Belanger Books Sherlock Holmes and Other Readings Blog

Dear readers, The Covid-19 Virus continues to upend our daily lives. Many states have now announced that school will not resume this school year, and we are starting to hear grumblings that school may not fully resume in autumn. Belanger Books continues to offer an activity for students and parents alike to complete at home as well as free eBooks to help pass the time away.  Each week for the remainder of April, we will have at least one eBook available for free on Amazon. The books will come from our catalog of Sherlock Holmes, Solar Pons, sci-fi, and children's books.  This week, we have two FREE books, one a Sherlock Holmes essay collection and the other a fun Children's Book.  Free eBooks Here are the free eBooks for this week. These books are available for free on Amazon.com from April 6th - April 10th. Sherlock Holmes is Everywhere! What makes Sherlock Holmes so special? Why is he one of the most recognizable characters in all of liter...

Dear Readers, The Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the world. We know most of you are confined to your homes, and some of you and/or your loved ones may be dealing with the virus firsthand. We hope you are all safe and our thoughts and prayers go out to you.   Belanger Books is committed to providing you with free eBooks and activities throughout March and April to help you in some small way through this difficult time.   Free Sherlock Holmes eBooks This week's free eBooks have one Sherlock Holmes book for kids and one for adults.  The books are available for free download from Amazon from March 30th- April 3rd. Digby, a London street dog, hopes he can find a crumb of food and maybe a warm place to sleep around the next corner. Instead, he finds himself face-to-face with the Great Detective himself, Sherlock Holmes! Digby is thrilled. He decides to prove his worth to Holmes by helping him solve his latest case. However, Digby ...

Dear readers, Who would have known just a month ago how much the Covid-19 Virus would impact our lives? With many schools now closed for weeks and possibly not even returning this school year, we wanted to offer an activity for students and parents alike to complete at home as well as free eBooks to help pass the time away at home.  Each week for the remainder of March and into April we will have at least one eBook available for free on Amazon. The books will come from our catalog of Sherlock Holmes, Solar Pons, sci-fi, and children's books.  This week, we have three FREE books. One is a Sherlock Holmes book, one a science fiction short story collection, and one is a collection of humorous essays from Public Radio.  Free eBooks Here are the free eBooks for this week.  These books are available for free on Amazon.com from March 23rd - March 27th. The Secret Diary of Mycroft Holmes “If Samuel Pepys could fill nine years’ worth of journals with t...

Dear readers, As you know the Covid-19 Virus has upended life throughout the world. With many schools now closed for weeks, we wanted to offer an activity for students and parents alike to complete at home as well as free eBooks to help pass the time away at home. Each week for the remainder of March and into April we will have at least one eBook available for free on Amazon. The books will come from our catalog of Sherlock Holmes, Solar Pons, sci-fi, and children's books.  This week, we have three FREE books. One is a Sherlock Holmes book, one a Solar Pons book, and one a story collection for children. Before we tell you the titles currently available, we want to let you know of a writing contest perfect for students and adults alike. In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson Have you ever wanted to write a mystery? Ever wanted to have your writing published in a book read all over the world. Now is your opportunity!  Belanger Books is acce...

Trying to find a gift for that certain someone?  Want to indulge yourself with a fun purchase?  Step outside of 221B Baker Street for a change and try one of Belanger Books’ new releases --- perfect for the holidays!   Elizabeth Varadan’s latest thriller  Deady Vintage   is a classic whodunit murder mystery.  Carla Bass, an interior decorator and wannabe sleuth, moves to Braga, Portugal for her husband’s career.  When a nervous wine seller accidentally slips a bottle of Port into Carla’s bag, she later attempts to return it to him – only to find his body slumped behind the counter.  Unable to leave the country, Carla must crack the case herself before she becomes the next victim of the criminal conspiracy! “This is a fine tale of mayhem and the setting is almost palpable, a heartfelt look at Portugal, plus the glorious tastes, including a tawny Port.  For a tense, twisty mystery and a sampl...