Books and Bodies

Holmes and Watson investigate the death of an author and a mystery at Scotland Yard as the Sherlock Holmes: A Year of Mystery series from Belanger Books reaches 1889 and 1890.

The terror of Jack the Ripper is still fresh in people’s minds in January 1889. In The Case of the Penny Dreadfuls, Holmes and Watson are called back to Whitechapel, but instead of the Ripper, they find the body of an author. It would appear that Mr. Doyle has written his last adventure for Sherlock Holmes!

Then, in November 1890, it’s the officers of the law who are in the spotlight in The Great Scotland Yard Mystery. The move down to the Embankment and the building known as New Scotland Yard is almost complete. However, Inspector Gregson has one more case to solve before he can leave the old headquarters behind, when he discovers a body in the basement.

As with previous volumes, A Year of Mystery 1889 & 1890 each feature a story for every month of the year, are edited by acclaimed Sherlockian author Richard T. Ryan, and feature stunning new cover illustrations by Jeffrey McKeever. Both are available to pre-order on Kickstarter in ebook, paperback, and hardback formats at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/belangerbooks/sherlock-holmes-a-year-of-mystery-1889-and-1890 and will be published in 2026. Meanwhile, you can catch up with the previous eight volumes, starting at the beginning of Holmes and Watson’s partnership in 1881, which are available to order from all good booksellers.