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            Caveat Sherlock Holmes is in the public domain, as are the works of H.P. Lovecraft and Alexander Dumas. However, freshly-created, original fiction is the copyright of the author. Note that my work adresses adult themes, and is therefore not recommended for YA or children. Copyright All textual material on this website is copyright by Mike Adamson. All artwork with the exception of the book and magazine covers is copyright by Jen Downes. |
Introduction Mystery is a fairly new area of writing for Mike, though it has become a most attractive one. Mike first ventured into mystery with the Victorian detectuve Inspector George Trevelyan, co-created by Jen Downes. The first compeletd story, The Vicar of Sexton's Deep, found a hoke with Black Beacon Book of Mystery, and was subsequently reprinted in Black Cat Weekly. From there, Mike moved into Sherlock Holmes, the first story being a crossover witnh Inspector Trevelyan, which was piked up for publication several years ago but remains in limbo fro complicated reasons. Since that time (2019), Sherlock Holmes has become Mike's most active area of mystery writing, with 23 stories plus a novel completed at this time, and plenty more to come, appearing in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine, Strand Magazine and anthologies from Belenager Books and MX. Click here to go to the Sherlock Holmes page for a complete listing, links, covers, and an essay on the topic. Inspector Trevelyan has also gained some traction, there are now eight stories on paper, two of which are crossovers with Sherlcok Holmes and three of which have been published at this time. This series will see many more instalments! A distinction can be made between mystery and crime, the former concerning the investigation of crime after the fact, while the latter concerns the committing of crime in the first place. In the latter category, Mike has a number of stories which intersect neatly with other genres. Two are ghost/horror pieces (also listed on the horror page) and the others are science fiction with a criminal theme, such as a number of his Tales of the Middle Stars (which also feature on the focused Middle Stars page.  The Horror of Hodd Hill The Vicar of Sexton's Deep Black Beacon Book of Mystery Black Cat Weekly #61 10/22 A Reliquary in Stone The White Calf and the Wind Black Cat Mystery Magazine #11, 2/22 The Repentant Wraith Our Lady of the Swans Crime Balance Due Secret of the Lark Occult Detective Magazine #10 Old Country Ways A Sacred Duty Phantom Thieves & Sagacious Scoundrels Wharf Rat NewMyths #52, 9/2020 FR Gaming Aquarius Forthcoming in NewMyths Dragon in the Shadows Annie Lustrum's Psychedelic Shag Wagon Forthcoming in The Back Forty |
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