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Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments is set to be the seventh entry in Focus Home Interactive's series and promises a lot more features and investigative methods including the sense of smell and the art of disguise.

A Voice in the Dark is a mature psychological horror-thriller comic that’s heavy on the psychology and light on the gore and violence. Its creation is also a remarkable and inspiring success story on numerous levels.

If you like noir, cop stories and smart sci-fi, this book combines them all into one fabulous package.

This novel is yet another delightful addition to Titan Books' excellent Sherlock series.

Unwept is written with a graceful, transcendental tone that enhances its mystery. This first volume suggests that the Nightbirds trilogy will be a strong edition to the fantasy genre.

The story of The Silkworm itself is quite good and makes for a brisk read, but what is best about this book, and head and shoulders above The Cuckoo’s Calling, is the character development.

The story in A Barricade in Hell is strong throughout, and Jaime Lee Moyer’s descriptions, settings and historical details remain as wonderfully well-painted as in the first novel.

The Stuff of Nightmares is an enjoyable romp and a perfect vacation read. James Lovegrove has once again done a capital job at providing Sherlock fans material to savor, and Holmes and Watson run true to Doyle form.

It would be easy for the elements of 'Amiss' to slip into a derivative crime drama, but instead the film crafts a mystery where overlapping narratives deepen character and widen the scope of an intimate story. This is a very assured piece of filmmaking from a pair of first-time feature directors without the eagerness or mimicry common to other debut films.

The Severed Streets is extremely well-drawn and full of skillfully crafted twists and turns. If you enjoy mysteries, put these books on your reading list. You won’t be disappointed.

Overall, I give Season 3 of Sherlock five stars. With some minor faults in the episodes, the overall arc of the season showed something amazing: Sherlock Holmes’ heart. The season was about emotion over intellect. Sherlock Holmes may be a “high-functioning sociopath” but clearly he has learned to love.

The Sign Of Three takes a risk by being the most comedic episode of Sherlock. The episode has laughs all over the place mixed liberally with sentimental feelings and a small pinch of a dramatic moment.

Sherlock, the popular BBC series, comes back in a bold way after a two-year hiatus, and it's truly brilliant to have the show back.

'Delia's Shadow' is very well-constructed and makes for a spooky, captivating read, particularly for the cool, windy, early-darkness of fall nights.

The stories in ‘The Casebook of Newbury & Hobbes’ are entertaining and hold up well by themselves, but this collection works best as a supplement to George Mann’s novels. Fans of Sherlock Holmes and steampunk will particularly enjoy these stories, though anyone with a taste for adventure will find much to like here.