Bøger af Kelvin I Jones

Ben held the stone up to the window. It had a curious glint to it, a depth and solidity unlike any common pebble taken from the beach. The grey wether had been given to Ben by his grandfather. When Ben and his archaeologist father visit the Kentish village of Akenstone, neither realises the magical significance of the stone. But Akenstone is a village of ancient stones, ghosts and long hidden secrets. And Ben soon discovers that he alone must find the key to unlock the power of the stones. A thrilling fantasy novel by the author of Odin's Eye.

In this concluding collection of the Spiritualist writings of Arthur Conan Doyle, the renowned Doyle biographer and Sherlock Holmes authority, Kelvin I Jones, looks at the impact of the author's obsession with psychic experiments, and his global attempts to prove the existence of an afterlife, had upon both his private and public lives. In the detailed and extensive introduction, Jones charts the nature and depth of his infatuation with his erstwhile mistress and second wife, the parvenu and medium, Jean Leckie. He also reveals the extensive debts the writer incurred by his campaign tours, the expensive lifestyle he was obliged to maintain, and the increasing disaffection he was forced to endure by a largely hostile media, both in the UK and in other countries. The picture of Doyle that emerges, is, as Jones comments, that of 'a weary and wounded warrior, ' whose reckless, but brave struggle against the odds seemed at times to be of heroic proportions.

From the preface to the 1984 edition Ed Hoch writes: 'In this... volume, Kelvin I. Jones reveals a fine knowledge, not only of the Holmes Canon but of numerous other writers who were near contemporaries of Arthur Conan Doyle. I believe that even some non-Sherlockians will discover much interest in these pages. Jones reveals a sensibility and knowledge of 19th Century literature that goes far beyond the world of Sherlock Holmes.'(Edward D. Hoch was one of the most honoured mystery writers of all time. In addition to winning an Edgar for Best Short Story, he received the Mystery Writers of America's highest honour, the Grand Master Award, and was recognised for Lifetime Achievement by the Private Eye Writers of America and the Bouchercon. Ed Hoch was the only author who specialised in the mystery short story to receive such recognition.)

A fascinating investigation into the literary origins of Conan Doyle's horror classic. Kelvin Jones traces the story from its East Anglian roots to its final emergence as a West Country thriller. The story's geography, mythical dimension and folkloric allusions are also examined in depth. A must for Holmes fans.

A definitive and fascinating biography of the great detective. The book draws on the work of many Holmes scholars and provides an illuminating picture of Victorian crime and scandal. The definitive account of Holmes' illustrious life by an English Sherlockian.

In 'A Dogged Detective', we find Norfolk's lugubrious DCI Ketch semi-retired, impeded by his advancing Parkinson's and now in an advisory role to the Norfolk murder team. He's called on to investigate the bizarre murder of a young woman, strangled in a local wood. As the case progresses, Ketch finds himself drawn into the murky and secret world of casual sex, 'dogging', European drugs and sex trafficking. When the young victim's parents are subsequently found brutally murdered in their Yarmouth mansion, the investigation becomes even more perplexing. A tough case for the dogged and intrepid Inspector Ketch. By the author of Stone Dead and The Complete Inspector Ketch. What readers have said about the Inspector Ketch books: 'Psychological and atmospheric' 'didn't want to put it down' 'plot was interesting, with a neat unexpected twist' 'hugely enjoyable' 'descriptive, well paced style'

Originally published by Bell and Brown of Truro in 1898, this intriguing monograph by the worldfamous consulting detective of Baker Street, London, examines popular theories of the late 19th Century regarding the tin traders of Phoenicia who plied their trade with the Comish at St Michael's Mount and deals with similarities between the Comish and the Phoenician languages. Sherlock Holmes, who wrote this work while on holiday on the Lizard, replies to theories espoused by leading Comish scholars and folklorists of his day.A must for the Comish folklore and Sherlock Holmes enthusiast.

In this tour de force of biographical investigation, Sherlock Holmes authority, Kelvin I. Jones, applies his forensic and investigative skills as to why Conan Doyle so hated his fictional detective; the scandal of the author's secret eleven - year affair with Jean Leckie, a dazzling musical talent, and his subsequent use of her, and her mysterious psychic friend, in his Spiritualist mission to change the world.

Mangled heads have been turning up all over Norfolk and the inhabitants of Korpunty, a remote village on the East Anglican Fens, are scared. Five murders in five weeks, all committed with a hammer, and still nobody has a clue who the psychotic killer is. Retired former DCI Ketch is an aged and dogged detective with a fondness for drink. He doesn't know it yet but he is the only one who can stop the killer.

Two atmospheric and chilling crime tales by the author of the best selling Norwich based Inspector Ketch series and 'Stone Dead', UK crime writer, Kelvin I Jones.

