FREE Summer eBook Reads, Latest KICKSTARTER Projects PLUS our current CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Hi everyone,
Happy Summer! We wanted to give you some FREE summer reads to enjoy on the beach. They are linked below. Also, on July 18th and 19th, I will be in Santa Fe, New Mexico with author John Lawrence promoting books. If you are in the area, here are our events:
- Friday, July 18 @ 2pm: Richard Eeds radio show interview on KTRC radio, 1260 AM; 103.7 FM
- Saturday, July 19 @ 4:30: Book event at Garcia Street Books, 376 Garcia St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Current Kickstarter Campaigns
We have a golden age mystery adventure, a collection of Lovecraftian stories, and a Sherlock Holmes novel by Rich Ryan from our friends at MX Publishing.
Let Loose the Falcon
Post Captain Henry Falconer of the Royal Navy. Privateer, gambler, duelist... and now, Royal Spy for His Majesty. Investigating a brutal murder with only children's rhymes for clues, the Falcon must pursue a trail leading into the highest levels of the ruling class and delve down into the most dangerous dockside taverns. Who are the Jacobites? What does Sir Francis Dashwood know, and how is his nefarious Hellfire Club involved? Old enemies return and long-buried secrets are unearthed as assassins gather and the Crown itself hangs in the balance!
With Let Loose The Falcon, author Frank Schildiner creates a classic hard-boiled detective wrapped in 18th century historical drama. This Kickstarter edition features a BONUS SHORT STORY, "The Dancing Falcon", which will not be featured in the standard edition! Get your copy today by CLICKING HERE!
Of Old Gods and Dreamlands
"I have frequently wondered if the majority of mankind ever pause to reflect upon the occasionally titanic significance of dreams, and of the obscure world to which they belong." –– H.P. Lovecraft, "Beyond the Wall of Sleep"
Collected here for the first time are over a dozen tantalizing tales inspired by the writings of H.P. Lovecraft. Author Mike Adamson (Sherlock Holmes: A Tradition of Evil) explores not only the cosmic horrors and subterranean denizens of HPL's canon, but also his earlier forays into fantasy. Sequels to classic tales such as "Polaris", "The Doom that came to Sarnath", "The Other Gods", "Celephaïs" and others are prominently featured here, providing a true homage to the master of modern horror. Get this Lovecraftian collection of terror by CLICKING HERE!
The Other Woman: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure
"Fans of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson will love it" Terry Golway
After a mysterious woman arranges an appointment at Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes finds himself thrust into an inquiry with far-reaching implications. What begins as a simple investigation into a missing person soon morphs into a mystery that threatens to have unprecedented turmoil for both the British Empire and perhaps the rest of the world. As a result, Holmes and Watson soon find themselves racing to uncover the fiendish plot that might well spell death for hundreds of thousands and untold suffering for millions more.
Find out what happens in this riveting Holmes adventure by CLICKING HERE!
The Infinitely Stranger Cases of Sherlock Holmes
“My dear fellow,” said Sherlock Holmes, as we sat at either side of the fire in his lodgings at Baker Street, “life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent. There is,” the great detective commented, “nothing so unnatural as the commonplace.”
From Cornish devils, to Welsh witches, from Ghazi genies, to Covent Garden mediums, from pagan sacrifices, to mummies’ curses, The Infinitely Stranger Cases of Sherlock Holmes collects six canonical tales which test Holmes’s ability to unravel the conspiracies, the misdirections, the strange, and the curious. The game is afoot.
Get these six all new Canonical tales by CLICKING HERE!
Sherlock Holmes: Holiday Whodunnits
Free Kindle eBooks
Here are Five fun books for summer reading. Four are mysteries and one is a sequel tro a sci-fi classic. Get them all at the links below:
Sherlock Holmes & Doctor Watson: Medical Mysteries: Volume 1
“What do you know, pray, of Tapanuli fever? What do you know of the black Formosa corruption?
