The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures

by Mike Ashley (ed)

  Greenberg, Martin H., Lellenberg, Jon L. and Waugh, Carol-Lynn (editors). Holmes for the Holidays. New York, Berkley, 1996. An anthology of fourteen new stories each set at Christmas. Stories are "The Adventure of the Canine Ventriloquist" by

  Jon L. Breen, "The Adventure of the Christmas Ghosts" by Bill Crider, "The Adventure of the Christmas Tree" by William L. DeAndrea, "The Thief of Twelfth Night" by Carole Nelson Douglas, "The Adventure of the Three Ghosts" by Loren D. Estleman, "The Italian Sherlock Holmes" by Reginald Hill, "The Christmas Client" by Edward, D. Hoch, "A Scandal in Winter" by Gillian Linscott, "The Adventure in Border Country" by Gwen Moffat, "The Sleuth of Christmas Past" by Barbara Paul, "The Watch Night Bell" by Anne Perry, "TheYuletide Affair" by John Stoessel, "The Adventure of the Angel's Trumpet" by Carolyn Wheat and "The Adventure of the Man Who Never Laughed" by J.N. Williamson. All are well written, but most are apocryphal.

  Greenwald, Ken (adapter). The Lost Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, New York, Mallard Press, 1989. Thirteen stories adapted from the original 1945 US radio series scripted by Dennis Green and Anthony Boucher and starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. The stories are of dubious authenticity but are good fun. They are: "The Adventure of the Second Generation", "The April Fool's Adventure", "The Case of the Amateur Mendicants", "The Adventure of the Out-of-Date Murder", "The Case of the Demon Barber", "Murder Beyond the Mountains", "The Case of the Uneasy Easy Chair", "The Case of the Baconian Cipher", "The Adventure of the Headless Monk", "The Case of the Camberwell Poisoners", "The Adventure of the Iron Box", "The Adventure of the Notorious Canary Trainer" and "The Case of the Girl with the Gazelle".

  Greenwood, L.B. Sherlock Holmes and the Raleigh Legacy, New York, Atheneum, 1986; Bristol, Chivers, 1988. An early case set in 1881 with a ring of authenticity.

  Greenwood, L.B. Sherlock Holmes and the Case of Sabina Hall, New York, Simon & Schuster, 1988. Set in 1882 where Holmes follows up a request from an old college friend.

  Greenwood, L.B. Sherlock Holmes and the Thistle of Scotland, New York, Simon & Schuster, 1989. Set in 1890 where Holmes investigates the theft of a legendary Scottish jewel.

  Haining, Peter (editor). The Final Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, London, W.H. Allen, 1981. An anthology of fifteen items by Conan Doyle with Holmesian associations.

  Hall, Robert Lee. Exit Sherlock Holmes, London, John Murray, 1977; New York, Scribner's, 1977. Moriarty returns to London in 1903 which forces Holmes into retirement.

  Hardwick, Michael, Prisoner of the Devil, London and New York, Proteus Publishing, 1979. Holmes takes on the Dreyfus case.

  Hardwick, Michael, Sherlock Holmes, My Life and Crimes, London, Harvill Press, 1984; NewYork, Doubleday, 1984. A purported autobiography of Holmes.

  Hardwick, Michael. The Revenge of the Hound, New York, Villard Books, 1987.

  Iraldi, James C. The Problem of the Purple Maculas, Culver City, Luther Norris, 1968. A serious attempt to recreate the case of Henry Staunton.

  Jeffers, H. Paul. The Adventure of the Stalwart Companions, London, Cassell, 1978; New York, Harper & Row, 1978. Set

  in July 1880. Holmes and Roosevelt team up to investigate a crime in NewYork.The book is apocryphal but is remarkably convincing.

  Kaye, Marvin (editor). The Game is A foot, NewYork, St Martin's Press, 1994. An anthology of fifty "parodies, pastiches and ponderings", very few of which are authentic.

