Under a Raven's Wing (2021)

A collection of shorts stories by Stephen Volk that finds a young Sherlock Holmes in Paris under the mentorship of Auguste Dupin.

The Apprenticeship of Sherlock Holmes 

In 1870s Paris, long before meeting his Dr Watson, the young man who will one day become the world’s greatest detective finds himself plunged into a mystery that will change his life forever. 

A brilliant man―C. Auguste Dupin―steps from the shadows. Destined to become his mentor. Soon to introduce him to a world of ghastly crime and seemingly inexplicable horrors. The spectral tormentor that is being called, in hushed tones, The Phantom of the Opera . . . The sinister old man who visits corpses in the Paris morgue . . . An incarcerated lunatic who insists she is visited by creatures from the Moon . . .  A hunchback discovered in the bell tower of Notre Dame . . .  And―perhaps most shocking of all―the awful secret Dupin himself hides from the world. 

Tales of Mystery, Imagination, and Terror. Investigated in the company of the darkest master of all.

Title: Under a Raven's Wing
Author: Stephen Volk
Year: 2021
Publisher: PS Publishing
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A Study in Crimson (2020)

The first of two Holmes books by Robert J. Harris cleverly set during the era of the Universal Basil Rathbone films.

SHERLOCK HOLMES RETURNS!

LONDON, 1942. A killer going by the name of 'Crimson Jack' is stalking the wartime streets of London, murdering women on the exact dates of the infamous Jack the Ripper killings of 1888. Has the Ripper somehow returned from the grave? Is the self-styled Crimson Jack a descendant of the original Jack or merely a madman obsessed with those notorious killings?

In desperation Scotland Yard turn to Sherlock Holmes, the world's greatest detective. Surely he is the one man who can sift fact from legend and track down Crimson Jack before he completes his tally of death. As Holmes and the faithful Watson tread the blacked out streets of London, death waits just around the corner.

Inspired by the classic film series from Universal Pictures starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, which updated Sherlock Holmes to the 1940s, this is a brand new adventure from the acclaimed author of The Thirty-One Kings, Castle Macnab and the Artie Conan Doyle Mysteries.

Title: A Study in Crimson
Author: Robert J. Harris
Year: 2020
Publisher: Polygon
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Sherlock Holmes: Crimes for Christmas (2024)

A collection of new Holmes stories for the holidays from Belanger Books and the Strand Magazine.

An Advent Calendar of Twelve All New Sherlock Holmes Adventures

Sherlock Holmes: Crimes for Christmas is a collection of new Sherlock Holmes stories to be read over the holiday season (i.e. from December 1st to December 26th). Each story is divided into two sections. The first day provides the case to the reader. The second day provides the ending. You get to think like Sherlock Holmes and see if you can solve the case before reading the thrilling conclusion.

Mysteries Include:

The Adventure of the Dreadful Author

The Auction of the Prehistoric Beast

The Christmas Ripper

The Adventure of the Gentle Axe Murderer

The Bordello Endemic

The Adventure of the Generous Miser

Dr. Watson Takes the Case

And many, many more traditional Sherlock Holmes adventures!

Title: Sherlock Holmes: Crimes for Christmas
Author: Derrick Belanger
Year: 2024
Publisher: Belanger Books
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The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975)

No, not Mycroft. It's Sigerson! This is the novelization of the 1975 film written, directed, and starring Gene Wilder.

Can the sexual insecurities of one young beauty determine the fate of England?
Of course. But how?

Elementary!

Huh? As you can see, this is no case for any ordinary detective.
This is a case for...

Sigerson Holmes? 

It's Sherlock's smarter brother (believe us, he's not ordinary) up to the family snuff in a riotous case of stolen documents and stolen love where one clue doesn't necessarily lead to another–but you're too busy laughing to care!

Title: The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Author: Gilbert Pealman
Year: 1975
Publisher: Ballantine
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The Consultations of Sherlock Holmes (2023)

A unique set of sixteen Holmes stories featuring the great detective in his self-stated role as "Consulting Detective."

Instead of focusing on the usual mysteries in which Sherlock Holmes is the primary investigator, this volume puts a spotlight on an oft-overlooked part of his career in detection, putting the emphasis on his role as a consultant. 