This authoritative and detailed history of the cunning or wise woman charts her progress throughout British social history from the medieval period to the end of the nineteenth century. Drawing on primary records, Kelvin Jones demonstrates how the wise woman was instrumental to the well being of agricultural societies in an age when medicine was in its infancy. He also dispels the myth that the wise woman was synonymous with the witch figure and reveals that she played an indispensable role as an "unwitcher". The work contains an exhaustive list of herbal and magical cures used by wise women and a compendium of their methods of divination. A thorough and timely contribution to English social history.

An exhaustive and definitive study of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's career as a psychic investigator by Sherlock Holmes biographer Kelvin I. Jones.The author has been a prolific writer for a quarter of a century. He has published six books about Sherlock Holmes, as well as numerous articles about the Victorian detective. Ed Hoch, the renowned American crime writer, has said of his Sherlockian work: "Kelvin I Jones reveals a sensibility and knowledge of 19th Century literature that extends far beyond the world of Sherlock Holmes."

After the death of the world's greatest private consulting detective, Mr Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street, among his personal effects unearthed by his brother Mycroft was a series of monographs on all aspects of criminal investigation. These were subsequently edited by his colleague and friend, Dr John H. Watson and remained in the possession of Mycroft and his descendants for many decades thereafter.Holmes had originally intended to collate and edit his observations under the title of a single volume: 'The Art of Detection.' The present series has been scrupulously re-edited by renowned British Sherlockian, Kelvin I Jones. A fascinating and illuminating study of the forensic criminology of the late 19th Century.Previous plaudits for Kelvin I Jones' previous works on Sherlock Holmes.

It is December 1888. The body of Queen Victoria's physician is discovered in a railway carriage on Paddington Station. Sherlock summons his brother Mycroft to the scene. Sherlock is convinced the crime bears no resemblance to the Ripper murders but when a letter arrives at Scotland Yard, ostensibly from the Ripper, claiming he is the author of the crime, Lestrade doubts Sherlock's wisdom. When the body of Sir James Fawcett, a leading expert on tropical diseases, is found at his home in Chelsea the day after, Sherlock realises that a challenging criminal mind is at work. This Sherlock Holmes novel, which follows the author's own chronology of the cases of Holmes, introduces readers to a number of real life Victorian celebrities, including Oscar Wilde. By the author of 'Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective.'

When Leonard Smith, a publisher of erotic books, is found brutally murdered in his London flat, Inspector Lestrade asks Sherlock Holmes to assist him. Holmes soon suspects there is a criminal conspiracy behind the murder, a suspicion which is confirmed when Sir Henry Baskerville's wife, formerly Beryl Stapleton, disappears. Travelling to Dartmoor, Holmes and Watson discover that Sir Henry is, along with Oscar Wilde and others, a member of Smith's exclusive book club, and that his behaviour has become increasingly irrational. Dark events then crowd in; two telegraph boys are savagely butchered in London's East End, Sir Henry's maid is found strangled on the moors and there is an attempted assassination of King Edward V11. Holmes returns to London to face his mortal enemy and reveal at last the shocking truth about the cruel and seamy underbelly of Victorian society. Kelvin I Jones is the author of 'Sherlock Holmes: The Plagues of London.' Ed Hoch, the renowned American crime writer, has said of his Sherlockian work: 'Kelvin I Jones reveals a sensibility and knowledge of 19th Century literature that extends far beyond the world of Sherlock Holmes.' 'Decidedly idiosyncratic...the author's deep knowledge of the time, the place and the criminal history is evident throughout...a gripping read...' Roger Johnson, The Sherlock Holmes Journal, writing about The Plagues of London.

Sherlock Homes and his companion, the doctor, were inveterate users of the Victorian steam railway. In the famous chronicles of Dr Watson, the great network of the South Eastern and South Western Railways carried them through the sprawling suburbs of south London, out to the far corners of the Kent and Sussex countryside, to places where dark deeds were planned and where evil stalked the lonely and isolated neighbourhoods; where, beneath the sputtering gas lamp, the wary traveller paused awhile to hearken at the soft tread of his pursuer; and where the long arm of the law was forever strengthened by the rapier-like intellect of the famous Baker Street detective and his stoic chronicler. In this far-reaching study of twenty of the Sherlock Holmes stories, Kelvin I Jones, the renowned British Sherlockian, brings to life that murky and crime ridden world of murder and mayhem. 'I believe that even some non-Sherlockians will discover much interest in these pages ... Jones reveals a sensibility and knowledge of 19th Century literature that goes far beyond the world of Sherlock Holmes.' - Ed Hoch, award winning American short story writer.

