The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XVIII: Whatever Remains . . . Must Be the Truth (1899-1925) Paperback – October 31, 2019

Very enjoyable, as usual. High quality writing in the Conan Doyle style!

Great book,am purchasing the whole set..

Another massive tome. Another Sixteen solid, competent, readable pastiches, preceded by interesting 'Forewords'. My favourites among these sixteen were~1. Thomas A. Burns Jr.'s "The Witch of Ellenby";2. Craig Janacek's "The Adventure of the Fair Land";3. Paul Hiscock's "The Cassandra of Providence Place";4. Arthur Hall's "The Adventure of the House Abandoned";5. M.J. Elliott's "The Winterbourne Phantom";6. David Marcum's "The Unnerved Estate Agent"— best story of this collection;7. S.F. Bennett's "The Case of the Ivy-Covered Tomb".Overall, a satisfactory compilation to spend time with Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.Recommended.

This series is always a good read.

My thanks go out to Steve and Timi at MX Publishing for my copy of this book. Long may Sherlock Holmes and Undershaw House live and prosper!Volume XVI of this amazing series contains seventeen short works of Sherlock Holmes fiction by some of the best writers it has ever been my pleasure to come to know. Hopefully, the few words I say about each story will whet the reader's appetite without spoiling the story. So onward to this selection of tantalizing tales!After the usual introductory essays, the book proper begins with a poem by Christopher James. Nice visual!• Charles Veley and Anna Elliott begin the volume with “The Spectre of Scarborough Castle.” The Commissioner of Police for Scarborough comes to Holmes. A spectre has been haunting the castle in Scarborough and a man has been found dead with his skull crushed! This story is solid. Excellent.• Stephen Philip Jones is next with “The Story for which the World Is Not Yet Prepared.” I always shudder when I see that title on a story or novel. To date, I have read over a dozen and liked exactly two. This is not one of them. A unique rat, I will give credit there.• Arthur Hall is next with” The Adventure of the Returning Spirit.” Watson, still heartbroken from the loss of Mary, is being haunted by her ghost! A beautifully written little mystery!• Michael Mallory is next with “The Adventure of the Bewitched Tenant.” A man consults Holmes when his tenant stops paying rent over a spirit board consultation. It starts slow but it does grow on you.• Will Murray is up next with “The Misadventure of the Bonny Boy.” Holmes is summoned to Manchester by post to help a man recover his son. Wow! Riveting story, Will! Love it!• Paul D Gilbert is next with “The Adventure of the Danse Macabre.” Holmes takes a case for Lady Roberta Wakeham, a mystery contained within a poem. I enjoyed both the poem and the mystery; a most satisfying read!• S. Subramanian is next with The Strange Persecution of John Vincent Harden.” One of the mysteries mentioned in passing in the Holmes canon, Harden was known as the Tobacco King. Now Harden has been showing signs of paranoia. Not bad. Guest-starring Father Brown.• Roger Riccard is next with “The Dead Quiet Library.” Stanley Hopkins brings Holmes the case of murder in the library on St. Chad’s College campus on Chadwell Heath. The story is superb. The backstory is intriguing, the solving of the crime is clever, and just a solid read all around. Best in the book for me.• Stephen Herczeg is next with “The Adventure of the Sugar Merchant.” The story of a most unusual arson death. Intriguing! Fascinating! Bizarre! Great!• Tracy J Revels is next with “The Adventure of the Undertaker’s Fetch.” A rather unusually complexioned undertaker comes to Holmes complaining that he is being stalked by a doppelgänger, otherwise known as a “death fetch.” I like this one, Tracy. Well done.• Hugh Aston is next with “The Holloway Ghosts.” The story is presented as an audio play, which I do find a chore to read. A man is found garroted in an unoccupied, locked house with recent ghostly manifestations. Not your best work, Hugh.• Chris Chan is next with “The Diogenes Club Poltergeist.” Mycroft is upset that members of the Diogenes Club are contacting Holmes over a supposed poltergeist in the club. Amusing.• Bert Coules is next with “The Madness of Colonel Warburton.” This is another of the cases mentioned in passing in the canon. And another radio play. I love to hear them performed but reading them is something else entirely. A remarkably interesting take on this mystery. I like it.• Jane Rubino is next with “The Return of the Nobel Bachelor.” Lord St. Simon calls on Holmes for help, ten years after the events of NOBE. An excellent story.• David Marcum is up next with “The Reappearance of Mr. James Phillimore.” A follow-up of sorts to the story of the man who vanished going back into the house for his umbrella. The lady who now owns the house is complaining of a haunting. Good one, David.• Geri Schear is next with “The Miracle Worker.” Holmes is visited by Lady Beatrice who relates a story that piques Holmes’ interests. It is an unusual story, told from Holmes’ viewpoint. It is a toss-up with me.• Dick Gillman closes out the volume with “The Hand of Mesmer.” A friend of Stamford at Bart’s is worried that a client is being conned by a mesmerizer. It is fair.This volume had more stories that I liked than ones I felt were meh or poorly written, and I will give this volume five stars!Quoth the Raven…

And worth patiently waiting for the Kindle versions. I have read every Kindle volume in the series, and I am waiting for XVI, XVII, and XVIII to come out in Kindle editions, which they always do, it just takes a bit more time. I know these will be just as good, and I really appreciate the job that David Marcum and Steve Emecz do. There's an occasional story I don't like as well as some, but I love David's parameters for the stories: no Holmes as murderer, no Aliens (at least not ones from outer space), no stories set in the 21st century, etc.,) just good, solid Holmes and Watson stories. Holmes is a hero, not a damaged highly functional sociopath as some would have him. I think my most favorite story, as a Lincoln buff and Civil War buff, is in MX VII, Geri Schear's "The Ghost of Lincoln."For those that love Holmes and Watson, this series is not to be missed, whether you purchase them in hardback, paperback, or digital editions. May you do many more volumes of them.I also want to say that I have gotten my niece to read some of the stories, and she's now buying them and reading them, too.

A few stories drag on a bit, but all in all another fine collection of Holmes and Watson adventures. Recommended for all fans of the genre.

I would love to have this on Kindle like every other book in the series.

keep looking forward to this series

Kept me off the streets and suitably distracted. Now looking for another in the series.