For the first time ever, The Consultations of Sherlock Holmes collects sixteen ingenious cases in which he serves as a last resort for other detectives – both private investigators and those from the official police force – who come to Holmes for his unique perspective and aid as "the only unofficial consulting detective" in the world.

Title: The Consultations of Sherlock Holmes
Editor: Ray Riethmeier
Year: 2023
Publisher: Belanger Books
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Sherlock Holmes Solves the Mystery of Edwin Drood (1924)

A very early Holmes pastiche by Harry B. Smith published in Munsey magazine in December 1924.

THE FAMOUS DETECTIVE APPLIES HIS CRITICAL METHOD TO THE MOST FASCINATING OF ALL LITERARY PUZZLES

Title: Sherlock Holmes Solves the Mystery of Edwin Drood
Author: Harry B. Smith
Year: 1924
Publisher: Munsey Magazine
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The Adventure of the Frankenstein Monster (2006)

Here's an irresistible pairing for Halloween. Sherlock Holmes investigates the monster of Frankenstein. It's alive!

Victor Frankenstein creates life from the dead, alone, in his Geneva laboratory. His friend, Clerval, becomes concerned for Victor's health when he is suddenly missing and travels to London, England, to consult 'privately' with his old schoolmate Dr. John Watson. Hearing a strange lie about events told to Watson, Sherlock Holmes takes it upon himself to delve into the strange particulars of the matter. Holmes, Watson and Frankenstein embark on a fantastic journey across the frozen wastelands of icy terror and helplessly observe as all around them meet their most gruesome death at the hands of the Frankenstein Monster.

Title: The Adventure of the Frankenstein Monster

Author: Don W. Baranowski

Year: 2006

Publisher: Infinity Publishing

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Hellbirds (1976)

Austin Mitchelson and Nicholas Utechin's follow-up to their first Holmes pastiche The Earthquake Machine. This one brings the great detective into World War I intrigue.

THE WORLD'S GREATEST DETECTIVE 

In December of 1914, while the two greatest armies in history were deadlocked across Europe from the North Sea to the Alps, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson were called in to investigate the mysterious death of a man who had fallen victim to a vicious flock of birds. There is more to it than first apparent, however–for an evil genius, the German master spy Von Bork, is planning to infiltrate all of England. A new Sherlock Holmes thriller by the authors of THE EARTHQUAKE MACHINE.

Title: Hellbirds
Author: Austin Mitchelson & Nicholas Utechin
Year: 1976
Publisher: Belmont Tower Books
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Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright (1995)

Sherlock Holmes and Harry Houdini set out to save Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from fraudulent psychics.

Here's another Sherlock Holmes pastiche from the fertile pen of Val Andrew. Again two areas of mystery are linked: the exploits of Shelock Holmes and the secrets of master escapologist, Harry Houdini. Doctor Watson's collaborator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, finds himself drawn into the world of fake psychics and Houdini is anxious for Holmes to unmask the perpertrators who prey on the innocent believers.

Once he has been torn away from his beekeeping activities, Holmes's investigations lead him to some surprising locations including a Ruritanian castle. Sherlockians, historians and magic buffs will all be intrigued and delighted with this classic detective story which links fact and a little fiction to suggest what may have happened to Houdini after death.

Again .... the game is afoot.

Title: Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright
Author: Val Andrews
Year: 1995
Publisher: Breese Books
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The Adventure of the Peerless Peer (1974)

The 1974 hardcover edition of Philip Jose Farmer's Holmes-Tarzan mashup, The Adventure of the Peerless Peer. Published as a Dell paperback in 1976.

The "Peerless Peer" of the title is none other than Lord Greystroke, the jungle-born scion of a noble English family, a duke in Britain, but in his larger estate of Central Africa, a king. The time is 1916, at the height of the Great War. The foreign office learns that a deadly formula has been stolen from the allies by Sherlock Holmes's old foe, the German agent, Von Bork. Sherlock Holmes & Watson are called to travel to Africa to retrieve the formula. A meandering adventure story by Philip Jose Farmer, a three time Hugo award winner.

Title: The Adventure of the Peerless Peer

Author: Philip Jose Farmer

Year: 1974

Publisher: Aspen Press

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