Sherlock Holmes: The American Years (42 page)

LESLIE S. KLINGER
(
Foreword
)
The editor of the Edgar-winning
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Short Stories, The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Novels,
and
The New Annotated Dracula
, Klinger is one of the world’s foremost authorities on Sherlock Holmes.

MICHAEL KURLAND
(
the editor
)
Kurland has edited two previous Sherlock Holmes anthologies. His fifth novel featuring Professor Moriarty,
Who Thinks Evil
will be published shortly. Previous books in the series have been nominated for both the Edgar and the American Book Award.

GARY LOVISI
(“
The American Adventure
”)
Lovisi’s Holmes pastiche “The Adventure of the Missing Detective” was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America as one of the best short stories of 2005. His latest books include
The Secret Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
and
Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective in Paperback & Pastiche
.

RICHARD A. LUPOFF
(“
Inga Sigerson Weds
”)
Lupoff is the author of numerous science fiction, fantasy, horror, and mystery novels and short stories, as well as nonfiction books on subjects ranging from Edgar Rice Burroughs to the workings of the human mind. His story “The Incident of the Impecunious Chevalier,” first published in
My Sherlock Holmes,
was picked for a Best Mystery Stories of the Year anthology.

MICHAEL MALLORY
(“
The Sacred White Elephant of Mandalay
”)

Mallory is the author of the Amelia Watson mystery series, including the collection
The Exploits of the Second Mrs. Watson
and the novel
Murder in the Bath
, as well as nearly 100 short stories. His story “The Beast of Guangming Peak” (from
Sherlock Holmes: The Hidden Years
) was named a Distinguished Mystery Story of 2004 in the 2005 edition of
The Best American Mystery Stories
.

MARTA RANDALL
(“
The English Señor
”)
The author of seven novels, among them the mystery
Growing Light
(as Martha Conley), Randall has written bunches of short stories, has edited original anthologies, and teaches writing in various venues.

LINDA ROBERTSON
(“
The Stagecoach Detective
”)
An attorney for a nonprofit California law firm, Robertson has been published in the online magazine
Salon
, and has had both fiction and nonfiction published in newspapers and magazines. Two previous Sherlock Holmes pastiches have been published in the anthologies
My Sherlock Holmes
and
Sherlock Holmes: The Hidden Years.

PETER TREMAYNE
(“
The Case of the Reluctant Assassin
”)
Best known for his best-selling Sister Fidelma mysteries, featuring as his sleuth a seventh-century Irish religieuse, Tremayne has also published many fantasies using Celtic myths and legends as background. In 1981 he published The Return of Raffles
, a pastiche about the “gentleman thief.”