Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
We enter through Westminster Hall, the oldest part of the Palace of Westminster, erected in 1097 (photo by Heather Owen)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
And this is our destination - the Members' Dining Room at the House of Commons (photo by Heather Owen)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
The Mongoose Munch menu (photo by Rakshita Patel)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
The Top Table: Andrew Lycett, Vaseem Khan, Bob Ellis, Judi Ellis, Iain Sanderson and Philip Gillibrand (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Guest of Honour Vaseem Khan and Society President Bob Ellis (photo by Rakshita Patel)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Andrew Lycett chats with Vaseem Khan, while Chairman Catherine Cooke prepares the microphone (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Rick Grandia and John Doubleday (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Carole Markham, Calvert Markham and Amrit Singh (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Calvert Markham, Amrit Singh and Marcus Geisser (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Claire Collins and Jonny Hough (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Earnest conversation at Table 3 (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
On to Table 4 (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Two of the gentlemen at Table 5 sport impressive beards (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
No curiosity about the camera at Table 6! (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
At Table 7, Robin Rowles appears to be deep in thought (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Collecting the soup plates from Table 8 (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
The diners at Table 9 ham it up for the photographer! (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Nearest the camera on Table 10 are Jeeyi Kim & Taeje Park (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
The subject of discussion by Takeshi Shimizu, Marcus Geisser and Vincent Delay is, of course, a mystery... (photo by Roger Johnson)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Our distiguished Swiss members Vincent Delay and Laurence Pernet pose happily with Roger Johnson (photo courtesy of Vincent Delay)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Madam Chairman announces this year's winner of the Tony Howlett Award for outstanding service... (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
And the winner of the Tony Howlett Award, 2024 is Carole Markham (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Chairman Catherine has another announcement to make, this time concerning Heather Owen... (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Heather Owen, who has completed 40 years as Layout Editor of 'The Sherlock Holmes Journal', is awarded Honorary Membership in the Society (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Our Guest of Honour is Vaseem Khan, author of two successful series of crime novels, one set in modern Mumbai, and the other in 1950s Bombay (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Vaseem Khan is the current Chair of the Crime Writers Association, and a keen cricketer with the Authors XI - whose earliest members included Arthur Conan Doyle! (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Born and raised in the UK, in his twenties Vaseem Khan spent ten years in Mumbai, which inspired his first novel, 'The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra' (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Forced into retirement - and unexpectedly inheriting a baby elephant - Inspector Chopra sets up the Baby Ganesh Agency (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
'In many ways,' says Vaseem Khan, 'the Mumbai or Bombay in my books serves the function of London in the Holmes canon.' (photo by Jean Upton)
Sherlock Holmes Society of London:
Vaseem Khan notes that India is a pervading influence throughout the saga of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson (photo by Jean Upton)
