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July 31, 2025

NEW Holmes

NEW original Sherlock Holmes Kindle eBook coming very soon, 'Sherlock Holmes and the Order of the Acolytes'

“Anarchy is our aim.”
A fire and murder at the Blackfriars’ Theological College catches the attention of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson.
“Barbarism is our belief.”
Their investigation leads them into contact with the High Priestess and the strange but menacing disciples of, the Order of the Acolytes.
“Chaos is our creed.”
Holmes fears that the Order of the Acolytes could soon cause the very fabric of English society to be brutally torn apart, to achieve its ultimate aim of unending anarchy.
*Disruption is our desire.”



A Holmes and Watson Series feature-length SpecialSherlock Holmes and the Order of the Acolytes: A Holmes and Watson Series Special
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Published on July 31, 2025 06:04 Tags: sherlock-holmes

February 9, 2018

The Memory Book - Now Out

The Armchair Detective Series Six Memory is now available as an eBook on Kindle & Kobo. A paperback edition is also out.

Trench needs to remember - don't forget.


Memories are important...

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Published on February 09, 2018 05:37

January 30, 2018

Armchair Detective Enhanced Audiobook Out Now!

The Armchair Detective, the very first mystery, is now available as an Enhanced Audiobook on Audible, Amazon & iTunes.

The Armchair Detective is now enhanced with a cast, sound effects and music - and published by leading Audiobook producers, Fort Raphael Publishing Company.

Listen out for Trench's and Old Tom's original chat...


You can hear him, but not see him...

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Published on January 30, 2018 07:46

January 13, 2018

NEW & FREE Magazine

The Armchair Reader Magazine No. 12 is now available FREE to read or download from this website. Simply click on 'Latest Magazine' from the HOME Page.

Subscription to the Armchair Reader Magazine, is also FREE - and you receive your issue 5 days BEFORE the official publication date - is avaialble by joining The Armchair Detective Society, also for FREE.

Fancy a holiday mystery..? Then read on.


A working holiday...

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Published on January 13, 2018 01:49

January 6, 2018

Montague Murders Coming to Nook

Sherlock Holmes and the Montague Murders is now available to buy on Lulu.com. This Holmes and Watson mystery will be also coming very soon to Nook Book, iBookstore, Google Books and beyond.

The bestselling Holmes and Watson Series book just got bigger.


DON'T go to this island...

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Published on January 06, 2018 01:53

December 29, 2017

January Sale

JANUARY SALE!

There is current;y a massive 60% Off Everything in the Signed Copies Shop on this website. Hurry - Limited Stock.

Click on a book or product on the Signed Copies Shop Page, enter promo code: JANUARYSALE for 60% Off the price - simple as that.

All transactions in the Signed Copies Shop are secured by PayPal.


BIGGEST Bargains

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Published on December 29, 2017 01:58

December 17, 2017

Christmas Gifts For You

The Armchair Detective At Christmas, The Gift of Christmas and Sally Steamy The Christmas Engine are all FREE on Kindle from 23rd December 2017 for 5 days as a Christmas gift.

Happy Christmas!


Open yours soon.

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Published on December 17, 2017 01:29

October 12, 2017

Master Memory Master Now

The Armchair Detective and the Memory Master, the final mystery of four in the ground-breaking Memory Season, is now available on Kindle & Kobo..

Trench remembers the unforgettable...


Memory can be a funny thing...

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Published on October 12, 2017 01:34

Pre-Order Memory Finale

The Armchair Detective and the Memory Master, the final mystery of four in the ground-breaking Memory Season, is now available to pre-order from Kobo ahead of its publication date of the 10th November 2017 on Kindle & Kobo.

Trench remembers the unforgettable...


Memory can be a funny thing...

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Published on October 12, 2017 01:34

October 7, 2017

NEW Magazine Out Now

Armchair Reader Magazine No. 11 is now available from this website for FREE to read, download or subsribe to.

Remember the ground-breaking Memory Season in more detail...


You'll remember this issue.

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Published on October 07, 2017 07:28