“There are many problems of disease, many strange pathological possibilities, in the East, Watson.” He paused after each sentence to collect his failing strength. “I have learned so much during some recent researches which have a medico-criminal aspect…”
– The Adventure of the Dying Detective, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
In this two-volume collection of traditional Sherlock Holmes adventures, the good doctor himself is given a chance to shine. These two volumes contain twenty-six mysteries involving such maladies as plagues, poisonings, cancer, Parkinson’s Disease, dementia, somnambulism, and many more! The stories are traditional Holmes pastiches and are written by some of today’s top Sherlockian writers!
Get your FREE Copy by CLICKING HERE!
Sherlock Holmes: Adventures in the Realms of Edgar Allan Poe
Imagine Sherlock Holmes solving cases where the clues include a mysterious cask of Amontillado – the haunting cries of a raven – an unnerving asylum – a man’s uncanny doppelganger! These are just some of the stories in Sherlock Holmes: Adventures in the Realms of Edgar Allan Poe.
This one-of-a-kind anthology features traditional Holmes stories, blended with one or more tales from Edgar Allan Poe, including The Raven, The Cask of Amontillado, Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Masque of the Red Death, The Gold-Bug, The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether, William Wilson, The Tell-Tale Heart – and many more!
The Barrel of Lagavulin by Craig Stephen Copland
The Strange Case of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether by Katie Magnusson
The Keeper’s Tale by David Marcum
The Adventure at Sparremere Hall by Vicki Weisfeld
Nevermore, or The Mystery of the Albino Raven by Richard Paolinelli
The Naval Man by Brenda Seabrooke
The Gold Bug Legacy by Joseph S. Walker
Sherlock Holmes and the Cask of Amontillado by Jen Matteis
What the Raven Knew by Elizabeth Varadan
Memoria Dell’Amore by Robert Perret
The Mysterious Death of the Masked Reveller by Rohit Sawant
The Nightmare Within the Dream by Megan Elmendorf
The Revelation of the Roget Murderer by Derrick Belanger
plus
The Toast to Irene Adler by Brian Belanger
and
The Unsettling Matter of the Madness Stone by John H. Watson, M.D
Get this chilling collection of Holmes adventures for FREE by CLICKING HERE!
At the dawn of the 20th century, humanity is recovering from the recent Martian invasion.
Remnants of the war include John Grayson, an invisible man now working as a private investigator, and his partner Mr. Tybalt, a fearsome hybrid spawned from the legacy of Dr. Moreau. Together, they find themselves drawn into a dangerous web of conspiracies and mad science... and the very real possibility that the war with Mars never ended.
Time machines, crystal eggs and other elements from the canon of H.G. Wells combine in this exciting thriller!
Get a FREE copy of the sequel to the classic science fiction story by CLICKING HERE!
The Novellas of Solar Pons
Now, for the first time ever, the estate of August Derleth has authorized an anthology of Solar Pons novellas! These new adventures range in length from about 15,000 words (longer than a short story) to 40,000 words (almost a novel). Each of them fully and traditionally falls within the Pontine Canon.
Join us again at 7B Praed Street where The Game is Afoot!
The Novellas
The Adventure of Mack the Chipper by Chris Chan - A murderer is killing members of parliament and leaving an order of fish and chips at the scenes of the crimes. What is the killer's motivation for the killings and why does he leave such an unusual trademark behind? Only Solar Pons can find the answers to these questions and bring the criminal to justice.
The Adventure of the Immortal Dead Man by David Marcum - Solar Pons investigates the death of Neil Asford, a man who claimed to have discovered the secret to living forever. Was Asford murdered by a friend, a foreign agent, or by some other diabolical foe? It is up to Pons to untangle the web of this multiversal mystery.
The Devil's Book by Nick Cardillo - Wealthy client Claude Dixon claims that a 300 hundred year old spell book with the power to summon the Devil himself has been stolen. It is up to Solar Pons to retrieve the book and solve the mystery involving specters, the occult, and conjurers of evil.
