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“Doubt, Master Liu always said, is death.”
— Steve Hockensmith
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'Holmes On The Range' Western Mystery Series
Cowboy 'Big Red' Amlingmeyer has been reading Sherlock Holmes tales to his brother 'Old Red' around the
campfire and the two detective-wannabes eagerly dive into unsolved killings using the methods of their British hero;
light-heartedly combines the features of Sherlock Holmes and dime westerns, with much humor - Western style.
 | "Holmes On The Range" [#1 = 2006] Working for the winter at the mysterious Bar-VR ranch, the Amlingmeyer brothers find a fellow cowhand shot in the head and another dead by trampling – but nobody can remember a recent stampede. Minotaur Books 8x5½ pb [2/2007] for $11.16 St. Martin's Minotaur 9¼x6½ hardcover [2/2006] for $18.36 Tantor Media UNABR audio CD [3/2006] for $26.59 |
 | "On The Wrong Track: A Holmes On The Range Mystery" [#2 = 2007] Tired of the cowboy life, the Amlingmeyer brothers take a job as guards for the Pacific Express, and soon are contending with a gang of outlaws, a seductive sufragette, a shady Chinaman, a drunken railroad detective, the King of The Hoboes – and the severed head of the baggage man. Kindle Edition from Minotaur/Macmillan [2007 edition] for $8.88 Minotaur Books 8¼x5½ pb [1/2008] for $11.91 St. Martin's Minotaur 9¼x6¼ hardcover [3/2007] out of print/used Tantor Media UNABR audio CD [3/2007] for $28.75 |
 | "The Black Dove: A Holmes On The Range Mystery" [#3 = 2008] Adrift in 1893 San Francisco, the Amlingmeyer brothers learn of the murder of a railroad man and follow the trail into mysterious and dangerous Chinatown. Minotaur Books 8¼x5½ pb [5/2009] for $11.21 St. Martin's Minotaur 9¼x6 hardcover [2/2008] for $18.68 Tantor Media UNABR audio CD [2/2008] for $25.54 |
 | "The Crack In The Lens: A Holmes On The Range Mystery" [#4 = 2009] Pockets full of money, the Amlingmeyer brothers hardly know what to do with themselves; Old Red talks his brother into returning to Texas to investigate a five-year-old murder – that of Old Red's sweetie, the hooker Gertrude. Kindle Edition from Minotaur/Macmillan [4/2010] for $7.59 Minotaur Books 8½x5½ pb [1/2011] for $14.85 St. Martin's Minotaur 9¼x6 hardcover [7/2009] out of print/70+ used Tantor Media UNABR audio CD [7/2009] for $23.09 |
 | "World's Greatest Sleuth!: A Holmes On The Range Mystery" [#5 = 2011]
Big Red is summoned to the Chicago World's Fair to compete for the title of World's Greatest Sleuth; the Amlingmeyer brothers do not relish the long trip but are eager to again meet the elusive Diana Corvus. But they barely arrive in Westinghouse and Tesla's electrified 'White City' before the contest organizer is found dead – face down in the Mammoth Cheese from Canada. Kindle Edition from Minotaur/Macmillan [1/2011] for $7.59 St. Martin's Minotaur 9¼x6 hardcover [1/2011] out of print/used |
 | "Dear Mr. Holmes: Seven Holmes On The Range Mysteries" [7 stories 2011] story titles: "Dear Mr. Holmes" (2003), "Gustav Amlingmeyer, Holmes of The Range" (2005), "Wolves In Winter" (2006), "Dear Dr. Watson" (2007), "The Devil's Acre" (2008), "Greetings From Purgatory!" (2009), and "The Water Indian" (2010) Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [4/2011] for $3.99 {sic} CreateSpace 8½x5½ pb [4/2011] for $10.79 |
Other Fiction
"Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of The Dreadfuls" [March 2010] by Steve Hockensmith & Patrick Arrasmith
http://www.amazon.com/Pride-Prejudice-Zombies-Dreadfuls-Classics/dp/1594744548/
"Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After" [March 2011] by Steve Hockensmith
http://www.amazon.com/Pride-Prejudice-Zombies-Dreadfully-Classics/dp/1594745021/
 | "Naughty: Nine Tales of Christmas Crime" [9 stories 2010]
story titles: "I Killed Santa Claus" (2001), "Special Delivery" (2002), "Fruitcake" (2003), "Secret Santa" (2004), "Naughty" (2005), "Red Christmas" (2005), "Naïveté" (2006), "Humbug" (2007), and "Hidden Gifts" (2008) Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [11/2010] for $2.99 {sic} CreateSpace 8½x5½ pb [5/2012] for $10.79 |
 | "Blarney: 12 Tales of Lies, Crime & Mystery" [12 stories 2012] includes five stories about retired cop Larry Erie: Derringer Award-winning "Erie's Last Day" (2000), "Minor League" (2002), "Animals" (2003), "Tricks" (2004), and "The Big Road" (2005); and seven other short stories: "Strays" (2001), "Fred Menace, Commie For Hire" (2004), "The Case of The Unfortunate Fortune Cookie" (2004), "The MacGuffin Theft Case" (2005), "Burl Lockhart's In Town" (2006), "Didn't Do Nothing" (2006), and "Blarney" (2006) Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [5/2012] for $2.99 {sic} CreateSpace 8½x5½ pb [5/2012] for $12.59 |
"Cadaver in Chief: A Special Report From The Dawn of The Zombie Apocalypse" [Aug 2012]
http://www.amazon.com/Cadaver-Chief-Special-Report-Apocalypse/dp/1478348127/
 | "Nick and Tesla's High-Voltage Danger Lab: A Mystery With Electromagnets, Burglar Alarms, and Other Gadgets You Can Build Yourself" [ages 9 & up; 2013] by Bob Pflugfelder & Steve Hockensmith Kindle Edition from Quirk Books [11/2013] for $10.49 Quirk Books 7x5 hardcover [11/2013] for $11.48 |
 | "Nick and Tesla's Robot Army Rampage: A Mystery With Hoverbots, Bristle  Bots, and Other Robots You Can Build Yourself" [ages 9 & up; 2014] by Bob Pflugfelder & Steve Hockensmith Kindle Edition from Quirk Books [2/2014] for $9.08 Quirk Books 7x5 hardcover [2/2014] for $9.56 |
 | "Nick and Tesla's Secret Agent Gadget Battle: A Mystery With Spy Cameras, Code Wheels, and Other Gadgets You Can Build Yourself" [ages 9 & up; 2014] by Bob Pflugfelder & Steve Hockensmith Kindle Edition from Quirk Books [DUE May 2014] for $9.08 Quirk Books 7x5 hardcover [DUE May 2014] for $9.70 |
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