  Kaye, Marvin (editor). Resurrected Holmes, New York, St Martin's Press, 1996. A gimmick-based book where Watson's unchronicled cases are apparently written up by such celebrities as H.G. Wells, Somerset Maugham, Ernest Hemingway, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Lord Dunsany and even H.P. Lovecraft. The real perpetrators of this anthology are John Gregory Betancourt, Carol Buggé, Peter Cannon, William L. DeAndrea, Craig Shaw Gardner, Edward D. Hoch, Marvin Kaye, Morgan Llywelyn, Richard A. Lupoff, Terry McGarry, Mike Resnick, Roberta Rogow, Darrell Schweitzer, Henry Slesar and Paula Volsky. Although most of the stories are apocryphal at least one is based on apparently authentic notes.

  King, Laurie R. The Beekeeper's Apprentice, New York, St Martin's, 1994 and A Monstrous Regiment of Women, New York, St Martin's, 1995. Set after Holmes's retirement, in 1914 and 1920 respectively, these are the investigations of Mary Russell who becomes Holmes's protegée.

  Kurland, Michael. The Infernal Device, New York: Signet Books, 1978; London, New English Library, 1979. Set in 1885, it brings Holmes and Moriarty together against a common enemy.

  Kurland, Michael. Death by Gaslight, New York, Signet Books, 1982.

  Lloyd-Taylor, A. "The Wine Merchant", Sherlock Holmes Journal, Winter 1959. A faithful attempt to recreate one of the early cases.

  Lumb, Tony. Sherlock Holmes and the Featherstone Policeman, Feather-stone, Yorkshire, Briton Press, 1993; and Sherlock

  Holmes and the White Lady of Featherstone, Featherstone, Yorkshire, Briton Press, 1995. Two totally apocryphal cases set in 1893 and 1904 and involving Holmes in two local historical incidents.

  Meyer, Nicholas. The Seven Per-Cent Solution. New York, Dutton, 1974; London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1975. A totally apocryphal novel in which Holmes and Sigmund Freud collaborate.

  Meyer, Nicholas. TheWest-End Horror. NewYork, Dutton, 1976; London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1976. Holmes investigates murders in London's theatreland.

  Meyer, Nicholas. The Canary Trainer. New York, Norton, 1993. An apocryphal novel set after Holmes's feigned death in 1891. He becomes involved in Paris with the Phantom of the Opera. See also Siciliano's The Angel of the Opera.

  Michaud, Rosemary. Sherlock Holmes and the Somerset Hunt, Romford, Ian Henry, 1993. An early tale set in 1883 and quite possible an authentic case.

  North, John. Sherlock Holmes and the Arabian Princess, Romford, Ian Henry, 1990; and Sherlock Holmes and the German Nanny, Romford, Ian Henry, 1990.

  Pearsall, Ronald. Sherlock Holmes Investigates the Murder in Euston Square. Newton Abbot, David & Charles, 1989. Set

  in 1879 the novel presents a series of reports of a murder and then lets Holmes loose on the case. Whilst it has all the appearance of an authentic case, the author's tendency to spoof spoils the overall effect.

  Queen, Ellery. The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes, Boston, Little, Brown, 1944. The earliest anthology of pastiches

  and parodies, most of them apocryphal but including a few tantalizing items.

  Resnick, Mike and Greenberg, Martin H. (editors). Sherlock Holmes in Orbit, New York, DAW Books, 1995. An anthology of twenty-six all new Holmes stories, most of them with a science-fiction or fantasy base and all apocryphal. It includes the excellent story "The Case of the Detective's Smile" by Mark Bourne which is so delightful that it ought to be true.

  Roberts, Barrie. Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac. London, Constable, 1994; Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail, London, Constable, 1995; and Sherlock Holmes and the Man from Hell, London, Constable, 1997. Three potentially authentic novels though the author himself states he cannot vouch for certain.

