The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures

Mike Ashley is a full-time writer and researcher and a former local government officer and auditor. He has specialised in the history of science fiction, fantasy and other popular fiction for 30 years with over 50 books and 500 articles to his credit. He received the Science Fiction Research Association's Pilgrim Award in 2002 for Lifetime Achievement in the field of science-fiction scholarship.

Derek Wilson is a historian and novelist who writes historical non-fiction and mystery stories. He is a contributor to The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures. His work focuses on historical figures and

Peter Berresford Ellis is a British historian, literary biographer, and novelist who has published over 98 books to date either under his own name or his pseudonyms Peter Tremayne and Peter MacAlan. He has also published 100 short stories. Under Peter Tremayne, he is the author of the international bestselling Sister Fidelma historical mystery series. His work has appeared in 25 languages. (pen name used by Peter Berresford Ellis - also writes as Peter MacAlan) (re: Bram Stoker)

Claire Griffen is a mystery writer best known for her contributions to The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures. She specializes in crime fiction and short stories that follow the tradition of classic detective puzzles.

Longtime mystery writer and editor Edward Dentinger Hoch was practically an institution in the field. Born in 1930, he published over eight hundred mystery stories including one in every issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine from 1973 to 1981. His TV writing credits include episodes of "MacMillan and Wife", "Night Gallery", the "Alfred Hitchcock Show", and "Tales of the Unexpected". Mr. Hoch served as president of the Mystery Writers of America. He also wrote mysteries under the pseudonyms...

David Stuart Davies is the author behind The Shadows of Sherlock Holmes, a great read for fans of mystery and detective fiction. He's a writer who knows his way around a good puzzle.

Barbara Roden is the editor behind The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror. She has a keen eye for the best in dark fantasy and horror fiction.

John Betancourt is an editor and writer who specializes in science fiction, fantasy, and mystery. He is best known for putting together anthologies like The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures, The Ultimate Zombie, and The Ultimate Alien. His work focuses on building new stories around classic characters and popular genre themes.

Denis O. Smith is a British author who specializes in traditional Sherlock Holmes mysteries. He is best known for his stories in The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures and other Victorian detective collections. His writing focuses

Smith was born in Hopwas, near Tamworth, Staffordshire, England. His mother was a pre-war historical novelist (E. M. Weale). Smith was first published at the age of 12 in the Tettenhall Observer. Between 1952-57 he wrote 56 stories for them. His father was a bank manager and Smith was destined for banking from birth. Guns and shooting became another early interest. In 1961 he designed and made a 12-bore shotgun, intending to follow it up with six more. During 1960-67 he operated a small shot...

Eric Brown is a British author who writes science fiction and mystery novels. He is a contributor to The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures and has written many books in both genres. His work

Simon Clark is a horror novelist from Doncaster, England. He is the author of the novel The Night of the Triffids, the novella Humpty's Bones, and the short story Goblin City Lights, which have all won awards. Most of his stories are based in Yorkshire, his home county. He uses a technique that he calls "The Art of Wandering".

Michael John Moorcock is an English writer, primarily of science fiction and fantasy, who has also published literary novels. He is best known for his novels about the character Elric of Melniboné, a seminal influence on the field of fantasy in the 1960s and 1970s. As editor of the controversial British science fiction magazine New Worlds, from May 1964 until March 1971 and then again from 1976 to 1996, Moorcock fostered the development of the science fiction "New Wave" in the UK and indirect...

Robert Weinberg was a writer and editor who specialized in horror, mystery, and fantasy fiction. He is best known for curating major anthologies including The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures

Stephen Baxter is the author of Other Worlds Than These, a collection of speculative fiction stories. His work often explores big ideas in science fiction.

Pete worked for a time in computers, had a dalliance in music/arts journalism and ended his corporate working life (1995) as head of internal communication's for Leeds Permanent Building Society... just before it was gobbled up by the Halifax (though the two things were not linked). From 1995 he worked as a communications consultant with a specialist communications and design company in Leeds before becoming a full-time writer/editor/publisher in 2000. Born on the fourth of July, Pete de...

Lois H. Gresh is an editor and author specializing in Lovecraftian horror and mystery. She edited the anthologies The Mammoth Book of Cthulhu and The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures. Her other work includes Best of Black Wings and Dreams from the Witch House.

Basil Copper is a writer whose work often explores dark, unsettling themes. You might know him from his contributions to the horror genre, particularly his story "Shadows over Innsmouth." He's a good choice if you're looking for something with a bit of a chill.

H.R.F. Keating (full name Henry Reymond Fitzwalter Keating) (31 October 1926 – 27 March 2011) was the creator of Inspector Ghote of the Bombay Police, whose first appearance in The Perfect Murder (1964) won the author the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger and an Edgar Allan Poe award from the Mystery Writers of America. He eventually wrote twenty-six Ghote novels. The Murder of the Maharajah brought H.R.F. Keating a second Gold Dagger in 1980. Mr Keating, a past Chairman of the Societ...

David Langford is the author of the chilling horror novella Shadows over Innsmouth. He's a writer who knows how to craft a good scare.

Roger Johnson is a writer and editor specializing in detective fiction and the world of Sherlock Holmes. He is best known for editing The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures and is a member of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London. His work centers on traditional mysteries and the history of the famous detective.

Amy Myers is a mystery writer and editor who focuses on crime fiction. She is known for her work on Sherlock Holmes anthologies, including The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures and The

Martin Edwards was educated in Northwich and at Balliol College, Oxford University, taking a first class honours degree in law. He trained as a solicitor in Leeds and moved to Liverpool on qualifying in 1980. He published his first legal article at the age of 25 and become a partner in the firm of Mace and Jones in 1984 He is married to Helena with two children (Jonathan and Catherine) and lives in Lymm. Martin is a member of the Murder Squad collective of crime writers, and is chairman of th...

Michael Doyle is an editor and writer who works primarily in the mystery genre. He is best known for editing The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures. His work focuses on expanding the world of classic detective fiction through new stories.

>Dr Zakaria Erzinçlioglu was a practising forensic scientist. He worked on criminal cases (mostly murder) for over twenty years, investigating over five hundred in Britain and abroad. He was formerly Senior Research Associate at Cambridge University and, subsequently, Director of the Forensic Science Research Centre at Durham University. He later became an Honorary Lecturer at London University. One of his books was Evidence, a book which looks at the interpretation of evidence in criminal tri...

F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre is the author of Great Tales of Madness and the Macabre. He's a writer who clearly enjoys exploring the darker, more unsettling corners of storytelling. If you're looking for stories that will give you a good shiver, his work is definitely worth checking out.

L. B. Greenwood was a mystery writer who specialized in traditional Sherlock Holmes stories. Her work appears in collections such as Murder in Baker Street and The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures.