All Rewards Have Shipped Plus our Latest Kickstarter Projects!
Hi everyone,
All of the rewards for Sherlock Holmes: Crimes for Christmas have been ordered and shipped. Almost all should have arrived by now. If you haven't received...
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Belanger Books
about 2 months ago
All Rewards Have Been Filled PLUS Our Latest Crowdfunding Campaigns
Dear backers,
Thank you so much for making Sherlock Holmes: Crimes for Christmas a huge success on BackerKit. You should have received your eBook copies of your rewards. You...
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Belanger Books
2 months ago
Great News! Crimes for Christmas is Ready to Be Sent to Backers!
Hello everyone,
This is just quick update to let you know that the book is ready. The eBook will be sent to backers tomorrow. Please look for it in your inbox. The eBook will ...
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Belanger Books
3 months ago
We Did IT!! BOTH Stretch Goals Met!
Hi everyone,
Just a quick thank you to the backers who made Sherlock Holmes: Crimes for Christmas a smashing success on Backer Kit.
Look for the reward survey soon. Since the...
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Belanger Books
3 months ago
Stretch Goal Met! So, Let's Add Stretch Goal #2
Hi everyone,
Just a quick update as we approach the end of the campaign. The big news is that we have met our stretch goal!!! That means the book Sherlock Holmes: Crimes for C...
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Belanger Books
3 months ago
One Week to Go and SOOO Close to Reaching Our Stretch Goal!
Hi everyone,
We have just a week to go to in the campaign which means a week to reach our stretch goal! Here's the goal:
STRETCH GOAL - If the project reaches 125 backers or ...
All of the rewards for Sherlock Holmes: Crimes for Christmas have been ordered and shipped. Almost all should have arrived by now. If you haven't received your rewards by December 7th, please contact me, and I'll track them down.
Also, please consider writing a positive review on Amazon or Goodreads. The more positive reviews a book receives, the better it tends to sell. That will help us build momentum for a new collection next year, Sherlock Holmes: More Crimes for Christmas!
I also wanted to let yo know about our two current Sherlock Holmes Kickstarter projects:
The Belanger Books Journal of Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Inspired Stories, Poems, and Scholarship2024-5 Annual
This all new journal is divided into two sections. The first half includes all new stories, poems, and scholarship focused on the writings and life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The second half of the journal features all new Sherlock Holmes centered stories, poems, and essays. The Sherlock Holmes stories are traditional and written in the Watsonian voice.
Selections from the Doyle section include an all new Professor Challenger story which is a sequel to The Lost World; an all new Brigadier Girard romantic comedy, and a touching story involving Sir Arthur himself from acclaimed author Margie Deck.
Selections from the Sherlock Holmes section include an all new adventure teaming the great detective and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a mystery told in letters between Holmes and a detective in New South Wales, a list of male and female criminal teams in the Canon, poems on the detective and his creator, and essays on alcohol in the Holmes stories as well as an investigation into the relevance of the Canon today.
Table of Contents:
A New Life for the Fiend by Stephen Herczeg (poem)
How the Brigadier Saved the Duke and Won the Love of the Russian Hussars by Allyn Gibson (story)
Jean Leckie: From “Mistress” to Medium by Anna Brindisi Behrens, ACDS (essay)
One on a Lonesome Road by Margie Deck, ACDS (story)
The Rabbi’s Rebuttal by Shana C. Carter, ACDS (essay)
Doyle’s Dinosaur by Paul Hiscock (story)
At the Crossroads of Fate by Daniel and Eugene Friedman (poem)
The Adventure of the Amateur Hangman by Kel Richards (story)
The Repetitious Client by Frank Coffman (poem)
Moriarty the Patriot: a Primer for a Unique Universe by Frank Schildiner (essay)
The Death at Canfield Old Manor by David N. Cisler (story)
Doctor Watson Reminisces on the Disappearance of Sherlock Holmes by Paul A. Freeman (poem)
The Adventure of the Unique Interpreter by Nick Dunn-Meynell (essay)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle by George Skornickel, BSI (poem)
Female and Male Criminal Teams in the Canon by Ron Lies (list)
The Magic Portal by Frank Coffman (poem)
The Man with the Stolen Luck by David Marcum, ACDS (story)
Through a Glass Darkly by Mark Mower (essay)
Magnusson’s Descent by Hernán Salvarezza (story)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle by George Skornickel, BSI (poem)
Is Sherlock Holmes on the Scrapheap of History? by G. Benjamin White (essay)
The Doctor’s Lament by Naching T. Kassa (poem)
No Ghosts Need Apply by George Skornickel BSI (essay)
How can you build a new life when you can't stop running? Two people who the world believes to be dead discover each other alive and well in a Parisian restaurant.
In the aftermath of the grisly Whitechapel Ripper murders, Mary Jane must build a new life for herself at Le Chabanais, the finest brothel on the Continent. A chance meeting with her friend from London reveals him to be none other than the famous detective SHERLOCK HOLMES, supposedly deceased and now embroiled in a cat-and-mouse game with Professor Moriarty's henchman, the merciless Colonel Sebastian Moran.
Mary Jane soon finds herself also at odds with the criminal Colonel, enmeshed in an assassination plot that even her friend Sherlock Holmes may not be able to prevent....
Get the thrilling sequel to Sherlock Holmes: the Ripper Dilemma by CLICKING HERE!