  Roberts S.C. "The Death of Cardinal Tosca", Sherlock Holmes Journal, June 1953. A purportedly authentic recreation of one of the unrecorded cases. Roberts also wrote The Strange Case of the Megatherium Thefts, Cambridge, privately printed, 1945, which is reprinted in Green's The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

  Rosenkjar, Pat. "The Adventure of the Persecuted Millionaire", Studies in Scarlet, December 1965; and "The Little Affair of the Vatican Cameos", Baker Street Pages, August—September 1965. Fairly faithful attempts to recreate two unrecorded cases.

  Sicilian, Sam. The Angel of the Opera, New York: Otto Penzler Books, 1994. An entirely apocryphal but highly enjoyable novel in which Holmes encounters the Phantom of the Opera. See also Meyer's The Canary Trainer.

  Smith, Denis O. The Adventure of the Purple Hand, private, 1982; The Adventure of the Unseen Traveller, Newport Pagnell, Diogenes, 1983; The Adventure of the Zodiac Plate, Diogenes, 1984; The Secret of Shoreswood Hall, Diogenes, 1985 and The Adventure of the Christmas Visitor, Diogenes, 1985.
Faithful accounts of unrecorded cases that suggest a strong air of authenticity.

  Starrett, Vincent. The Unique Hamlet, Chicago, private, 1920. A recognized classic with all the hall marks of an authentic case. This is reprinted in Ellery Queen's Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes and in Starrett's own The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (University of Chicago Press, 1960).

  Symons, Julian. "How a Hermit was Disturbed in his Retirement" in The Great Detectives, London, Orbis, 1981; New York, Abrams, 1981; also reprinted as "The Adventure of Hillerman Hall". Wherein an aged Holmes is visited by a young Miss Marple. Obviously apocryphal, but delightful none the less.

  Taylor, John. The Unopened Casebook of Sherlock Holmes, London, BBC Books, 1993. Six apocryphal stories adapted by the author from his BBC radio series. "The Wandering Corpse", "The Battersea Worm", "The Paddington Witch,", "The Phantom Organ", "The Devil's Tunnel" and "The Horror of Hanging Wood".

  Thomson, June. The Secret Files of Sherlock Holmes, London: Constable, 1990. Seven stories based on the unchronicled cases, all prefixed "The Case of ...": "The Vanishing Head-Waiter", "The Amateur Mendicants", "The Remarkable Worm". "The Exalted Client", "The Notorious Canary Trainer", "The Itinerant Yeggman" and "The Abandoned Lighthouse". This and the next two volumes contain some of the best Sherlockian pastiches and have the ring of authenticity, though several are clearly apocryphal.

  Thomson, June. The Secret Chronicles of Sherlock Holmes, London: Constable, 1992. Seven more stories: "The Paradol Chamber", "The Hammersmith Wonder", "The Maplestead Magpie", "The Harley Street Specialist", "The Old Russian Woman", "The Camberwell Poisoning" and "The Sumatran Rat".

  Thomson, June. The Secret Journals of Sherlock Holmes, London: Constable, 1993. Seven further cases: "The Millionaire's Persecution", "The Colonel's Madness", "The Addleton Tragedy", "The Friesland Outrage", "The Shopkeeper's Terror", "The Smith-Mortimer Succession" and "The Maupertuis Scandal".

  Thomson June Holmes and Watson. London, Constable, 1995. A well considered biography of the duo based solely on the writings of Watson.

  Whitaker, Arthur. "The Case of the Man Who Was Wanted", Cosmpolitan, August 1948; also reprinted as "The Adventure of the Sheffield Banker". A story once mistakenly believed to have been by Conan Doyle but which is clearly apocryphal.

  Williamson, J.N. (editor). The Illustrious Client's Case-Book (edited with H.B. Williams), Indianapolis, Illustrious Clients, 1948, and The Illustrious Client's Second Case-Book, Indianapolis, Illustrious Clients, 1949. A collection of pastiches of spurious authenticity. Include recreations of "The Terrible Death of Crosby the Banker" and "The Adventure of the Politician, the Lighthouse, and the Trained Cormorant."

