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Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #1 | 
 enlarge | Creator: Marvin Kaye
Publisher: Wildside Press
Category: Book
List Price: $10.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 98911
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 1434402088
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781434402080
ASIN: 1434402088
Publication Date: May 13, 2008
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Product Description
An advance edition of Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine #1 features fiction by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Carole Bugge, Ron Goulart, Marc Bilgrey, Edward D. Hoch, Hal Blythe, and Jean Paiva. Features by Kim Newman, Lenny Picker, Mrs Hudson, and Marvin Kaye.
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 "Not devoid of several points of interest..." August 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Volume 1, Number 1 of the "Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine" deserves to be lapped up by collectors of Sherlockiana/Holmesiana as well as lay readers. The items included in this issue are:
1. "From Watson's Scrapbook": An "Editorial" by John H. Watson, M.D.
2. "Baker Street Browsings" by Kim Newman, where he reviews the first two volumes of the "The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Short Stories (2 Vol. Set)" edited by Leslie S. Klinger (with inevitable comparison with the awesome work done by William Baring Gould), and "Sherlock Holmes: The Hidden Years" edited by Michael Kurland.
3. "The Screen of the Crime" by Lenny Picker, where he discusses almost all the major film-versions of "The Hound of Baskervilles", and tries to identify the different lacunae that had deprived them of the magic that had been sought to be created.
4. "Ask Mrs. Hudson": a hilarious "agony column" where Mrs. Hudson deals with different vexing issues posed by distressed letter-writers.
5. "SHMM Speaks with Ron Goulart": an interview of Ron Goulart, conducted by Carol Bugge(both being eminent writers, esp. of Holmesian pastiches).
6. "The Strange Case of the Haunted Freighter": A top-notch pastiche by Carol Bugge.
7. "The Mystery of the Missing Automaton":a brilliant (non Holmes) 'Harry Challenge' story by Ron Goulart.
8. "The Bet": a murder mystery by Marc Bilgrey.
9. "The Automaton Museum":a superb story by the ever-credible Edward D. Hoch.
10. "On the Heir": an excellent story by 'Hal Charles' (Hal Blythe and Charlie Sweet).
11. "Lost and Found": a postumous work by Jean Paiva.
12. "Gloria Scott" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, as a "Sherlock Holmes Classic" (a most worthy gesture, since such magazines tend to disregard the canonical works ever so slightly).
Overall, this advance issue has been a real pleasure and a powerful appetizer for the subsequent course of issues. May Marvin Kaye keep the flame burning bright.
 Save your money August 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I won't devote a lot of time to this - it isn't worth your time or your money. I gave up 2/3 of the way through and tossed it in the recycle bin. Second rate writing, poor plots -- amateur hour, through and through. Decent book reviews -- do you really want to spend ten bucks on book reviews? I don't know who the folks are that gave this high ratings, but they have to owe someone money. A great shame that trees actually lost their lives to put this travesty out.
 Report posted to The Hounds of the Internet July 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My fellow Hounds:
I just yesterday received my first issue of Marvin Kaye's latest editorial effort, "Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine." It is published by John Betancourt's Wildside Press and is certainly a collector's item. Plans are apparently underway to follow up with quarterly issues, so we can hope it will continue to entertain us. At present, the website does not support subscription service, but, since such service is advertised in the magazine, I'm sure it will be available soon.
The first issue includes five new tales and a reprint of "The Gloria Scott." Further, there is an interesting interview of Ron Goulart written by Carole Bugge, book reviews by Kim Newman and a set of intriguing responses to "reader inquiries" by Mrs. Hudson (Paula Volsky?). The new tales include an excellent Sherlockian novella by Carole Bugge, a Sherlockian-oriented short mystery by Hal Charles and a Simon Ark tale by Edward D. Hoch. The other two tales include rather gruesome adventures by Marc Bilgrey and the late Jean Paiva. Finally, there are a sprinkling of Sherlockian cartoons, film reviews by Lenny Picker and an Editorial setting out the goals of the publication.
If the initial promise is fulfilled in later issues, I hope we will have the
 "The Game's Afeet!" July 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Was hoping for a lot more. Big Holmes fan, reads everything. Excited when I first saw item coming out. Feel overpriced. Too much filler that falls short of the mark. Some lame. Original Holmes story pretty good. Needs new direction in future? Eric
Nancy J June 19, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
The magazine has quality stories in it. The authors follow the approach of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Wish the cover price could be a bit less.
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