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- ↑ The Affair of the Mysterious Letter, reviewed at Publishers Weekly ; published March 22, 2019; retrieved May 10, 2023
- ↑ A Queer Reimagining Of Sherlock Holmes, by Aidan Falk, at the Chicago Review of Books ; published July 9, 2019; retrieved May 10, 2023
- ↑ 12 Excellent SFF Books You Might Have Missed in 2019, by James Nicoll; at Tor.com; published January 6, 2020; retrieved May 10, 2023
- ↑ So Dependable, by James Nicoll; at James Nicoll Reviews; published August 21, 2019; retrieved May 10, 2023
- ↑ Carolyn Cushman Reviews Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews and The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall , by Carolyn Cushman; originally published in Locus , November 2019; archived online January 2, 2020; retrieved May 10, 2023