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Poll: Best Crime Novel / Writer / Series

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<a href="http://www.thecwa.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Crime Writers Association</a> is a United Kingdom-based association for any author who has written a crime novel. Founded in 1953 by John Creasey, it currently has over 600 members and its annual awards are called the Daggers.<br />
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In honour of its 60th anniversary, the CWA has asked its membership to vote on superlatives in the categories of Crime Writer, Crime Novel and Crime Series. While the association's vote will be secret until November 5th, <b><i>you</i></b> have the opportunity to cast your vote now.<br />
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When we went to press, Agatha Christie was leading the best crime writer category, and T<i>he Murder of Roger Ackroyd </i>was the public's favourite for best crime novel; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and <i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i> were in second place in each respective category. Sherlock Holmes was in the lead for the best crime series.<br />
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Can't we do something about this, fellow Sherlockians / Holmesians / Doyleans? Please cast your vote below.<br />
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Also, we'd appreciate you sharing this post with your network - Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, email, etc. - please pass it around so the Master and the Literary Agent can have their rightful place of honour.<br />
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And not to worry: if the CWA membership doesn't mesh with the votes of the general public, you'll still be able to hear the discussion about it if you<a href="http://www.foyles.co.uk/Public/Events/Detail.aspx?eventId=2023" target="_blank"> attend the WhoWunnit? event</a> at Foyles Gallery on Charing Cross Road.<br />
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<b>UPDATE </b>(November 11, 2013): The Crime Writers Association has weighed in with its official results:<br />
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WINNER Best Ever Novel: <strong><cite>The Murder of Roger Ackroyd</cite></strong> – Agatha Christie</div>
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WINNER Best Ever Author – <strong>AGATHA CHRISTIE</strong></div>
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WINNER Best Ever Crime Series – <strong>SHERLOCK HOLMES</strong></div>
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Celebrating 25 Years of Without a Clue

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It seems nearly impossible to believe, but today marks the 25th anniversary of the opening of the 1988 film <i><a href="http://amzn.to/1gZiB7Z" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Without a Clue</a></i>, starring Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley. While the premise - that Sherlock Holmes was fictional - may seem absurd to us today, the comedic elements of the film made it a lighthearted romp through what might have been.</div>
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Our hero, Sherlock Holmes, is shown to be nothing more than a profligate drunkard of an actor, hired by Dr. Watson (known to himself as "John Watson, the Crime Doctor!") to mask his true identity as a successful detective whilst applying for a position in an exclusive hospital.<br />
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Much to his chagrin, the character actor becomes popular and the public (and later Watson) can't seem to do without him. It was a case of art imitating life, as another doctor - one A. Conan Doyle - was resigned to the same fate as the Crime Doctor.<br />
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It's a fun film, and with a PG rating, it's family-friendly as well. If you haven't had the opportunity to see <i>Without a Clue</i> yet, we'd recommend taking the opportunity to do so 25 years on.<br />
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As we recall, there were a number of Sherlockians who organized special outings to see the screening or premiere of the film. Were you part of such an event? What do you remember? Leave us a comment and let us know.<br />
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Michael Caine........Sherlock Holmes<br />
Ben Kingsley..........John Watson<br />
Jeffrey Jones..........Inspector Lestrade<br />
Paul Freeman.........Professor Moriarty<br />
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<a href="https://www.google.com/search?espv=210&es_sm=93&q=without+a+clue+initial+release&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAGOovnz8BQMDgyYHnxCnfq6-gVm8ZW65llR2spV-WmZOLpiwKkrNSU0sTlVISSxJ9UvcEPRPajqbuuQV5QXT3vpNXjNVDgAdRUbURgAAAA&sa=X&ei=pr1kUvDkJYeCygGyrIGAAg&ved=0CMwBEOgTKAEwFg">Initial release</a>: October 21, 1988<br />
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Celebrating 25 Years of Without a Clue

"my close intimacy with Sherlock Holmes had interested me deeply in crime" [EMPT] It seems nearly impossible to believe, b...

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Are You Following our Wacky Caption Contests?

