Saturday, July 5, 2025

Two Accolades for She Ruined Our Lives!

Two Accolades for She Ruined Our Lives!

 

First of all, Sherlock Poems is out now– please take a look!

 

Secondly, over the past week, She Ruined Our Lives has received two accolades!  First, Killer Nashville has named She Ruined Our Lives to be one of two finalists for the Best Literary Silver Falchion Award!  The results will be announced at the conference next month!






 

Also, the Catholic Media Association has awarded She Ruined Our Lives Second Place in the Teen and Young Adult Novels category!  Just last year, Ghosting My Friend was also named Second Place in the same category!

 

Congratulations to all of the other winners and nominees!

 

–Chris Chan

 

 

 

Chris Chan’s book Sherlock Poems was published on June 30th!  He is also the author of the CWA Dagger Long Listed The Autistic Sleuth, written with the professional guidance of his mother Dr. Patricia Meyer Chan, and he has also written the Agatha and Anthony-nominated book on the Columbo killers, Some of My Best Friends Are Murderers! He is the author of the Funderburke and Kaiming novels Ghosting My Friend and She Ruined Our Lives and Well-Behaved Children Seldom Make History, released by Level Best Books.  He is also the author of the comedic novels Sherlock’s Secretary and Nessie’s Nemesis, published by MX Publishing, as was his anthology Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2.  His Agatha-nominated book Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter was published by Level Best Books.  His first non-fiction book, Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia” is available for sale at Amazon.com and the MX Publishing website, as well as at Book Depository (with free worldwide shipping there).  It is also available in a Kindle edition.

 

Sunday, June 29, 2025

Sherlock Poems is Being Released this Week!

Sherlock Poems is Being Released this Week!


Sherlock Poems is two days away from its release day!  This Tuesday, it’ll be available for purchase.  Thanks to anybody who’s interested, and everybody who’s supported the project so far!




 

–Chris Chan

 

 

 

Chris Chan’s book Sherlock Poems is scheduled to be published on June 30th!  He is also the author of the CWA Dagger Long Listed The Autistic Sleuth, written with the professional guidance of his mother Dr. Patricia Meyer Chan, and he has also written the Agatha and Anthony-nominated book on the Columbo killers, Some of My Best Friends Are Murderers! He is the author of the Funderburke and Kaiming novels Ghosting My Friend and She Ruined Our Lives and Well-Behaved Children Seldom Make History, released by Level Best Books.  He is also the author of the comedic novels Sherlock’s Secretary and Nessie’s Nemesis, published by MX Publishing, as was his anthology Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2.  His Agatha-nominated book Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter was published by Level Best Books.  His first non-fiction book, Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia” is available for sale at Amazon.com and the MX Publishing website, as well as at Book Depository (with free worldwide shipping there).  It is also available in a Kindle edition.

 

 

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Some of My Best Friends are Murderers Has Been Nominated for a Macavity Award!

Some of My Best Friends are Murderers Has Been Nominated for a Macavity Award!


More fantastic news today!  Some of My Best Friends are Murderers has been nominated for Mystery Readers International’s Macavity Award in the Best Mystery-Related Non-Fiction/Critical category!  The Macavity Awards are named for the “mystery cat” in T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.




 

Many thanks to everybody who voted for Some of My Best Friends Are Murderers: Critiquing the Columbo Killers! Congratulations to all of the other nominees in all five categories, including my fellow Level Best authors!




 

–Chris Chan

 

 

 

Chris Chan’s book Sherlock Poems is scheduled to be published on June 30th!  He is also the author of the CWA Dagger Long Listed The Autistic Sleuth, written with the professional guidance of his mother Dr. Patricia Meyer Chan, and he has also written the Agatha and Anthony-nominated book on the Columbo killers, Some of My Best Friends Are Murderers! He is the author of the Funderburke and Kaiming novels Ghosting My Friend and She Ruined Our Lives and Well-Behaved Children Seldom Make History, released by Level Best Books.  He is also the author of the comedic novels Sherlock’s Secretary and Nessie’s Nemesis, published by MX Publishing, as was his anthology Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2.  His Agatha-nominated book Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter was published by Level Best Books.  His first non-fiction book, Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia” is available for sale at Amazon.com and the MX Publishing website, as well as at Book Depository (with free worldwide shipping there).  It is also available in a Kindle edition.

 

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Sherlock Poems is Available for Pre-Order on Amazon!

Sherlock Poems is Available for Pre-Order on Amazon!


We are just over two weeks away from the release of Sherlock Poems!  It is now available for pre-order from Amazon!  Please take a look, and thanks for your support!





 

 

–Chris Chan

 

 

 

Chris Chan’s book Sherlock Poems is scheduled to be published on June 30th!  He is also the author of the CWA Dagger Long Listed The Autistic Sleuth, written with the professional guidance of his mother Dr. Patricia Meyer Chan, and he has also written the Agatha and Anthony-nominated book on the Columbo killers, Some of My Best Friends Are Murderers! He is the author of the Funderburke and Kaiming novels Ghosting My Friend and She Ruined Our Lives and Well-Behaved Children Seldom Make History, released by Level Best Books.  He is also the author of the comedic novels Sherlock’s Secretary and Nessie’s Nemesis, published by MX Publishing, as was his anthology Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2.  His Agatha-nominated book Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter was published by Level Best Books.  His first non-fiction book, Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia” is available for sale at Amazon.com and the MX Publishing website, as well as at Book Depository (with free worldwide shipping there).  It is also available in a Kindle edition.

