Thursday, May 14, 2026

Sherlock Poems is a Finalist for the Next Generation Indie Book Award!

Sherlock Poems is a Finalist for the Next Generation Indie Book Award!

 

Some more incredible news!  Sherlock Poems has been named a Finalist for the Next Generation Indie Book Award in the Specialty/Novelty Book category!





 

Thanks so much to my editor, Steve Emecz, and MX Publishing!

 

 

–Chris Chan

 

 

 

Chris Chan’s history of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were NoneAbsolute Justice, was published on March 10th!   His flash fiction collection 156 Homicides will be published soon! His book Sherlock Poems retells the entire Sherlock Holmes Canon in verse.  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, Macavity, 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 the Anthony-nominated 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 8, 2026

Well-Behaved Children Seldom Make History Has Been Nominated for an Anthony Award!

Well-Behaved Children Seldom Make History Has Been Nominated for an Anthony Award!

 

Fantastic news!  Well-Behaved Children Seldom Make History has been nominated for Bouchercon’s Anthony Award for Best Children’s/YA Novel!   




 

Thanks so much to my editor, Shawn Reilly SimmonsLevel Best Books, and everybody who nominated my book!

 

And further congratulations to my fellow nominees, Lee Matthew Goldberg, Tiffany D. Jackson, Mia P. Manansala, and Nancy G. West!  Best wishes to all of you and all of the other Anthony nominees in the other categories!

 

The results will be announced at Bouchercon in Calgary, Canada this October!

 

 

–Chris Chan

 

 

 

Chris Chan’s history of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were NoneAbsolute Justice, was published on March 10th!   His flash fiction collection 156 Homicides will be published soon! His book Sherlock Poems retells the entire Sherlock Holmes Canon in verse.  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, Macavity, 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.

Saturday, May 2, 2026

If You Can’t Buy Absolute Justice on Amazon…

If You Can’t Buy Absolute Justice on Amazon…

 

The paperback edition of Absolute Justice is currently sold out on Amazon!  If you are looking for a paperback copy, you can still buy it from Barnes & Noble!

 

And of course, the Kindle and Nook versions are always available!




 

Thanks to everybody for your support!

 

–Chris Chan

 

 

 

Chris Chan’s history of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were NoneAbsolute Justice, was published on March 10th!   His flash fiction collection 156 Homicides will be published soon! His book Sherlock Poems retells the entire Sherlock Holmes Canon in verse.  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, Macavity, 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.