The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures

Part 1: The Original Canon

The following lists all of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's original stories in order of book publication, with original publication sources in both Britain and the United States.

A Study in Scarlet. Beeton's Christmas Annual, 1887; London, Ward Lock, 1887; Philadelphia, Lippincott, 1890.

The Sign of Four. Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, February 1890; London, Spencer Blacken, 1890; Philadelphia, Lippincott, 1893.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. London, Newnes, 1892; New York, Harper, 1892. Contains:

"A Scandal in Bohemia", The Strand, July 1891.

"The Red-Headed League", The Strand, August 1891. "A Case of Identity", The Strand, September 1891.

"The Boscombe Valley Mystery", The Strand, October 1891. "The Five Orange Pips", The Strand, November 1891.

"The Man With the Twisted Lip", The Strand, December 1891.

"The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", The Strand, January 1892.

"The Adventure of the Speckled Band", The Strand, February 1892.

"The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb", The Strand, March 1892.

"The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor", The Strand, April 1892.

"The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet", The Strand, May 1892.

"The Adventure of the Copper Beeches", The Strand, June 1892.

The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. London, Newnes, 1894; New York, Harper, 1894. Contains:

"Silver Blaze", The Strand, December 1892; Harper's Weekly, 25 February 1893.

"The Yellow Face", The Strand, February 1893; Harper's Weekly, 11 February 1893.

"The Stock-broker's Clerk", The Strand, March 1893; Harper's Weekly, 11 March 1893.

"The 'Gloria Scott', The Strand, April 1893; Harper's Weekly, 15 April 1893.

"The Musgrave Ritual", The Strand, May 1893; Harper's Weekly, 13 May 1893.

"The Reigate Squires", The Strand, June 1893; as "The Reigate Puzzle", Harper's Weekly, 17 June 1893.

"The Crooked Man", The Strand, July 1893; Harper'sWeekly, 8 July 1893.

"The Resident Patient", The Strand, August 1893; Harper's Weekly, 12 August 1893.

"The Greek Interpreter", The Strand, September 1893; Harper's Weekly, 16 September 1893.

"The Naval Treaty", The Strand, October 1893; Harper's Weekly, 14-21 October 1893.

"The Final Problem", The Strand, December 1893; McClure% December 1893.

The Hound of the Baskervilles. The Strand, August 1901-April 1902; London, Newnes, 1902; The Strand [New York], September 1901-May 1902; New York, McClure Phillips, 1902.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes. London, Newnes, 1905; New York, McClure, 1905. Contains:

"The Adventure of the Empty House", Collier's, 26 September 1903; The Strand, October 1903.

"The Adventure of the Norwood Builder", Collier's, 31 October 1903; The Strand, November 1903.

"The Adventure of the Dancing Men", The Strand, December 1903; Collier's, 5 December 1903.

"The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist", Collier's, 26 December 1903; The Strand, January 1904.

"The Adventure of the Priory School", Collier's, 30 January 1904; The Strand, February 1904.

"The Adventure of Black Peter", Collier's, 20 February 1904; The Strand, March 1904.

"The Adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton", Collier's, 26 March 1904; The Strand, April 1904.

"The Adventure of the Six Napoleons", Collier's, 30 April 1904; The Strand, May 1904.

"The Adventure of the Three Students", The Strand, June 1904; Collier's, 24 September 1904.

"The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez", The Strand, July 1904; Collier's, 29 October 1904.

"The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter", The Strand, August 1904; Collier's, 26 November 1904.

"The Adventure of the Abbey Grange", The Strand, September 1904; Collier's, 31 December 1904.

"The Adventure of the Second Stain", The Strand, December 1904; Collier's, 28 January 1905.

The Valley of Fear. The Strand, September 1914-May 1915; London: Smith, Elder, 1915; The Philadelphia Press, 6 September-22 November 1914; New York, Doran, 1915.

His Last Bow. London, John Murray, 1917; New York, Doran, 1917. Contains:

"The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge", as "The Singular Experience of Mr J. Scott Eccles", Collier's, 15 August 1908; The Strand, September-October 1908.

"The Adventure of the Cardboard Box", The Strand, January 1893; Harper's Weekly, 14 January 1893.

"The Adventure of the Red Circle", The Strand, March-April 1911; The Strand [New York], April-May 1911.

"The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans", The Strand, December 1908; Collier's, 12 December 1908.

"The Adventure of the Dying Detective", Collier's, 22 November 1913; The Strand, December 1913.

"The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax", The Strand,

December 1911; The American Magazine, December 1911. "The Adventure of the Devil's Foot", The Strand, December

1910; The Strand [New York], January-February 1911.

"His Last Bow: The War Service of Sherlock Holmes", The

Strand, September 1917; Collier's, 22 September 1917.

The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes. London, John Murray, 1927; NewYork, Doran, 1927. Contains:

"The Adventure of the Illustrious Client", Collier's, 8 November 1924; The Strand, February-March 1925.