  Wilson, Alan. "The Adventure of the Tired Captain", Sherlock Holmes Journal, Winter 1958—Spring 1959; and "The Adventure of the Paradol Chamber", Sherlock Holmes Journal, Spring—Winter 1961. Two faithful and possibly authentic recreations of unrecorded cases.

  Wolfe, Sebastian (editor). The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes, London, Xanadu, 1989. Anthology of fourteen apocryphal pastiches, parodies and spoofs. All are reprints except "The Affair of the Midnight Midget" by Ardath Mayhar.

  The Contributors

  Stephen Baxter, "The Adventure of the Inertial Adjustor". Since his first novel, Raft, in 1991, Stephen Baxter (b. 1957) has established himself in the front rank of British writers of science fiction. His related novels include Timelike Infinity, Flux, Ring and the collection Vacuum Diagrams. One of his most popular books was The Time Ships, a sequel to H.G. Wells's The Time Machine and it is Baxter's interest in Wells that resulted in his story in this collection, which is a fully fledged murder mystery and not science fiction.

  John Betancourt, "The Adventure of the Amateur Mendicant Society". John Betancourt (b. 1963) is an American author and publisher whose Wildside Press is dedicated to producing quality books of fantasy and supernatural fiction. His own books have been mostly science fiction or fantasy, though Rememory contained a strong mystery element. Other novels include Rogue Pirate, The Blind Archer and Johnny Zed, plus the story collection Slab's Tavern and Other Uncanny Tales. He is currently working on a series of fantastic adventure novels featuring the Greek hero Hercules, starting with The Wrath of Poseidon.

  Eric Brown, "The Vanishing of the Atkinsons". Brown (b. 1960) is best known for his science fiction, much of which has appeared in the British magazine Interzone. Several of his best stories have been collected as The Time-Lapsed Man and Blue Shifting. His novels include Meridian Days and Engineman.

  Simon Clark, " The Adventure of the Fallen Star". Clark (b. 1958) has rapidly established himself as a writer of serious horrornovels, the books exploring much deeper aspects of the human psyche than the titles — Nailed by the Heart, Blood Crazy, Darker and King Blood — convey. Born and bred in Yorkshire where he still lives with his wife and two children, Clark worked for several years in local government before becoming a full-time writer in 1993.

  Basil Copper, "The Adventure of the Persecuted Painter". Copper (b. 1924) is a prolific writer of thrillers and supernatural fiction. He is as popular amongst devotees of hard-boiled American detective fiction, with his long-running Mike Faraday series of novels, as he is amongst the gothic-horror brigade with his excellent brooding novels Necropolis and The Black Death. Closer to Holmes, Copper continued the adventures of Solar Pons started by August Derleth in 1929 in emulation of Sherlock Holmes. Copper's Pons is, if anything, even closer to the character of Holmes, perhaps because Copper has a deeper affinity with the fogbound streets of Victorian London. His Pons collections are The Dossier of Solar Pons, The Further Adventures of Solar Pons, The Secret Files of Solar Pons, Some Uncollected Cases of Solar Pons, The Exploits of Solar Pons and The Recollections of Solar Pons.

  Peter Crowther, "The Adventure of the Touch of God". Crowther (b. 1949) is a prolific British writer and editor who hails from Yorkshire, the home of many contributors to this volume. He made a name with his series of anthologies based on superstitions which began with the award-winning Narrow Houses, and he has also produced an anthology of stories about angels, Heaven Sent. His recent work includes the well-received novel Escardy Gap, written with James Lovegrove, and the anthologies Destination Unknown and Tales in Time. His first story collection, The Longest Single Note, is in the works.