Friday, June 6, 2025

Saving the Streets of Old Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Public Museum

Saving the Streets of Old Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Public Museum

 

Only my Milwaukee and Wisconsin readers may be following this story, but the announced move of the Milwaukee Public Museum does not mean that all of the exhibits will make the move as well.  On the contrary, many beloved exhibits in the famous “Milwaukee Style” may be destroyed and the survivors stuck into storage.  Please watch this video, “Who Killed the Streets of Old Milwaukee” (which I did not take part in creating) to get an understanding of the situation that hasn’t been covered much in the news.




 

 

Also please check out the Facebook groups Streets of Old Milwaukee Club and Preserve MKE. Thanks!

 

–Chris Chan

 

 

 

Chris Chan’s book Sherlock Poems is scheduled to be published on June 30th!  He is also the author of the CWA Dagger Long Listed The Autistic Sleuth, written with the professional guidance of his mother Dr. Patricia Meyer Chan, and he has also written the Agatha and Anthony-nominated book on the Columbo killers, Some of My Best Friends Are Murderers! He is the author of the Funderburke and Kaiming novels Ghosting My Friend and She Ruined Our Lives and Well-Behaved Children Seldom Make History, released by Level Best Books.  He is also the author of the comedic novels Sherlock’s Secretary and Nessie’s Nemesis, published by MX Publishing, as was his anthology Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2.  His Agatha-nominated book Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter was published by Level Best Books.  His first non-fiction book, Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia” is available for sale at Amazon.com and the MX Publishing website, as well as at Book Depository (with free worldwide shipping there).  It is also available in a Kindle edition.

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, May 30, 2025

Sherlock Poems Is Up for Pre-Order!

 Sherlock Poems Is Up for Pre-Order!

 

Sherlock Poems is now available for pre-order!  You can now order it on the official MX Website, https://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Poems-Complete-Adventures-Holmes/dp/1804246999, and Barnes & Noble!  If you order through the MX website, every book you buy will “Share the Meal” through the World Food Programme!

 

All of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries like you've never seen them before.

A new spin on all four Sherlock Holmes novels, fifty-six short stories, and the apocryphal tales.  Fans of Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes will be familiar with the twist: take a classic story and retell it in rhyme with plenty of humour.  Enjoy the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson; reimagined as verse.



 

 

–Chris Chan

 

 

 

Chris Chan’s book Sherlock Poems is scheduled to be published on June 30th!  He is also the author of the CWA Dagger Long Listed The Autistic Sleuth, written with the professional guidance of his mother Dr. Patricia Meyer Chan, and he has also written the Agatha and Anthony-nominated book on the Columbo killers, Some of My Best Friends Are Murderers! He is the author of the Funderburke and Kaiming novels Ghosting My Friend and She Ruined Our Lives and Well-Behaved Children Seldom Make History, released by Level Best Books.  He is also the author of the comedic novels Sherlock’s Secretary and Nessie’s Nemesis, published by MX Publishing, as was his anthology Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2.  His Agatha-nominated book Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter was published by Level Best Books.  His first non-fiction book, Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia” is available for sale at Amazon.com and the MX Publishing website, as well as at Book Depository (with free worldwide shipping there).  It is also available in a Kindleedition.

 

 

 

Monday, May 26, 2025

Thanks So Much to All of My Sherlock Poems Kickstarter Backers!

Thanks So Much to All of My Sherlock Poems Kickstarter Backers!

 

My Kickstarter for Sherlock Poems is over, and it was a success!  Deepest thanks to everybody who contributed, and once everybody fills out their response forms, we’ll start shipping out orders.  Digital copies will be sent soon, and once the books are printed, unsigned copies will be sent out and once I get my copies, I’ll sign them and send them to my backers.  Everybody should get their rewards by the middle of the summer.  Thanks!




 

–Chris Chan

 

 

Chris Chan’s book Sherlock Poems is scheduled to be published on June 30th!  The Autistic Sleuth, written with the professional guidance of his mother Dr. Patricia Meyer Chan, was released on September 19th!  His book on the Columbokillers, Some of My Best Friends Are Murderers, was released on September 24th! He is the author of the Funderburke and Kaiming novels Ghosting My Friend and She Ruined Our Lives, released by Level Best Books.  He is also the author of the comedic novels Sherlock’s Secretary and Nessie’s Nemesis, published by MX Publishing, as was his anthology Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2.  His Agatha-nominated book Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter was published by Level Best Books.  His first non-fiction book, Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia” is available for sale at Amazon.com and the MX Publishing website, as well as at Book Depository (with free worldwide shipping there).  It is also available in a Kindle edition.

 

Two Accolades for She Ruined Our Lives!