"The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier", Liberty, 16 October 1926; The Strand, November 1926.

"The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone", The Strand, October 1921; Hearst's International, November 1921.

"The Adventure of the Three Gables", Liberty, 18 September 1926; The Strand, October 1926.

"The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire", The Strand, January 1924; Hearst's International, January 1924.

"The Adventure of the Three Garridebs", Collier's, 25 October 1924; The Strand, January 1925.

"The Problem of Thor Bridge", The Strand, February 1922; Hearst's International, February 1922.

"The Adventure of the Creeping Man", The Strand, March 1923; Hearst's International, March 1923.

"The Adventure of the Lion's Mane", Liberty, 27 November 1926; The Strand, December 1926.

"The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger", Liberty, 22 January 1927; The Strand, February 1927.

"The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place", Liberty, 5 March 1927; The Strand, April 1927.

"The Adventure of the Retired Colourman", Liberty, 18 December 1926; The Strand, January 1927.

Part 2: The Apocryphal Tales

The following is a selective list of stories, novels and "biographies" featuring Sherlock Holmes written by others than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The list is not complete, as that would fill a book in itself, but it focuses on those stories which are faithful to the life and career of Sherlock Holmes and do not attempt to distort the facts. It excludes all science-fiction and fantasy-based adventures and for the most part those incorporating characters from other works of fiction. Most of the cases are apocryphal but are included for completeness.

It excludes those stories written about other characters who feature in the Holmes stories but where Holmes is not central to the story, such as the very fine Irene Adler books by Carole Nelson Douglas. The items are listed in author order; books are in italics, short-story titles are in quotes. I have added occasional notes where the title is not self-explanatory.

Altamont, Brett Spencer and Altamont, Dorian David. Draco, Draconis. Florence, Italy, MySher Altamont Publishing, 1996. A beautifully produced novel set in 1895 and introducing the young nephew of Moriarty.

Andrews, Val. The Beekeeper, The Fair, The Fowlhaven Werewolf, The Last Reunion and The Carriage Clock, all New York, Magico Press, 1983. Five booklets suggesting incidents in Holmes's retirement.

Andrews, Val. Sherlock Holmes and the Egyptian Hall Adventure. Romford, Ian Henry, 1989. Set in 1898 where Holmes investigates Maskelyn's theatre of mystery. Although almost certainly apocryphal this story has much to commend it.

Andrews, Val. Sherlock Holmes and the Brighton Pavilion Mystery. Romford, Ian Henry, 1989. Set in 1906. Andrews has also written Sherlock Holmes and the Greyfriars School Mystery (London, privately published, 1993), a wholly apocryphal but rather fun spoof which brings together Holmes and Billy Bunter in the year 1912.

Andrews, Val. Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright. London, Breese Books, 1995. Set in 1922 and entirely apocryphal but a tempting combination of Holmes and Houdini. For further books by pal Andrews see under John North.

Baring-Gould, W.S. Sherlock Holmes, New York: Clakson N. Potter, 1962. A purported biography of Holmes which is great fun and occasionally hits on the truth.

Barr, Stephen. "The Procurator of Justice", Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, February 1950. One of the many apocryphal attempts to explain the disappearance of James Phillimore.

Barrie, James M. "The Adventure of the Two Collaborators". A humorous spoof, written for Arthur Conan Doyle personally in 1893 and not intended for publication, but which so amused Conan Doyle that he called it "the best of all the numerous

parodies" and printed it in his own autobiography, Memoirs and Adventures, London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1924.

Bedford-Jones, H. "The Affair of the Aluminium Crutch", Palm Springs News, January 16-February 20, 1936. A reasonably faithful attempt to recreate one of the early pre-Watson cases.

Biggle, Jr., Lloyd. The Quallsford Inheritance, New York, St. Martin's Press, 1986; and The Glendower Conspiracy, Tulsa, Council Oak Books, 1990. Two cases related by Edward Porter Jones, a former Baker Street Irregular, the first set in 1900, the second in 1904. Excellent stories, though the authenticity is suspect.

Boyer, Richard L. The Giant Rat of Sumatra, New York: Warner Books, 1976; London: W.H. Allen, 1977. One of the most highly regarded pastiches.

Brooks, Clive. Sherlock Holmes Revisited, London: Hallmark Books, 1990. Seven stories based on the following unrecorded cases cited by Watson: "The Abergavenny Adventure", "The Alicia Cutter", "The Aluminium Crutch", "The Red Leech", "The Conk-Singleton Affair", "The Disappearance of James Phillimore" and "The Problem of the Peculiar Pipes".

Brooks, Clive. Sherlock Holmes Revisited, Volume Two. Southampton, Spy Glass Books, 1990. Five further cases based on unrecorded episodes mentioned by Watson: "The Friesland Case", "The Politician, Lighthouse and Trained Cormorant", "The Abernetty Affair", "The Case of the Canary Trainer" and "The Adventure of the Amateur Mendicants".

Brown, Russell A. Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Friend of Oscar Wilde, New York, St. Martin's Press, 1988. Set in 1895.

