Sherlock Holmes: A man who needs no introduction. The Greatest Detective of them all. The Master of observation and deduction.

Father Brown: Roman Catholic Priest and Great Detective . . . Sometimes called the counter to Sherlock Holmes due to his use of intuition when solving cases.

Holmes’s career overlapped that of Father Brown, and they would certainly known and worked with one another. Now, for the first time, Belanger Books presents a new collection in their Great Detective series, solely dedicated to the shared adventures of The Detective and the Clergyman.

Seventeen new stories, ranging from one of Father Brown’s earliest investigations, in the 1880’s during the heights of Holmes’s career, to tales set in the years during and after World War I. Join us as we journey from the gaslit alleys of London to obscure and dangerous spots on the Continent – along with Dr. John Watson and Hercule Flambeau as well!

In 1928, a nineteen-year-old Wisconsin college student named August Derleth (1909-1971) audaciously wrote to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, asking if there would be any more Sherlock Holmes stories. The response from Dr. Watson’s Literary Agent was a terse “No.” Then, Derleth ambitiously countered: Could he write some? The reply? Another “No.”

Derleth, unsatisfied with that answer, resolved to produce Sherlockian-style stories of his own. Flipping ahead on his calendar, he famously wrote on an upcoming date, In Re: Sherlock Holmes. When that date arrived, he duly sat down and recorded “The Adventure of the Black Narcissus” – but not about Holmes. Rather, he transcribed (from the notes of Dr. Lyndon Parker) the first narrative introducing the world to Solar Pons – “The Sherlock Holmes of Praed Street”.

The world knows of Sherlock Holmes. For those who haven’t yet been lucky enough to yet meet Mr. Pons, one should know that he is a Great Detective in the Holmesian Mold: He models himself after Holmes, wearing the expected deerstalker and Inverness. He investigates using ratiocination, observation, and deduction. His adventures, set in the 1920s and 1930s, are transcribed by his friend, Dr. Parker. He lives in London, working closely with Scotland Yard, and he helps to fill the vacuum left when Sherlock Holmes retired to Sussex.

Throughout the Pontine Canon, there are references to Sherlock Holmes. For long decades, Pons fans and scholars have speculated on the connection between the two. Now, after all this time – nearly one-hundred years since the last Canonical Holmes story was published and Derleth recorded the first Pons tale – Belanger Books proudly presents the stories that provide answers – The Meeting of the Minds . . . . These companion volumes contain eighteen new adventures in two companion volumes by some of today’s best Holmesian and Ponsian authors.

Join us again at 7B Praed Street, where The Game is Afoot!

What if Sherlock Holmes Wasn’t Alone? Sherlock Holmes —the name immediately brings to mind an image of the great detective sitting in his rooms in 221B Baker street, his fingers steepled before his hawkish nose, his sharp grey eyes focused on the client who has brought a little puzzle for him to solve.

Unfortunately, the same cannot be said when one reads the names of the other literary detectives of the time period, sometimes referred to as the rivals of Sherlock Holmes. Sadly, names like Lois Cayley, Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, The Old Man in the Corner, or Dr. Thorndyke are meaningless to all but the most ardent admirers of Victorian and Edwardian mysteries.

The Great Detective Universe series hopes to rectify this problem and expand the world of Sherlock Holmes by bringing the consulting detective and his purported rivals into a shared universe, in other words, a universe where not just Holmes and Watson lived but also Carnacki, Father Brown, The Grey Seal, and many other great detectives.Sherlock Holmes and the Great Detectives has Holmes partnering with these other noted sleuths to fight crime and stop master criminals. See Sherlock Holmes partner with:•Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen a.k.a The Thinking Machine•Carnacki, the Ghost Finder•The Grey Seal•Doctor Thorndyke•“The Old Man in the Corner”•Lois Cayley•Father BrownAnd many, many more.

SHERLOCK HOLMES WORKS BESIDE THE GREAT LADY DETECTIVES OF THE VICTORIAN ERA!

There was a rich plethora of female sleuths in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, solving mysteries throughout the world at the same time as Sherlock Holmes. Imagine if these sleuths worked together to fight crime and stop master criminals!

See Sherlock Holmes partner with Loveday Brooke, Judith Lee, Kitty Winters, Lois Cayley, Ruth the Betrayer and many, many more in FOURTEEN ALL-NEW ADVENTURES!! Edited and with an introduction by Derrick Belanger, BSI, the adventures include:

A Delicate Matter of Political Scandal by Megan Elmendorf – Detective Sargent Vigny of Scotland Yard teams up with Holmes to solve a case involving a vehicular accident. The story contains a lot of fun Easter Eggs for Sherlockians to discover.

The Case of the Frightened Clerk by Margaret Curelas – Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective, joins Holmes and Watson in solving a case of blackmail.

Death of a Statesman by Hassan Akram – Detective Judith Lee works with Holmes to solve the case of a mysterious death. Was it suicide or murder?

Soiled Doves by David Marcum – Wiggins, one of Holmes’s Baker Street Irregulars, tells the story of how Kitty Winters (The Illustrious Client) tries her hand at detective work.

The Adventure of the Reluctant Professor by T. M. Bradshaw – Holmes assists Pinkerton Detective Miss Churchill in solving a case of runaway girls who may have been kidnapped.

The Adventure of the Ruddy-faced Bookseller by Stephen Herczeg – A case of a seemingly simple robber brings together the noted young detective Lois Cayley with Sherlock Holmes.

And Many More!!!