Belanger Books Sherlock Holmes and Other Readings Blog

  Happy Birthday to Belanger Books! It's hard to believe that ten years ago, Brian and I started Belanger Books because we wanted to create a publishing company that only published books that we wanted to read. Ten years and over 160 books later, we are now the largest publisher of new Sherlock Holmes books in North America!!! Below, after a few announcements, are four FREE eBooks with the reasons why we included them. The free eBooks are available as Kindle downloads until Saturday, September 6th.  First, a few crowdfunding announcements... Sherlock Holmes: The Early Cases Volume One TWO NEW NOVELLAS FROM S.F. BENNETT!! THE HORROR OF THE HOXTON HIPPODROME Detective became legend... there was Sherlock Holmes, a recent college graduate forced to seek charity from his disapproving brother while struggling to build his career as a consulting detective.  When a former classmate comes to Holmes with tales of a series of lethal "accidents" at a local music hall, young Sherlock ...

  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  Signed copies of the books, Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Revolutionary's Daughter  by John Lawrence and Sherlock Holmes: Crimes for Christmas  by me (Derrick Belanger) will be available at the Garcia Street Bookstore; a special edition has been produced exclusively for this event. Each book contains a bonus story. 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 ...

  Hi everyone, We wanted to share our latest call for submissions, update you on our Kickstarter campaign, and, of course, to offer you FREE eBooks. Let's get to it! CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR UPCOMING BELANGER BOOKS ANTHOLOGIES! Sherlock Holmes: A Year of Mystery 1889 & 1890 Edited by Richard T. Ryan “When I glance over my notes and records of the Sherlock Holmes cases between the years '82 and '90, I am faced by so many which present strange and interesting features that it is no easy matter to know which to choose and which to leave.” - Dr. Watson Synopsis: The year 1889 was a particularly busy one for Holmes with a number of cases including The Hound (Sept. 25-Oct. 20); “The Beryl Coronet” (Feb. 19-20); “The Man with the Twisted Lip” (June 18-19);  “The Naval Treaty” (Aug. 1); “Cardboard Box” (Aug. 31- Sept. 2); “The Engineer’s Thumb.” (Sept. 7-8);  “Crooked Man” (Sept. 11-12);  and “Blue Carbuncle) (Dec. 27). Although things slowed a bit in 1890, prominen...