Chujoy, Anatole. "The Adventure of the Tainted Worm", Baker Street Journal, July 1955. A faithful attempt to recreate the story of Isodora Persano and the remarkable worm.

Cillié, François P. "The Adventure of the Second Stain", Sunday Times of South Africa, 3 December 1967; also reprinted as "The Adventure of the Green Empress".

Clarke, Benjamin. "Sunshine, Sunshine", Baker Street Journal Christmas Annual #5, 1960. Another of the many apocryphal attempts to explain the disappearance of James Phillimore.

Collins, Randall. The Case of the Philosophers' Ring, New York, Crown, 1978; London, Harvester, 1980. A self-evident

apocryphal novel with little regard for Holmesian data, but an interesting philosophical novel which pits Holmes's wits against those of Aleister Crowley.

Conan Doyle, Adrian and Carr, John Dickson. The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes, London: John Murray, 1954; New York, Random House, 1954. A collection of twelve stories based on the unrecorded cases referred to by Watson. Some have the air of authenticity but most are apocryphal. The stories are (all prefixed "The Adventure of…") "The Seven Clocks", "The Gold Hunter", "The Wax Gamblers", "The Highgate Miracle", "The Black Baronet", "The Sealed Room", "Foulkes Rath", "The Abbas Ruby", "The Two Women", "The Dark Angels", "The Deptford Horror" and "The Red Widow".

Davies, David Stuart. Sherlock Holmes and the Hentzau Affair. Romford, Ian Henry, 1991. Apocryphal novel set in 1895. Holmes in Ruritania.

Davies, David Stuart. The Tangled Skein. Romford, Ian Henry, 1992. Almost certainly a genuine case though the date of 1888 following on from the Baskerville case must be wrong.

DeWeese, Gene. "The Silent Night Before Christmas", Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, January 1996. A faithfully rendered story set in the first Christmas after Holmes's return from the grave.

Dibdin, Michael. The Last Sherlock Holmes Story. London, Jonathan Cape, 1978; New York, Pantheon, 1978. A totally apocryphal novel which brings Holmes and Moriarty together in the murders of Jack the Ripper.

Elward, Miles. Sherlock Holmes in Canterbury. Canterbury, Wynne Howard, 1995.Three stories set in Kent which should be apocryphal but have a considerable authenticity.

Fisher, Charles. Some Unaccountable Exploits of Sherlock Holmes, Philadelphia: Sons of the Copper Beeches, 1956. Seven very short and rather frivolous accounts, originally written for the Philadelphia Record in 1939-1940.

Gardner, John. The Return of Moriarty, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1974; New York, Putnam's, 1974; and The Revenge of Moriarty, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1975; New York, Putnam's, 1976.Very evident apocrypha, but extremely good stories.

Green, Richard Lancelyn (editor). The Uncollected Sherlock Holmes, London, Penguin Books, 1983. An anthology of seventeen pastiches, parodies and associated ephemera by Conan Doyle.

Green, Richard Lancelyn (editor). The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, London, Penguin Books, 1985. An anthology of eleven excellent pastiches, some of them faithful reconstructions of cases. The stories are (all prefixed "The Adventure of…") "… the First-Class Carriage", Ronald A. Knox (The Strand, February 1947); "… the Sheffield Banker", ArthurWhitaker; "… the Unique Hamlet" by Vincent Starrett; "… the Marked Man" by Stuart Palmer (Ellery Queen's, July 1944); "… the Megatherium Thefts", S.C. Roberts; "… the Trained Cormorant" W.R. Duncan Macmillan (originally "Holmes in Scotland", Blackwood's Magazine, September 1953); "… Arnsworth Castle", Adrian Conan Doyle; "… the Tired Captain", Alan Wilson; "… the Green Empress", EP. Cillié; "… the Purple Hand", D.O. Smith, and "… Hillerman Hall", Julian Symons.

Greenberg, Martin H., and Waugh, Carol-Lynn (editors). The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. NewYork, Carroll & Graf, 1987. Anthology of fifteen original stories: "The Adventure of the Unique Holmes" by Jon L. Breen, "The Adventure of the Persistent Marksman" by Lillian de la Torre, "Dr and Mrs Watson at Home" by Loren D. Estleman, "Moriarty and the Real Underworld" by John Gardner, "The Two Footmen" by Michael Gilbert, "The Adventure of the Gowanus Abduction" by Joyce Harrington, "Sherlock Holmes and 'the Woman' " by Michael Harrison, "The Return of the Speckled Band" by Edward D. Hoch, "Sherlock Holmes and the Muffin" by Dorothy B. Hughes, "The Shadows on the Lawn" by Barry Jones, "The Final Toast" by Stuart Kaminsky, "The Doctor's Case" by Stephen King, "The Curious Computer" by Peter Lovesey, "The Infernal Machine" by John Lutz, "The Phantom Chamber" by Gary Alan Ruse and "The House That Jack Built" by Edward Wellen.

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.