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FROM WATSON’S NOTEBOOK, by John H Watson, M.D.

As ever, Holmes is pleased that this issue is devoted solely to his adventures. In it are new adventures written from my notes, plus my own recounting of the case of the stockbroker’s clerk. In addition—for the first time in nearly a century a new Holmes tale is herein presented. I cannot take credit for it, though, it is of that small company by my literary agent Sir Arthur Conan Doyle that also includes “The Field Bazaar” and “How Watson Learned the Trick,” both of which appeared in earlier issues.

And now here is my colleague and co-editor Mr Kaye…

—John H Watson, M D

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It’s always fun to assemble these all-Holmes issues. As ever, we offer both new authors and pieces by such regulars as Dan Andriacco, Carla Coupe, Jack Grochot, Gary Lovisi, Kim Newman and the good doctor’s agent Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the form of a newly-discovered Holmesian anecdote.

I’m very excited about our next issue. In addition to reappearances by several authors including Dan Andriacco, Laird Long, and Jacqueline Seewald, as well as Dr. Watson’s important case, “The Naval Treaty,” we will welcome the long overdue appearance of Rex Stout’s huge detective Nero Wolfe.

When this magazine was first planned, our publisher thought we should make it the Nero Wolfe Mystery Magazine. Though I love that series of novels and stories penned by Wolfe’s right-hand man Archie Goodwin, I thought we’d do better with a periodical devoted to Sherlock Holmes and in this the publisher concurred.

But I hoped to bring Mr. Wolfe onto our pages sooner than this. In the next number, this will be accomplished with a new Wolfean anecdote by Archie Goodwin and an article discussing the cast of the series by Robert Goldsborough, who continues the series with his excellent Nero Wolfe novels approved by the Stout Estate.

More details next issue…

Canonically Yours,

Marvin Kaye