A Celebration of the Life of David Stuart Davies, 1946 - 2024

With the death of David Stuart Davies a beacon light has gone out. He was a teacher by profession and a mentor by nature, as I have been lucky enough to know personally. If I have ever achieved anything in the strange and fascinating world of Sherlock Holmes, and crime and mystery fiction, I have David to thank for his early guidance and constant encouragement. Through his books and plays he enchanted and entertained a worldwide audience. He was a wonderful, witty, warm and wise man, who will be greatly missed and his memory cherished. The world was enriched by his presence, and we are all the poorer for his passing. Requiescat in Pace, my friend, my teacher.