Val Andrews (author)

Val Andrews (15 February 1926 – 12 December 2006 ) was a music hall artist, ventriloquist, and writer.

Andrews was born in Hove, Sussex, England a few hours after Valentine's Day, hence his name. Son of an architect, he was introduced to magic by his father. Andrews was a prolific writer on magic, having published over 1000 books and booklets from 1952. He also authored Sherlock Holmes pastiches and Houdini's novels. He lived for a number of years in Brighton, then in London (from 1943 onwards) where he joined the London Society of Magicians.

Awards

 * The John Nevil Maskelyne Prize (2000)

Autobiography

 *  Dedicated Magic  (1971)
 * Four seasons in the life of Val Andrews (1984)

Sherlock Holmes novels

 * Sherlock Holmes and the Eminent Thespian (1988)
 * Sherlock Holmes and the Brighton Pavilion Mystery (1989)
 * Sherlock Holmes and the Egyptian Hall Adventure (1993)
 * Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright (1995)
 * Sherlock Holmes and the Yule-tide Mystery (1996)
 * Sherlock Holmes and the Man Who Lost Himself (1996)
 * Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Dozen (1997)
 * Sherlock Holmes and the Circus of Fear (1997)
 * Sherlock Holmes and the Greyfriars School Mystery (1997)
 * Sherlock Holmes and the Theatre of Death (1997)
 * Sherlock Holmes and the Sandringham House Mystery (1998)
 * Sherlock Holmes and the Tomb of Terror (1999)
 * Sherlock Holmes on the Western Front (1999)
 * Sherlock Holmes at the Varieties (1999)
 * The Torment of Sherlock Holmes (1999)
 * Sherlock Holmes and the Longacre Vampire (2000)
 * Sherlock Holmes and the Holborn Emporium (2001)
 * Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Seven (2001)
 * The Ghost of Baker Street (2006)
 * The Prince of Ventriloquists: Another Case for Sherlock Holmes (2006)
 * Sherlock Holmes and the Charlie Chaplin Affair (2020)