Dick Gillman is a Yorkshireman in his 70's. He retired from teaching Science in 2005 and moved from the UK to Brittany, France, in 2008 with his wife Alex. After 14 enjoyable years...view moreDick Gillman is a Yorkshireman in his 70's. He retired from teaching Science in 2005 and moved from the UK to Brittany, France, in 2008 with his wife Alex. After 14 enjoyable years, he returned with his wife to the UK in October 2022 and hopes to continue writing.
As well as writing his Sherlock Holmes stories, he is an accomplished acrylic and digital artist. Having lived near the coast, the rugged landscape and the Atlantic Ocean often influence his artwork.
During his retirement he has written well over thirty Sherlock Holmes short stories, many of which are published here with more than 10 new titles to be added during 2023. Successfully publishing both e-books and paperbacks, he has also been selected to contribute many stories to the superb, World Record beating and ongoing MX Sherlock Holmes anthology. His stories appear in over 10 volumes published by MX Publishing and also in the monthly case solving letters entitled 'Dear Mr Holmes' published by Letterjoy in the United States. More are to follow in the latest volumes by MX and Letterjoy.
A highlight of his work is the collection entitled 'Julia Moriarty - in memorium' which contains all seven stories in which Holmes crosses swords with the beautiful, but deadly, Julia Moriarty. This is available an e-book and can be found as a paperback at all major online bookstores. His latest two stories, 'The King's Cross Somnambulist' and 'A Brush with Death' were published here on Smashwords in June 2023.view less