In real life, 221B Baker Street is the home of a bank. When fans send letters to Sherlock Holmes, bank employee Addy Zhuang, known as "Sherlock's Secretary," replies. One day, the bank is robbed, but the thieves only take three letters addressed to Sherlock Holmes. The police conclude it was all a harmless prank, but Addy suspects something more malicious is happening. With the help of a true crime reporter, Addy and his friends launch their own investigation, which leads to murder and a d...

Joyce Porter is the funniest crime writer you've never heard of- until now. Creator of DCI Wilfrid Dover, Scotland Yard's laziest and rudest detective, Eddie Brown, a schoolteacher forced into Cold War spycraft against his will, and Constance Ethel Morrison-Burke ("The Hon Con"), a boisterous noblewoman turned private eye. Porter filled her mysteries with outrageous situations, sparkling dialogue, and over-the-top humor. This tribute to her works is for mystery lovers who enjoy laughing wh...

It's a true crime story for the ages. George Edalji, a half-Parsee solicitor convicted of shocking acts of brutality. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the acclaimed writer, decides to act like Sherlock Holmes and clear Edalji's name. For decades, this compelling case has intrigued authors, who have fictionalized the story for entertainment, but every adaptation has obscured some of the facts. The dramatizations and novelization of the Edalji case are studied here, revealing long-overlooked truths.

Sherlock Holmes' adventures continue in seven surprising cases. Holmes and Watson investigate an alleged haunting at the Diogenes Club, vandalism at a prominent art gallery, the case of a frightened amnesiac, the takeover of 221B by vicious criminals, the sequel to "The Engineer's Thumb," the defiling of Holmes' Stradivarius violin, and a Christmas story featuring a graveyard with angry insults carved into the headstones. The game is afoot!

It's the world's bestselling mystery novel and one of the most popular books of all time. But despite its fame, the complex history and cultural impact of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None is largely unknown to most readers. Absolute Justice analyzes the book's characters and hidden clues, describes the novel's many stage, screen, and other media adaptations, and explores how And Then There Were None became a cultural phenomenon, reshaping not just the c...

What do an Internet scam, a conference for mystery writers, and "The Great Sausage Scandal" have in common? They're all connected to the latest adventure of Addy Zhuang- an employee of the real-life bank at 221B Baker Street tasked with answering all of the mail that mystery fans send to Sherlock Holmes. In the sequel to Sherlock's Secretary, Addy, his true-crime reporter girlfriend Zabel, and his friends Sanna and Jasper travel to Scotland in order to solve a missing persons case connecte...

For some reason, a lot of coffee house owners, workers, and their clientele, turn out to be pretty good amateur sleuths.And everyone loves reading about the crimes and mysteries that happen in and around coffee shops.So be prepared to take a cozy afternoon, your favorite cup of Joe, and maybe a lemon tart as you enjoy these delectable stories!MCM. So Criminal, It's Good.

They say history doesn't repeat itself, but it will frequently rhyme.However, what about crimes that get repeated? How are they similar to the original? How are they different? And why?The devil is in the details, after all.Come see what the syndicate members of MCM have done with crimes that riff off of events from the past.MCM. So Criminal, It's Good.

Crime happens. And not every crime is perfectly planned or executed.Sometimes, there's a witness.Who wasn't supposed to be there.At all.Or is there? How innocent is that person standing on the sidelines?These tales of crime and those watching it will leave you guessing up to the last moment.Come and enjoy MCM issue 21, starting our sixth year!So Criminal, It's Good.

Weather can bring out the best in us. Neighbors shoveling sidewalks. Friends helping when there's been a flood. Strangers opening up their houses when someone's house has been struck by lightning.However, bad weather can also bring out the worst in us. The storm takes over and in the resulting chaos, the consequences might be few.Join the MCM syndicate as they explore different weather patterns, as well as how some people take advantage of them.Or fight against them...

We always want to know who's doing what, what is happening behind closed doors, who's actually aligned with whom.So we send out our spies, our talented chameleons, to gather information for us.But things rarely go as planned.What you'll find here are fascinating, thrilling, and even funny stories about spies and their world.MCM - So Criminal, It's Good.

Take a joy ride with a woman desperate to escape her past. Or maybe deal with car thieves who keep stealing your car for an ever increasing ransom. Maybe delve into the mystery of a car that isn't really stolen--it just disappears for a while. Or get into a rideshare car that appears to be driven by a zombie (if you dare...)These tales of stolen cars, the thieves behind them, and what these theft actually represents, are sure to delight readers of all kinds. From the twisted minds ...