  David Stuart Davies, "The Darlington Substitution Scandal". Davies is a noted Sherlockian, co-founder and Co-President of The Northern Musgraves Sherlock Holmes Society and editor of its journal the Sherlock Holmes Gazette. He has written two Sherlock Holmes novels, The Tangled Skein and Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair, plus the assiduously researched survey

  Holmes of the Movies, and his biography of Jeremy Brett, Bending the Willow.

  Michael Doyle, "The Legacy of Rachel Howells". To answer the obvious question, Michael Doyle (b. 1930) is not related to Sir Arthur, at least not so far as he's been able to trace, though there does seem to be a family resemblance. Although born and educated in England, Doyle settled in Canada in 1956 and has Canadian nationality. He is by profession an export trade consultant and is recognized as one of the world authorities on international trade and letters of credit. He shares Conan Doyle's interest in boxing and has even written a monograph called A Study in Sparring about Sherlock Holmes, the Prize Ring and the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight.

  Martin Edwards, "The Case of the Suicidal Lawyer". Martin Edwards (b. 1955) is a practicing solicitor and has used his experience as the background for his series of novels about Liverpool solicitor and amateur detective Harry Devlin. The series began with All the Lonely People and there's been a novel a year ever since. Edwards has also edited the crime anthology Northern Blood and others in a regionally related series.

  Zakaria Erzinçlioglu," The Adventure of the Bulgarian Diplomat". Dr Erzinçlioglu is a practising forensic scientist. He has been working on criminal cases (mostly murder) for over twenty years, investigating over five hundred in Britain and abroad. He was formerly Senior Research Associate at Ca
mbridge University and, subsequently, Director of the Forensic Science Research Centre at Durham University. He is now an Honorary Lecturer at London University. He is working on Evidence, a book which looks at the interpretation of evidence in criminal trials and historical events.

  L. B. Greenwood, "Five Minutes Past Midnight". Lillian Beth Greenwood (b. 1932) is a Canadian writer who lives not too far from Michael Doyle and Barbara Roden. Her first novel, The Street Sparrows, is a historical set in the Victorian era — she describes it as a female version of Oliver Twist. She has also written three Sherlock Holmes novels listed in the appendix, and is a member of the Vancouver Holmes organization known as the Stormy Petrels.

  Lois H. Gresh, "The Adventure of the Parisian Gentleman" with Robert Weinberg. Gresh works in the computer industry as a programmer and systems analyst and has written hundreds of technical manuals and related texts. She is the proprietor of Technohell, Inc., which designs and codes corporate websites, software and systems. Oh what fun Holmes would have had with the Internet! She has sold many short science fiction and horror stories and her first novel, The Termination Node, written with Weinberg, is in the works. It's the first of a series of near-future computer technothrillers.

  Claire Griffen, "The Case of the Incumbent Invalid". Claire Griffen is a new writer who has previously appeared in Classical Whodunnits and the magazine Boggle. She is Australian, and spent several years as an actress and dramatist before turning to writing fantasy and mystery stories. She wrote a Sherlock Holmes play in 1986 which saw several performances with an Adelaide theatre repertory company.

  Edward D. Hoch, "Vittoria, the Circus Belle". Edward Hoch (b. 1930) is a phenomenally prolific American short-story writer with over seven hundred to his credit. He has created many fascinating detectives, including Captain Leopold, Dr Sam Hawthorne, Nick Velvet, Ben Snow and Simon Ark. His stories appear regularly in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine but only a few have made it into individual story collections. Well worth tracking down is his Captain Leopold volume, Leopold's Way, his Simon Ark series, The Judges of Hades, City of Brass and The Quests of Simon Ark, the Nick Velvet books The Spy and the Thief and The Thefts of Nick Velvet, whilst a few of his Sam Hawthorne stories have been collected as Diagnosis: Impossible. His more general mystery fiction will be found in The Night My Friend. Hoch has written several Sherlock Holmes stories including "The Return of the Speckled Band" in The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, "The Manor House Case" in Resurrected Holmes and "The Christmas Client" in Holmes for the Holidays.