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David Ruffle

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in Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire., The United Kingdom

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David Ruffle was born in Northamptonshire in the UK at an early age in 1956,yes..a long time ago. The school years passed by in a blur, or was he the blur ? He managed to extricate himself from the education system at 15 years of age and embarked on the adventure of life.

Eventually, said adventure took him to Dorset and the beautiful town of Lyme Regis in July of 2004.He felt immediately at home here and surprised himself by starting to write...first, poetry and later ghost stories. All the time he felt that Lyme Regis would be a perfect place for Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson to have an adventure, any kind of adventure ! And so...Sherlock Holmes and the Lyme Regis Horror was born. The story continues.

David is now with the MX publishing tea David Ruffle was born in Northamptonshire in the UK at an early age in 1956,yes..a long time ago. The school years passed by in a blur, or was he the blur ? He managed to extricate himself from the education system at 15 years of age and embarked on the adventure of life.

Eventually, said adventure took him to Dorset and the beautiful town of Lyme Regis in July of 2004.He felt immediately at home here and surprised himself by starting to write...first, poetry and later ghost stories. All the time he felt that Lyme Regis would be a perfect place for Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson to have an adventure, any kind of adventure ! And so...Sherlock Holmes and the Lyme Regis Horror was born. The story continues.

David is now with the MX publishing team and further titles have appeared; Sherlock Holmes and The Lyme Regis Legacy, Tales From The Stranger's Room (as contributor and editor),and Holmes and Watson: End Peace. A children's illustrated book, Sherlock Holmes and the Missing Snowman (with illustrations by Rikey Austin, another Lyme Regis resident and hugely talented to boot)saw the light of day in November 2012. Two weeks later the third and final part of the Sherlock Holmes/Lyme Regis trilogy appeared: Sherlock Holmes and the Lyme Regis Trials. Also in the offing is an outing to Scarborough for Holmes and Watson, a proposed tale of thievery, murder and cricket!(A collaboration).Meanwhile, he is still to be found in Lyme Regis, working away and drinking the odd cider, diet permitting. The Abyss: A Journey With Jack The Ripper is set to be published in December 2013.
On a whim he decided to try his hand at comedy resulting in A Twist of Lyme and Another Twist of Lyme. These were published in 2014 along with the final book in the trilogy, A Further Twist of Lyme. New for 2015 will be, Holmes and Watson: An American Adventure. 2016 will see the publication of Holmes and Watson: An Evening in Baker Street followed by The Gondolier and the Russian Countess, a Holmes and Watson adventure set in 1902 Venice. And with any luck, Sherlock Holmes and the Scarborough Affair should surface by the end of the year! ...more

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	Sherlock Holmes and The Missing Snowman by David Ruffle (Goodreads Author), Rikey Austin (Illustrator) 4.18 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2012 — 6 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 and the Lyme Regis Horror 3.42 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2010 — 10 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
	Holmes and Watson End Peace 3.65 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2012 — 6 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
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	Sherlock Holmes and the Lyme Regis Trials 3.96 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2014 — 8 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
	An Evening In Baker Street 3.30 avg rating — 20 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
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	Sherlock Holmes: Tales From The Stranger's Room - Volume 3 by David Ruffle (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Margaret Walsh (Goodreads Author), Robert Perret (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 14 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
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‘John,Henry is dead. He fell heavily down the stairs after coming home drunk. Lilyfound him the next morning, lying there with his neck broken. I am truly sorry,John.’ While Josiah recited this sad news to me, Irene was weepinguncontrollably, her face crumpled by grief. But, grief for my brother? I couldhardly imagine that. But? ‘My God…Lily…why is she not here? Read more of this blog post »

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Sherlock Holmes and Lyme Regis (3 books)
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Sherlock Holmes: Tales from the stranger's room (3 books)
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“A short story is a love affair, a novel is a marriage. A short story is a photograph; a novel is a film.”
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“I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.”
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message 10: by Orient

Jul 14, 2017 06:43AM

Thank you for the friendvite :)

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message 9: by Monty Cupcake ☠ Queen of Bloodshed ☠

Dec 26, 2016 08:23PM

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message 8: by Liz

Dec 04, 2016 03:39AM

Thank you for your friend invite!! :)

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message 6: by Rosaline

Jul 22, 2016 12:35AM

Hi David, thanks for the friend invite. Should I be worried that I can be found so easily? ;D

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message 5: by ★ Belle The Bibliophile ★

Apr 08, 2016 08:40AM

Hello David. Thanks for the friend invite and the book recommendation! I've seen that book once or twice but wasn't tempted to pick it up. But I'll think about it.

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message 4: by ✘✘ Sarah ✘✘ (former Nefarious Breeder of Murderous Crustaceans)

Feb 28, 2016 11:20AM

Thanks for the add, David! Can't wait to chat books with you:)

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message 3: by zed (last edited Feb 18, 2016 02:43AM)

Feb 18, 2016 02:42AM

Thanks for the invite David. I note we have a few history books in common. My first love is history. What a great part of the world to live in, Lyme Regis. My wife and I stayed overnight at a B@B back in Xmas 2000 when we made a visit to the UK. My wife still has a rather ragged T-shirt of the jazz festival we got from a pub we had a feed at. We never made the jazz festival but at least have the t-shirt. I recall the cobb being so windy we could not go out onto it. Will make it back one day.

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message 2: by Snow

Feb 18, 2016 01:15AM

Thanks for the friend-vite, David :)
see you around

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Feb 02, 2016 09:37AM

Thanks so much for the friend request! Can't wait to share books with you. Your books look very interesting. I can't wait to read them :) Love me some Holmes and Watson

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