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Michelle Birkby has always loved crime stories, and read her first Sherlock Holmes book when she was thirteen. She was given a beautiful collection of all the short stories and has been hooked with the wonderful, gas-lit, atmospheric world of crime and adventure ever since. A few years ago Michelle was re-reading The Empty House and a blurred figure in the background suddenly came into focus. It became clear to her that Mrs Hudson was much more than a housekeeper to 221b and she'd always been fascinated by Mary Watson's character. So she set about giving the women of Baker Street a voice and adventures of their own . . . The House at Baker Street is the first book in the exciting Mrs Hudson and Mary Watson Investigations. ...more

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	The House at Baker Street (Mrs Hudson and Mary Watson Investigation, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 835 ratings — published 2016 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Women of Baker Street (A Mrs Hudson and Mary Watson Investigation, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 377 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No One Notices the Boys (The Baker Street Inquiries Book 2) 4.05 avg rating — 56 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sherlock Holmes Is Like: Sixty Comparisons for an Incomparable Character by Christopher Redmond (Editor), Donny Zaldin (Contributor), Alexian A. Gregory (Contributor) 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Mrs Hudson and Mary Watson Investigation (2 Book Series) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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So, what am I doing right now? Well, right now I’m considering watching Fleabag episode 3, but if you mean writing wise....

Well, I’m working on a Blitz novel - it’s a thrilling, and yet very dark time, one that saw a lot of change. It’s an exciting time to write in.

I’ve got a third Mrs Hudson and Mary Watson novel pretty much done.

Thinking about writing for TV with a friend.

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Ok, it’s a clever idea. And I do enjoy the way the text presentation reflects the confusion. It could have been about 300 pages shorter. Or at least have more of a story. Almost every character is hardly explored at all - a bunch of stereotypes presen ...more
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