Out now: Charlotte Anne Walters’ collection of five present-day Sherlock Holmes stories that poke gentle fun at the idiosyncrasies of modern life not to mention the eccentric detective and his world-weary friend. Click on the image to order
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To celebrate the release of her novel Barefoot on Baker Street in 2011, writer Charlotte Anne Walters undertook the task of reading and reviewing one of the original Sherlock Holmes short stories every day until she had completed all 56. The reviews were posted daily on her blog and attracted viewers from all over the world. The reviews are full of humour and Holmesian insight, ending in a score out of ten for each story.
This book contains all 56 blogs plus additional material including reviews of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s four Holmes novels.
Although it was a pleasure for a life-long Holmes admirer to re-visit the stories, trying to do this on top of holding down a busy full-time job and family commitments was a big challenge – resulting in some stressful but comical moments detailed in the blogs. Even Mr Walters couldn’t resist throwing in a few comments of his own.
Charlotte is donating all her royalties from this publication to the Undershaw Preservation Trust, a charity striving to protect and restore the former home of Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. -
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Category Archives: 56 Sherlock Holmes stories in 56 days
Undershaw – let’s keep the fight alive
With all the excitement over CBS’ Elementary and Mark Gatiss confirming that series three of Sherlock begins filming next January, please don’t forget about the fight to save Undershaw. All the buzz and excitement which now exists about Sir Arthur … Continue reading →
Launched today – my new book ‘56 Sherlock Holmes Stories in 56 Days’
I’m so excited about this one because all royalties will be going to The Undershaw Preservation Trust. I feel good to know that in my own small way I am helping to protect the former home of Sir Arthur Conan … Continue reading →
BBC Sherlock – which episode gets the Gold Medal?
It’s a tough one this. How do you choose when each episode has so much to offer? Husband favours A Scandal in Belgravia but that probably has more to do with Lara Pulver’s naked body than anything else. For me, … Continue reading →
A new book, a re-writing of Barefoot and your chance to help save Undershaw – August is a busy month
August is going to be a big month for me. I’m so excited about Sherlock Holmes week (30th July-5th August) and really grateful to Steve from MX Publishing for coming up with such a great idea. There will be another … Continue reading →
56 Sherlock Holmes stories in 56 days – the most viewed stories
I thought it would be interesting to take a look at which stories attracted the most views during my ‘56 Stories in 56 Days’ series. This has thrown up some unexpected results, writes Charlotte Anne Walters. What I expected to … Continue reading →
56 Stories in 56 Days – My least favourite Sherlock Holmes short stories and why
Well, as my last blog contained details of the stories which came out with the highest scores at the end of 56 Stories in 56 Days, it seems only fair to now look at those which scored the least out … Continue reading →
56 Stories in 56 Days – my top Sherlock Holmes short stories and why
For those of you who aren’t aware, I’ve just completed a bit of a blog-a-thon which involved reading and reviewing one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories a day until I had covered them all, writes Charlotte Anne Walters. … Continue reading →
56 Stories in 56 Days – The Adventure of the Retired Colourman
Well, that’s it, I’ve made it to the end, writes Charlotte Anne Walters. This is the 56th story and signals the end of my epic blog-a-thon. What an adventure it has been! Re-visiting the stories has been very enjoyable and … Continue reading →
56 Stories in 56 Days – The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place
This is a great little tale, dark and gothic, writes Charlotte Anne Walters. In this story we have crypts, dead bodies, the burning of bones in a furnace, rumours of ghosts, it’s all great fun and a wonderful macabre story. … Continue reading →
56 Stories in 56 Days – The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger
Here we have another mysterious lodger with a past to hide, but this story is very different to The Red Circle even though I do keep getting them confused, writes Charlotte Anne Walters. This is a common problem for me, … Continue reading →
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