Susan Knight

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A lifelong fan of Sherlock Holmes, Susan has always been interested in the somewhat shadowy figure of his landlady, Mrs Hudson, and finally decided to give her a voice. The most recent addition is 'Mrs Hudson goes to Ireland', which may well be the first in a series of novels. Previously a collection of seven stories, 'Mrs Hudson Investigates', saw the landlady bring a practical and feminine perspective to bear on a set of mysteries. Susan has published two other short story collections, 'Letting Rip' and 'Out of Order', which was long-listed for the Edgehill short story collection of the year. In addition, she is the author of three novels, 'The Invisible Woman', 'Grimaldi's Garden' and 'Gomorrah'. She also compiled a non-fiction book of i ...more

“221B: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” reviewed

The very striking cover of Mark Ellis’s nove, designed by the author’s wife Melissa Martin-Ellis, has Holmes and Watson as you have never seen them before. If Holmes is a precursor of Bond, he is definitely more the saturnine Timothy Dalton than the smooth George Lazenby, while Watson is perhaps a hunky Indiana Jones.

Between them, not Enola Holmes, but Loveday Brooke, heroine of Catherine Pirkis’s

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Mrs Hudson Investigates

4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions
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Mrs Hudson Goes to Ireland

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Mrs Hudson goes to Paris

4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions
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Out of Order

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The invisible woman

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Grimaldi's Garden

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Where the Grass Is Greener:...

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Gomorrah

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Letting Rip & Other Stories

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Susan Knight Susan Knight said: " This delightful little book is packed with fascinating facts relating to late Victorian times and specifically the world of Sherlock Holmes and his landlady, Mrs Martha Hudson.
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