Who We Are
Peschel Press was founded in 2010 by Bill and Teresa Peschel in Hershey, Pa. As longtime readers, we’re dedicated to publishing “the history behind the mystery.” Whether it’s fiction or non-fiction, we’ll tell the whole story and provide a deeper, richer reading experience.
In 2019, the Press finished the Sherlock Holmes 223B Casebook series. We will also publish novels written by Bill and Teresa Peschel, and launch the Career Indie Author series. We also maintain an active schedule of public appearances in the Harrisburg, Pa., area, and at book festivals and craft shows in the mid-Atlantic. Click on the books below for more information, or see our future publishing plans.
Latest News
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“The Complete, Annotated Clouds of Witness” is the second book in the series that will republish all of the Lord Peter Wimsey novels and short stories. These will contain the complete text of the novels, footnotes identifying people, events, obscure words and cultural references. They will also contain the original maps, redrawn for clarity, and new maps and diagrams created exclusively for this edition. There will also be essays in the back going into greater detail with fascinating stories behind the stories.
NEW PROJECTS!
* We’re starting on “Jane Austen, She Watched.” In months to come, Teresa will watch and review Jane Austen movie and TV adaptations, movies starring or referencing Austen, and documentaries about her.
But before she gets into them, she’s watching movies set in Austen’s lifetime (1775-1817) to get an idea of the culture and history that she was immersed in. The book is not published yet, but we set up a page so you can follow her journey. We listed the movies she’s planning to watch. Every time we publish a FIRST DRAFT review, we’ll link to it. Here’s “Jane Austen, She Watched.”
* We’re also slowly moving into “Sherlock Holmes, They Watched.” Same structure as “Jane Austen,” but this will take a lot longer, because they’re so many adaptations. Here’s “Sherlock Holmes, They Watched.”
* We’re also watching the novel adaptations of Agatha Christie, and livestreaming our reactions to them every Thursday! Look for them on our YouTube channel. Here’s a list (with links) of all the episodes on our website.
“International Agatha Christie, She Watched!” Our latest release in print (hardback and softcover) and ebook! Teresa’s “Agatha Christie, She Watched” was a surprise best-seller for Peschel Press and nominated for an Anthony Award, so we immediately on the sequel covering movies and TV shows outside Great Britain and the United States.
Teresa reviewed 100 adaptations, including 18 covered in ACSW (some of them rewritten), from China, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Russia, Sweden, and Thailand, plus 11 documentaries, plus the recent UK/US adaptations “Murder Is Easy” and “A Haunting in Venice.”
As with “Agatha Christie, She Watched,” most reviews come with cast photos, a list of the major actors, and film locations. Each movie was rated for fidelity to the original material and its overall quality. Some shorter TV episodes were limited to one page with no cast photos.
Teresa also added extensive appendices: documentaries about Agatha; cast galleries of every Poirot and Miss Marple; adaptations of her works as movies, TV shows, radio shows, and board and video games; a master bibliography about Agatha; and portrayals of Agatha as a fictional character.
This beautiful coffee table book will open your eyes to the world of Agatha adaptations.
Sounds Great, So Where Are the Books?
Why didn’t you say so? Here they are.
Teresa and Bill Review Movies
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| International Agatha Christie, She Watched Teresa Peschel | Agatha Christie, She Watched Teresa Peschel |
Career Indie Author Series
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| Career Indie Author Quote Book Bill Peschel | Career Indie Author Bill Peschel and Teresa Peschel |
The Complete, Annotated Series
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| Agatha Christie page, with links to reviews and Ariadne Oliver's writing advice | The Complete, Annotated Murder of Roger Ackroyd Agatha Christie | The Complete, Annotated Man in the Brown Suit Agatha Christie |
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| The Complete, Annotated Secret of Chimneys Agatha Christie | The Complete, Annotated Murder on the Links Agatha Christie and Bill Peschel | The Complete, Annotated Mysterious Affair at Styles Agatha Christie and Bill Peschel |
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| The Complete, Annotated Secret Adversary Agatha Christie and Bill Peschel | The Complete, Annotated Whose Body? Dorothy L. Sayers and Bill Peschel | NEW FOR 2026 The Complete, Annotated Clouds of Witness Dorothy L. Sayers and Bill Peschel |
Books by Odessa Moon
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| NEWLY PUBLISHED Steppes #4 Escape to HighTower Odessa Moon | Steppes #3 The Vanished Pearls of Orlov Odessa Moon | Steppes #2 The White Elephant of Panschin Odessa Moon |
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| Steppes #1 The Bride from Dairapaska Odessa Moon |
The 223B Casebook Series
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| The Cases of Blue Ploermel By James Thurber | ||
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| Sherlock Holmes Victorian Parodies and Pastiches: 1888-1899 Edited by Bill Peschel | Sherlock Holmes Edwardian Parodies and Pastiches I: 1900-1904 Edited by Bill Peschel | Sherlock Holmes Edwardian Parodies and Pastiches II: 1905-1909 Edited by Bill Peschel |
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| Sherlock Holmes Great War Parodies and Pastiches I: 1910-1914 Edited by Bill Peschel | Sherlock Holmes Great War Parodies and Pastiches II: 1915-1919 Edited by Bill Peschel | Sherlock Holmes Jazz Age Parodies and Pastiches I: 1920-1924 Edited by Bill Peschel |
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| Sherlock Holmes Jazz Age Parodies and Pastiches II: 1925-1930 Edited by Bill Peschel | The Early Punch Parodies of Sherlock Holmes Edited by Bill Peschel | The Best Sherlock Holmes Parodies and Pastiches: 1888-1930 Edited by Bill Peschel |
Sherlock Holmes Pastiches
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| The Casebook of Twain and Holmes Bill Peschel | Sherlock Holmes & Mark Twain: The Adventure of the Whyos Bill Peschel |
Books by Teresa Peschel
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| Sew Cloth Grocery Bags Teresa Peschel | Fed, Safe, and Sheltered Teresa Peschel |
Career Indie Author Series
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| Career Indie Author Quote Book Bill Peschel | Career Indie Author Bill Peschel and Teresa Peschel |
Books by Skye Kingsbury
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| Dictionary of Flowers and Gems Skye Kingsbury |
The Rugeley Poisoner Series
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| Illustrated Life and Career of William Palmer Edited by Bill Peschel | The Times Report of the Trial of William Palmer Edited by Bill Peschel | The Life & Career of Dr. William Palmer of Rugeley George Fletcher and Bill Peschel |
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| William Palmer: The Rugeley Poisoner Collection Edited by Bill Peschel |
Other Books
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| NEW FOR 2022 An English Reporter in Gilded Age New York Harry H. Marks | Hell's Casino Bill Peschel | Writers Gone Wild Bill Peschel |