I’m very excited to announce that two of my short stories will soon be available in separate collections to be published by Belanger Books in 2022. Both collections also happen to be edited by the inimitable John Linwood Grant. The two collections are Sherlock Holmes and the Occult Detectives IV and The Book of Carnacki the Ghost-Finder.
My Sherlock Holmes story is “The Adventure of the Country Estate,” which shows Holmes and Watson solving a very puzzling locked-room mystery with the aid of an occult detective of my own creation, Mrs. Agatha Hudgins.
My Carnacki Story is “The Loyal Hound;” this is an early adventure of Carnacki when he was thirteen years old. It’s a story about a murderous plot and a very good dog, and is one of the first times that young Carnacki had encountered something ab-natural. It’s also the story about how he and his friend Arkright met.
If you’re a fan of Sherlock Holmes, Thomas Carnacki, occult detectives, or Victorian mysteries, I think you’ll like both of these a lot. I certainly had a lot of fun writing them, and am honored to be included in these two collections along side many other fine writers.
Both books were fully funded on Kickstarter. You can read an interview with me about the two stories HERE.
Please check it out and let me know what you think.
Ryan Rennik 