The Goblins of Faegan Hill by Derrick Belanger - First, strange little creatures were spotted in the small town of Faegan Hill. Then, Mysterious satyr tracks were found near the body of archeologist Dr. Larsen near his excavation site. Could the mystery have a rational explanation or could a supernatural force be behind it?
Get this FREE collection of mysteries by CLICKING HERE!
Sherlock Holmes: The Ripper Dilemma
The first volume in a suspenseful trilogy of mystery, madness... and murder!
The "Jack the Ripper" murders of 1888 and the Cleveland Street Scandal of 1889 shocked Victorian London. Few, however, realized that the two cases were linked at the very highest levels of British society. SHERLOCK HOLMES takes it upon himself to investigate the Ripper murders and bring the killer to justice... but uncovering the truth reveals a conspiracy with Royal implications.
Does the play The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde have a connection to the killings? What is the importance of a single copper button? And why must a Whitechapel prostitute be trained to excel at chess? Author Charles Blanksteen, BSI, takes the reader through the highways and byways of one of the darkest chapters in London's history.
Get this historical Sherlock Holmes adventure for FREE by CLICKING HERE!
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
We wanted to end this blog post with our latest Call for Submissions.
Steel True, Blade Straight 2025-2026
The Belanger Books Journal of Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Inspired Stories, Poems, and Scholarship
2025-2026 Annual
Edited by Derrick Belanger, BSI
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Description: This anthology is looking for stories, poems, and scholarship inspired by and about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes. While the anthology will contain new Sherlock Holmes stories, the intent would be for at least 25% of the material to be stories and poems inspired by the life and non-Sherlockian writing of Sir Arthur. Another 25% of material would be scholarship on Holmes and Doyle.
All proceeds from the Anthology will be donated to The Beacon Society, a 501c(3) nonprofit scion society of The Baker Street Irregulars (BSI), that serves as a link to other scion societies, providing teachers, librarians, children museums, and children theaters with local resources to bring the magic of Sherlock Holmes to life, and Dr. Watson's Neglected Patients, a 501c(3) nonprofit scion society of The Baker Street Irregulars (BSI).
Guidelines:
Stories - 3,000 - 10,000 word submissions that connect to the writing of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. These can be Sherlock Holmes stories, or stories connected to Sir Arthur’s additional writings (far too many to list here).
Poems - format and length are open. The poetry submission would have to somehow connect to the life or work of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Scholarship - 1,000 - 5,000 word submissions. Essays must connect to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle or his writing (Sherlock Holmes or other work).
Multiple submissions in the same or more than one category are welcome.
Payment: All authors will receive a paperback copy of the anthology.
Rights: All authors shall retain the rights to their submitted work outside of the anthology and may reprint their submission one year after the anthology’s publication date.
Submission: Email submissions to derrick@belangerbooks.com with the headline: ATTN: STEEL TRUE BLADE STRAIGHT 2025 SUBMISSION. In the body explain: 1. Type of submission (story, poem, story), and a brief description of how the submission connects to Sir Arthur. Please attach the submission as a word document.
Submission Deadline: September 30, 2025
Publication Date: December 2025
The Pontine Dossier: Millennium Edition 2025 Annual
Edited by Derrick Belanger, PSI
The next volume of Solar Pons Scholarship from Belanger Books!
Belanger Books is proud to bring back The Pontine Dossier in an annual edition. The Pontine Dossier: Millennium Edition 2025 will feature Pontine articles and scholarships. We would love it if you'd consider contributing.
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Guidelines: An article of Pontine Scholarship about Solar Pons, characters in the Solar Pons canon, or author August Derleth. Length can vary from as few as 1,000 words to as many as 5,000 words or more. We are leaving this wide open to get as many and as varied submissions as possible.
Please submit your manuscript as a word document to derrick@belangerbooks.com. Title your email:
ATTN: PONTINE DOSSIER SUBMISSION.
Multiple submissions will be accepted.
If your article(s) is accepted, you will receive a free print copy of the Dossier.
Submission Deadline: Please submit your article by October 31, 2025. We will release the new edition of the Dossier in December, 2025.
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