/suit-says-sherlock-belongs-to-the-ages.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&"><span id="goog_374484453"></span></a></li>
<li><b><a href="http://www.mhpbooks.com/lawyer-set-to-challenge-the-sherlock-holmes-estate/">Sherlock Holmes Estate challenged with 'copyfraud'</a></b></li>
<li><b><a href="http://bakerstreetbabes.tumblr.com/post/41481263409/the-elite-devotee-or-how-the-sherlock-fandom-is-a">The Baker Street Babes take umbrage with being dismissed by Philip Shreffler</a></b></li>
<li><a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/sherlockians.html"><b>The BSI's statement: A World of Sherlockians</b></a></li>
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Episode 51: Who Is a Sherlockian?

“a singular group of... people” [SOLI] We thought we'd stir up the discussions a bit and try to get to the bottom of a couple of contr...

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by Scott Monty

Using Vincent Starrett's "221B" in a Time of Crisis

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All eyes have been on Boston in the last 36 hours. As with others, we extend our heartfelt sympathy for the victims, their families and loved ones. As we spent 20 years in Boston, it is particularly gut wrenching to observe the goings on from afar, powerless to do anything to help.<br />
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Because we specialize in the written word, we thought that it might be helpful to reflect on a world that Vincent Starrett remembered and lived in some 70 years ago when he penned the sonnet "221B" that appeared in <i><b><a href="https://amzn.to/2usynIO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Profile by Gaslight</a></b></i>. That sentiment is very much still in play in 2013 as we contemplate a world that explodes.<br />
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Yes, we're fortunate to share an interest that keeps us grounded in what seemed like a more genteel and serene age. But the work of our Sherlockian forbears reminds us that every generation has its challenges - challenges that afford us the escapism that good storytelling can provide.<br />
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May we remember that well.<br />
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