Basil and the Pygmy Cats
10 best books like Basil and the Pygmy Cats (Eve Titus): A Sudden Silence, The Consulting Detective Trilogy Part I: University, The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Lost Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Secret Archives of Sherlock Holmes, Night Watch: A Long-Lost Adventure in Which Sherlock Holmes Meets Father Brown, The Hound of the Baskervilles (Graphic Revolve), Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula, Steampunk Holmes: Legacy of the Nautilus, The Night Calls
| Author | Eve Bunting |
| ISBN | 0152058680 |
Jesse and bry were on there way home walking along the side on the highway and right next to the beach on their right bry was hit by a car. He was deaf Jesse was trying to get his attention but he was to far up.Will they find out who this driver was?
I liked how it started off with something bad happing already...
Mysterious deaths, a blackmail ring, a ship named "Gloria Scott" and the mysteries of his own mind face Sherlock Holmes while he studies at the University of Cambridge.
It was some time before Sherlock Holmes recovered from the events of late 1871. Physically, it took many months; mentally,...
| Author | Martin H. Greenberg |
| ISBN | 0881844357 |
The game is afoot! This satisfying collection of original stories by sixteen top mystery writers is a tribute to the creator of Sherlock Holmes. These new adventures are the only ones to be specially authorised by Dame Jean Conan Doyle, celebrating the centennial of Holmes' first appearance in print.
Greeted...
| Author | Ken Greenwald |
| ISBN | 1566195403 |
When radio broadcasts of the Sherlock Holmes stories were first aired in the 1940s, the avid - and the occasional - Holmes readers were all thrilled. Although the early radio scripts were based on the Conan Doyle stories, they often dealt with questions unanswered by the original stories.
Recently...
Previously unpublished case notes from the pen of Dr. John H. Watson, companion to the great detective Sherlock Holmes, come to light in this new collection from June Thomson. A mysterious veiled lady carries a counterfeit painting into an art dealer's office. A widow with three hands slips out of a...
| Author | Stephen Kendrick |
| ISBN | 0375403671 |
In this brilliantly crafted pastiche, Stephen Kendrick brings Sherlock Holmes and Father Brown together in an unprecedented collaboration on a singularly shocking murder case.
It is Christmas Day, 1902, and a priest’s mutilated body has been found in a London church that is hosting a...
| Author | Martin Powell |
| ISBN | 1434207552 |
Late one night, Sir Charles Baskerville is attacked outside his castle in Dartmoor, England. Could it be the Hound of the Baskervilles, a legendary creature that haunts the nearby moor? Sherlock Holmes, the world's greatest detective, is on the case. These reader-favorite tiles are now updated for...
| Author | Stephen Seitz |
| ISBN | 1780921705 |
Bram Stoker's "Dracula" told only part of the story. "Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula" recounts the Great Detective's search for Jonathan Harker, his confrontation with the Count, the truth behind the Great Hiatus, and Dracula's terrible legacy.
After Mina Murray asks Sherlock...
In an alternative Steampunk universe (c.1885), the plans for Captain Nemo's mysterious Nautilus submarine have been stolen from the British Secret Service. There is only one man who can solve the case, Sherlock Holmes. With his bionic side-kick Doctor Watson, and his brilliant and lethal sister,...
| Author | David Pirie |
| ISBN | 0312291043 |
As a young medical student, Arthur Conan Doyle-the creator of Sherlock Holmes-studied under one of the pioneers in forensic medicine, Dr. Joseph Bell. While details of Doyle’s actual relationship with the Doctor remain shrouded in mystery, author David Pirie has created an engrossing series...
| Author | Ian Edginton |
| ISBN | 1906838054 |
A wealthy American businessman is murdered in his English manor house, his head blown off by a double-barrelled shotgun - whodunit and why?
The Valley of Fear is one of the better Sherlock Holmes stories but it’s still a fairly mediocre read. It’s a fine story of revenge and intrigue full...
| Author | Mary Francis Shura |
| ISBN | 0590435000 |
Personal Response: I enjoyed Gentle Annie because it combined history and entertainment so that more people would read it. The book is written well and has many good plot points. I like the way that the book is based on real events yet had enough fiction to keep the reader wanting to read more. I especially...
The Adventures of Peter Cottontail
| Author | Thornton W. Burgess |
| ISBN | 1633222926 |
Introduce a new generation to Thornton Burgess'Peter Cottontail in The Adventures of Peter Cottontail.
The Adventures of Peter Cottontail recounts the hijinks of one of the most endearing and beloved creatures in children's literature. Full of mischief (and then remorse), Peter has exploits...
Francis: The Poor Man of Assisi
| Author | Tomie dePaola |
| ISBN | 0823408124 |
Summary: The life of St. Francis and also of St. Clare
Why I Read This: I was going to go on retreat and bring some picture books with me. I wasn't able to go on retreat, but I still read the picture books :)
Review: This was beautiful. Not exactly a storytime read, but a beautiful way to help...
| Author | John Gardner |
| ISBN | 0399116648 |
Now back in print after forty years: The second novel in John Gardner's bestselling series of Victorian crime thrillers pitting Sherlock Holmes against the Napoleon of crime, Professor James Moriarty.
With riches accumulated from an American crime spree, Professor Moriarty proceeds...
| Author | Mark Frost |
| ISBN | 0380722291 |
The ancient holy texts are missing.
The death of the world approaches.
Six extraordinary men have shared one vision of a black tower and a river of blood. Somewhere in the desert wastelands of America, the ultimate battle will be waged. The greatest experiment in evil since the beginning...
| Author | Phyllis Reynolds Naylor |
| ISBN | 0440401437 |
Fifth-grader Andy Moller will do anything to win the Roger B. Sudermann essay contest so that he can win fifty dollars and get his picture in the local newspaper. His cousin and rival, Jack, feels exactly the same way. But how can Andy be inventive and imaginative in an essay contest on conservation?
Bugs...
| Author | Doris Mortman |
| ISBN | 0553074199 |
Brava!!
They don’t make them like they used to anymore. This book is proof of that. I fear many modern readers would dismiss this book as ‘too descriptive’ ‘too wordy’ ‘too damn long’ etc.
That makes me sad, because they are missing out on an experience that...