Thank you so much for making Sherlock Holmes: Crimes for Christmas a huge success on BackerKit. You should have received your eBook copies of your rewards. Your print copies have been ordered, and it looks like all of them will arrive before December 1st.
If it gets close to December 1st and you haven't received your print reward, please send me a message and I'll track your order.
I also wanted to let you know about our other Kickstarter campaigns.
Every volume in this anthology series details a year in the life of Sherlock Holmes. Each month gets its own story!
With the arrival of 1887, Sherlock Holmes's reputation had begun to grow. Now, in the year of the classic tales "The Reigate Squires" and "The Five Orange Pips", Holmes is becoming ever more sure of himself –– a trend that will continue as we make our way through his literary chronology.
1888 was a busy year for Holmes and Watson. If Dr. Watson is to be believed, The Sign of Four, “A Scandal in Bohemia,” and “The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor” all took place in this year (I would also argue that The Valley of Fear is set in the same year - ed.). As if all that weren’t enough, 1888 is remembered (albeit infamously) as the year that Jack the Ripper unleashed an autumn of terror on the citizens of London. While there are no Holmes vs. the Ripper stories in this volume, the authors of the later stories have all alluded to the atmosphere of terror permeating Holmes’s London at that time.
The game is afoot! Back the project by CLICKING HERE!
Two-time Nebula Award winner EDWARD BRYANT is one of the most celebrated writers and critics in science-fiction and horror. These first two volumes of the complete retrospective of his works include a number of his influential pieces, autobiographical essays, contributions from fellow authors including Connie Willis, Steve Rasnic Tem, Cynthia Felice and others–––as well as an entire section dedicated to his lifelong friendship with HARLAN ELLISON in volume one, and a rare BATMAN novelette in volume two*, co-written with DAN SIMMONS!
This is just quick update to let you know that the book is ready. The eBook will be sent to backers tomorrow. Please look for it in your inbox. The eBook will come to you in epub, mobi, and pdf formats. I'm hoping to ship out the paperback and hardcover books by the end of the month so you'll get your copy long before December 1st. Backers, look for another update about the eBook tomorrow.
Also, if you backed the project and still have not completed your reward survey, please get it done as soon as possible. I don't want you to miss out on this wonderful collection of new Sherlock Holmes stories.
I also wanted to let you know about my two new Kickstarter projects which are launching on Monday. Please follow along at the links below and be the first to back the campaigns:
With the arrival of 1887, Sherlock Holmes's reputation had begun to grow. Now, in the year of the classic tales "The Reigate Squires" and "The Five Orange Pips", Holmes is becoming ever more sure of himself –– a trend that will continue as we make our way through his literary chronology. 1888 was a busy year for Holmes and Watson. If Dr. Watson is to be believed, The Sign of Four, “A Scandal in Bohemia,” and “The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor” all took place in this year (I would also argue that The Valley of Fear is set in the same year - ed.). As if all that weren’t enough, 1888 is remembered (albeit infamously) as the year that Jack the Ripper unleashed an autumn of terror on the citizens of London. While there are no Holmes vs. the Ripper stories in this volume, the authors of the later stories have all alluded to the atmosphere of terror permeating Holmes’s London at that time. The game is afoot! Follow the campaign by CLICKING HERE!
Two-time Nebula Award winner EDWARD BRYANT is one of the most celebrated writers and critics in science-fiction and horror. These first two volumes of the complete retrospective of his works include a number of his influential pieces, autobiographical essays, contributions from fellow authors including Connie Willis, Steve Rasnic Tem, Cynthia Felice and others–––as well as an entire section dedicated to his lifelong friendship with HARLAN ELLISON in volume one, and a rare BATMAN novelette in volume two, co-written with DAN SIMMONS! Follow the campaign by CLICKING HERE!
Just a quick thank you to the backers who made Sherlock Holmes: Crimes for Christmas a smashing success on Backer Kit.
Look for the reward survey soon. Since the book is intended to be read starting on December 1st, I plan on having the book ready by mid-October. I want to make sure that no matter where you live in the world, you'll be able to begin reading the book on December 1st. It is an advent calendar, after all.
For those who backed at a hardcover or paperback level, I'll also have the shipping rates out to you as soon as possible.
Just a quick update as we approach the end of the campaign. The big news is that we have met our stretch goal!!! That means the book Sherlock Holmes: Crimes for Christmas will include artistic chapter headers and some internal artwork. The book looks amazing with the additional pieces and will be perfect for the yuletide season. If you know of other Sherlockians, this book will make a great holiday gift!
To keep the momentum going through the end of the campaign, we've added a second stretch goal.
Stretch Goal #2 - If the campaign reaches $5,000 in pledges, all backers will receive an eBook copy of the lost mystery classic, The Astounding Crime on Torrington Road, written by the greatest actor to play Holmes on stage, William Gillette.
This book had been out of print for nearly 100 years, but Belanger Books in association with the Friends of Gillette Castle created an all new edition of the book. This edition includes forewords by Derrick Belanger, BSI and Paul Schiller who is sometimes called Mr. Gillette Castle for his extensive knowledge of the castle and of William Gillette, himself. The book also includes rare photographs from the Gillette Castle archive.
Help us reach our funding goal and get a digital copy of this incredible mystery which I consider one of the all-time greatest noir books, and in the top 100 books of the 20th century.
