Any Good Sherlockian Bookstores in London?

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Any Good Sherlockian Bookstores in London?

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1cosmicdolphin
ag. 6, 2011, 1:50 pm

Any Good bookstores in London that cater to the Sherlockian? Is the Sherlock Holmes Museum worth a visit?

Probably will be over that way in few weeks.

2abbottthomas
ag. 7, 2011, 2:15 pm

Looking in my 2003 copy of Book Lovers' London there are two specialist crime book dealers, the late, lamented Murder One (may still function on-line??) and Crime in Store in Store St, WC1. That had relocated from Covent Garden but Google searches suggest that it has gone the way of so many.

I'm a Londoner, so of course I don't go to London museums - well, occasionally ;-) - so I don't know what 221b Baker Street is like. From the other side of the road it looks like the kind of place to go if you want to buy a 'Turkish' slipper to store your tobacco or an overpriced deerstalker, but I may be being unfair.

3devenish
ag. 7, 2011, 3:24 pm

Sadly there are no longer any specialist crime bookshops in London (or indeed in England at all to my knowledge) Murder One has gone,but does indeed operate on-line. Crime-in Store has also closed. 221b Baker Street is a tourist trap pure and simple,which should only be entered if you are extra keen. In fact the Abbey National Building Society stands at 221b and issues (or used to issue a very nice booklet about Sherlock) More to the point the nearby Westminster Library has a superb Sherlock Holmes collection which is available for the public to view.
Hope that helps.

4cosmicdolphin
ag. 7, 2011, 7:32 pm

I kind of figured the museum was a tourist trap, but I'll probably go anyway despite the Cheesyness.

I knew about Murder One closing.

I believe there is still a specialist Mystery Store in 'Hay on Wye' called Murder and Mayhem, which I should make it to since my dad lives just a few miles from there and we're staying with him for a bit.

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