Thomas’s gorgeous prose and expert characterizations shine in this new incarnation of Sherlock Holmes. This book is everything I hoped it would be, and the next adventure cannot come too soon!” -Deanna Raybourn, New York Times bestselling author From the carefully plotted twists to the elegant turns of phrase, A Study in Scarlet Women is a splendid addition to Holmes’s world. “ Sherry Thomas has done the impossible and crafted a fresh, exciting new version of Sherlock Holmes. This is completely new for Sherry, to have her books published in audio in a non-English language. Yes!ĭecem» Lausch Medien acquires German audio rights to Lady Sherlock books 1-6. Ma» Gaea Books, which has published Lady Sherlock books 1-5 in complex Chinese, acquires complex Chinese rights to books 6-7. (Your preorders are still profoundly appreciated!) Sherry is very happy.Īp» Alas, due to printer capacity issues and a nationwide paper shortage, A TEMPEST AT SEA, Lady Sherlock book 7, will not be released at the end of 2022, as originally scheduled, but on March 14, 2023. And Reader’s Digest has deemed the series one of the 10 Best Mystery Book Series to Read in 2023.įebur» Lausch Medien, which previously acquired German audio rights to the Lady Sherlock series, has now acquired German print and electronic rights to all seven books. (The lovely booksellers at the shop ship internationally.)įebru» Kirkus Reviews has named the Lady Sherlock books one of their 4 Romantic Fiction Reads for Valentine’s Day. It’s elementary.Febru» Preorder a copy of A TEMPEST AT SEA, Lady Sherlock book 7, for yourself or a loved one from The Ripped Bodice, and you will get a signed bookplate in addition. And that is exactly what we want Sherlock Holmes to do. This new Sherlock Holmes lives to solve crimes and mysteries. Equally impressive and unlikeable, his Sherlock exhibits an almost total disregard for authority, family or friends. Cumberbatch’s performance has rightly been heaped with praise. Taking many of the classic storylines of the Victorian set novels but skilfully weaving a story arc that is both emotional and enthralling, the now 21st century saga effortlessly hitting the moments that Sherlock Holmes aficionados will expect while remaining a thrilling and evocative piece of television for the uninitiated.Ĭritically acclaimed, the show has won three BAFTAS, nine Prime Time Emmys and garnered a Golden Globe nomination for Cumberbatch for Best Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television amongst numerous other nominations and awards. Hudson Spectre star Andrew Scott as Holmes’s arch nemesis Moriaty Gatiss plays the infamous sleuth’s brother Mycroft Rupert Graves (The White Queen) plays Scotland Yard’s finest Detective Inspector Lestrade and Lars Mikkelsen plays "the Napoleon of Blackmail" Charles Magnussen. The partners in fighting crime are ably supported by Una Stubbs as their Baker Street residence housekeeper Mrs. The stellar Sherlock cast includes Benedict Cumberbatch (Marvel’s Doctor Strange and an Oscar nominee for The Imitation Game) as the fiercely intelligent but equally arrogant Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman (The Office, Fargo, Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy) as Holmes’s often exasperated side-kick Doctor John Watson. Until the special episode “The Abominable Bride” that is. Anyone expecting a smoking pipe and a deerstalker will be left wanting. Created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, the men behind Doctor Who and The League Of Gentlemen, Sherlock plays with expectations and gives them a delightfully knowing modern spin. The classic tomes in question are Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes detective stories. A modern masterpiece that takes a character from classic literature and playfully confounds audience expectations while staying true to the much-revered source material. Quite simply, Sherlock is one of the greatest shows of our time.
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