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Sherlock Holmes by Doyle and Others

There is a rare mystery lover who has not read all of the Sherlock Holmes stories. And for the few readers who have not, the stories have been immortalized on both the movie and the television screens with brilliant and whimsical adaptations. Sherlock Holmes may be the most “borrowed” character in mystery literature—the list of authors who reinvent, parody or pay homage to him continues to grow and is reflected in this list of authors and titles.

The following is a list of titles by Arthur Conan Doyle, then other authors. Whenever possible, the series is in order of publication date.

Thank you, once again, to Beebe Reference Librarian Beth Radcliffe for her thorough research on this list.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes

Val Andrews. Sherlock Holmes and the Brighton Pavilion Mystery (2007)

Lloyd Biggle. Qualisford Inheritance (1986)
Glendower Conspiracy (1990)

Carole Bugge. Star of India (1988)
Haunting of Torre Abbey (2000)

Caleb Carr. Italian Secretary (2005)

Michael Chabon. Final Solution (2004)

Tim Champlin. Deadly season (1997)

Mitch Cullin. Slight Trick of the Mind (2005)

Carole Nelson Douglas. (Irene Adler, Rival)
Read with “Scandal in Bohemia” by Doyle
Good Night, Mr. Holmes (1990)

Loren Estleman. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Holmes (1979)

John Gardner. Return of Moriarty (1974)
Revenge of Moriarty (1975)

L.B. Greenwood. Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Raleigh Legacy (1986)
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of Sabina Hall (1988)
Sherlock Holmes and the Thistle of Scotland (1989)

Michael Hardwick. Sherlock Holmes, My Life and Crimes (1984)
Revenge of the Hound (1987)

Edward Hanna. Whitechapel Horrors (1992)

Michael Harrison. I, Sherlock Holmes (1977)

Stephen Hendrick. Night Watch: a long-lost adventure in which Sherlock Holmes meets Father Brown. (2003)

Laurie King. (Mary Russell, Spouse) Beekeeper’s Apprentice (1994)
Monstrous Regiment of Women (1995)
Letter of Mary (1996)
Moor (1998)
O Jerusalem (1999)
Justice Hall (2002)
The Game (2004)
Locked Rooms (2005)

Michael Kurland. Infernal Device. (1979) Not in NOBLE.
Death By Gaslight. (1982) Not in NOBLE.
Great Game (2001)
Empress of India (2006)

Christopher Leppek. Surrogate Assassin (1998)

Nicholas Meyer. West End Horror (1976)
Canary Trainer (1993)
Seven-Per-Cent Solution; being a reprint from the reminiscences of
John H. Watson, M.D. (1974)

Larry Millett. Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon (1996)
Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (1998)
Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (1999)
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance (2001)
Disappearance of Sherlock Holmes (2002)

Sena Naslund. Sherlock in Love (1993)

Jamyang Norbu. Sherlock Holmes: the Missing Years (2001)
Mandala of Sherlock Holmes (2003) Not in NOBLE.

Keith Oatley. The Case of Emily V (2006)

David Pirie. Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Patient’s eyes* 2002
Night calls 2003
Dark water* 2004

Nick Rennison. Sherlock Holmes: the Unauthorized Biography (2006)

Ted Riccardi. The Oriental Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (2003)

Barrie Roberts. Sherlock Holmes and the Devil’s Grail (1995) Not in NOBLE.
Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (1996) Not in NOBLE.
Sherlock Holmes and the Man from Hell (1997) Not in NOBLE.
Victory Snapshot (1997) Not in NOBLE.
Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (1998) Not in NOBLE.
Robbery with Malice (1999) Not in NOBLE.
Sherlock Holmes and the Harvest of Death (1999) Not in NOBLE.
Bad Penny Blues (2000) Not in NOBLE.
Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder (2001)
Crowner and Justice (2001) Not in NOBLE.
Strange Meeting (2002) Not in NOBLE.
Sherlock Holmes and the Rule of Nine (2003) Not in NOBLE.
Sherlock Holmes and the King’s Governess (2005)
Sherlock Holmes and the American Angels (2007)