These three Sherlock Holmes cases are all based on forgotten documents, diaries, Scotland Yard reports and letters, many of them discovered among the effects of the late Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock's older brother. The manuscripts reveal that Sherlock, the great Victorian detective and criminologist, was not only in advance of his time, but was asked on several occasions by the official detective force to track down serial killers, child abusers, Irish Fenians, Jack the Ripper, and the ultimate king of the underworld, Professor James Moriarty. Many shocking secrets regarding Dr Watson, Watson's first wife Mary, and Holmes' drug addiction are also revealed. Kelvin I Jones is the author of many books about Holmes and his creator. He has recently edited and reissued Holmes' definitive work on late 19th Century criminology, 'The Art of Detection.' 'Not for the faint hearted...' Roger Johnson, editor of The Sherlock Holmes Journal

Sherlock Holmes, the great Victorian detective, is an extraordinary, legendary creation who has fascinated people world wide for over a hundred years.Here, in this collection of essays about the sleuth, by well known Kelvin I Jones, ranges far and wide, providing the readers with fascinating facts about Holmes, his life and times and the forensic details of the stories.

A controversial, graphic and often disturbing account of how Sherlock Holmes, the archetypal detective, discovered the identity of Jack The Ripper, the killer who stalked Whitechapel in 1888. Based on newly discovered journals of his intimate friend, Doctor Watson, confidential Scotland Yard files, plus the intimate and revealing diaries of Dr Watson's second wife, the novel shows a view of Victorian London which peels away the layers of respectability and reveals society just as violent, exploitative and prurient as our own.

''A Cromer Corpse' is the first in the trilogy. John Bottrell is a melancholic ex-cop who is looking forward to a peaceful retirement until a dead man's body is fished out of the sea;. the tongue has been cut out and a pentagram carved into the groin. It's a ritual killing, which is more in Bottrell's line than the local police, so he's co-opted back to solve the case. Another corpse turns up and the ex-cop races against time to find the killer. Will there be more murders? In 'A Cromer Conundrum', life's not going well for DCI Ketch of the Norwich police. He's just been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. He finds himself estranged from his partner Carol and back in his dismal bachelor flat. So, when a Russian businessman and his family are found dead in Cromer, things become even more complicated. The killings appear to be the work of the Russian Mafia but, as the investigation progresses; the deaths in Warren Wood offer the detective a challenging conundrum. Will he make the connections and solve the case? The last in the trilogy, 'A Dogged Detective', we find DCI Ketch semi-retired, impeded by his advancing Parkinsons and now in an advisory role to the Norfolk murder team. He's called on to investigate the bizarre murder of a young woman, strangled in a local wood. As the case moves forward, Ketch finds himself drawn into the murky and secret world of casual sex, 'dogging', European drugs and sex trafficking. When the young victim's parents are subsequently found brutally murdered in their Yarmouth mansion, the investigation becomes even more perplexing. A tough case for the dogged and intrepid Inspector Ketch.

It is an autumn night. Outside, the rain lashes the windows with persistent fury and the dank streets are awash. Only a solitary streetlamp pierces the gloom. For hours, Sherlock Holmes has been sitting here, motionless, pondering the intricacies of some arcane markings. And so, the room has become a smoke-enveloped oven, more deadly perhaps than the great Grimpen Mire. So all-pervasive is the tobacco aroma that curls its way round the sitting-room at 221B, we assume Mrs Hudson to have been a long-suffering woman. Apart from the clutter of papers and bric-a-brac on the mantlepiece, the walls and ceiling are stained dark brown and the debris of Holmes' "plugs and dottles" can be tolerated only by the strongest of stomachs. This exhaustive work on the role of tobacco in the 60 Holmes stories contains over 130 Holmes/tobacco quotes for easy reference, plus several new adventures of the great, pipe smoking detective.

This reprint of the famous gothic novel gives the Holmes enthusiast many fresh and original insights into its creation. Kelvin I Jones, a British authority on Conan Doyle and his works, reveals how the dark conception of the story arose from the author's vivid but troubled consciousness regarding his love for two women, and explores in detail the fascinating folklore roots of 'The Hound's 'demon dog' legend.The book is accompanied by extensive annotations, and bibliographies listing first editions of the book, as well as a filmography and an in - depth chronology of the creation of the tale. Fully illustrated with the original Sidney Paget drawings which accompanied the work's first appearance in The Strand Magazine. A must for Holmes enthusiasts.

Why, in the 60 Sherlock Holmes stories, is there not a mention of Jack the Ripper? In this investigation into the murky world of murder, Kelvin I. Jones, award-winning Holmes author finds definitive answers, giving a clear dossier of the Ripper's true identity. Jones reveals how, not only did Conan Doyle know the killer well; he had also studied his profile; walked the streets of Whitechapel, trying to comprehend his methods; even shared his company, playing several friendly games of cricket with him. But when the truth was revealed by police to Doyle, he was shocked into an unbreakable silence. They say truth is stranger than fiction. This highly original, well -researched book, proves it.

An A-Z guide to the forensics and criminological detail of the Sherlock Holmes stories. Provides a fascinating insight into the world of Victorian crime and methods of detection and includes a reprint of Holmes' monograph on the tracing footprints.