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Each week on <a href="http://facebook.com/ihearofsherlock">our Facebook Page</a>, we hold an informal contest of sorts. We post an original illustration of the Sherlock Holmes stories (all have been by Sidney Paget to date) and we ask our fans to add their own brand of offbeat caption.<br />
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Here's a brief history of the images, with the before and after:<br />
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Some of our favorites that didn't make the cut:<br />
"I deduce your fly is open."<br />
"Yes, your new antiperspirant does keep you a little dryer."<br />
"And...a perfect dismount." "Watson, did you have to put the pommel horse in the sitting room?"<br />
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Episode 57: A Sherlockian Halloween

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Holmes and the occult is our subject for this Halloween episode of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere, and we're joined by editor and author Charles Prepolec, BSI ("The Man With the Twisted Lip"), who together with J.R. Campbell edited the four-book series <a href="https://amzn.to/3mGuQwl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Gaslight Grimoire: Fantastic Tales of Sherlock Holmes</i></a>, <a href="https://amzn.to/3jRtnBK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Gaslight Grotesque: Nightmare Tales of Sherlock Holmes</i></a>, <a href="https://amzn.to/34Ji9KW" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Gaslight Arcanum: Uncanny Tales of Sherlock Holmes</i></a>, and <i><a href="https://amzn.to/34M854a" target="_blank">Gaslight Gothic: Strange Tales of Sherlock Holmes</a></i>, joins us to talk about the intersection of Sherlock Holmes and the spooky, outre and creepy, setting the tone for the season.  Charles (who goes by <a href="https://twitter.com/sherlockeditor" target="_blank">@sherlockeditor</a> on Twitter), had the great fortune to work with the likes of Barbara Hambly, Martin Powell and Kim Newman, among others, and he talks about the selection process for including authors and their works in the anthologies.<div><br /></div><div><br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/cprepolec">Charles</a> has contributed to <i>Sherlock Magazine</i>, <i>Scarlet Street</i> and <i>Canadian Holmes</i> and is a longtime Sherlockian, having been a member of the <a href="http://www.bakerstreetdozen.com/">Singular Society of the Baker Street Dozen</a> in Calgary for 20 years, a Master Bootmaker of the <a href="http://www.torontobootmakers.com/">Bootmakers of Toronto</a> in 2006, and an investitured member of the Baker Street Irregulars since 2017.<br /><br /></div><div>In this episode, our gas-lamp is not a Gas-Lamp at all, but rather an introduction by to a collection of Conan Doyle stories, as written by John Dickson Carr.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 21px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://traffic.libsyn.com/ihearofsherlock/ihearofsherlock057.mp3" style="color: #006f85; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Download</a> [Save As] | File size 41.5 MB, 1:00:12</h3><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/134354921&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%"></iframe><br /><br /><br />
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<li><a href="http://edgewebsite.com/">EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing</a></li>
<li>Conan Doyle fanstasy and horror short stories "<a href="https://amzn.to/3mCFZhK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lot No. 249</a>," "<a href="https://amzn.to/2GiTQu8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Horror of the Heights</a>," and "<a href="https://amzn.to/3eewuCz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Terror of Blue John Gap</a>"</li>
<li>The <a href="http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com/articlesandextras/currentcontents.html">Autumn 2013 issue of the <i>Baker Street Journal</i></a></li>
<li><a href="http://sherlockholmesexhibition.com/">International Sherlock Holmes Exhibition</a></li>
<li>Lyndsay Faye, BSI ("Kitty Winter") is on a book tour to promote <i><a href="https://amzn.to/3oMHsnk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Seven for a Secret</a></i>, her latest Timothy Wilde novel.</li>
<li>Big Chief Studios announced <a href="https://www.bigchiefstudios.co.uk/coming-soon-sherlock-16-scale-collector-figures/">the 1:6 scale models</a> of Cumberbatch's Holmes and Freeman's Watson, and <a href="https://www.bigchiefstudios.co.uk/how-we-made-who-part-1-the-head-sculpt/">they talk about the sculpting process</a>.</li>
<li>There will be no romance between Holmes and Watson in <i>Elementary</i>, <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/10/06/no-holmes-watson-romance-in-elementary-shows-creator-says/">according to the show's creator</a>.</li>
<li>James O'Leary has contributed a couple of significant pieces here about Elementary that are worth perusing: "<a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2013/10/addiction-elementary-and-doyle.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Addiction, Elementary and Doyle</a>," and "<a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2012/12/six-cases-which-i-have-added-to-my.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Six Cases to Which I Have Added to My Notes</a>."</li>
<li>Our <a href="http://flip.it/oxPOZ">Flipboard magazine</a> aggregates lots of content for your enjoyment.</li></ul>
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