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Pastiche Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Saturday, October 11, 2025

Cry for Thunder (2014)

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An unusual pairing that seems right for this Halloween season. Kolchak: The Night Stalker was a popular TV show in the 1970s starring Darre...
Friday, September 19, 2025

They Might Be Giants (1970)

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Is this a Holmes movie? Is this a Holmes pastiche? Well, I consider it a Holmes movie, and a darn good one at that. But maybe I'm just d...
Saturday, August 30, 2025

Sherlock Holmes and the Real Thing (2025)

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Another Sherlock Holmes novel (No. 7) from the great Nicholas Meyer. I just hope the book is better than what appears to be an AI-generated ...
Sunday, August 3, 2025

Of Shadows and Wonders (2025)

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A collection of three original Holmes stories by Aurelien Louvet. Nice cover. Step once more into the heart of Victorian London with the leg...
Sunday, July 20, 2025

Baker Street: The Curious Case Files of Sherlock Holmes (2025)

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Something a little different today, but definitely a book that will be of interest to fans of pastiche adventures.  Baker Street is your ult...
Sunday, July 6, 2025

Holmes and Moriarty (2024)

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A Holmes pastiche by Gareth Rubin endorsed by the Conan Doyle Estate. Cover image below is the 2025 paperback edition sporting the estate...
Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Escaping Obscurity: The Travel Diary of Harry Houdini, 1897-1899

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This one wasn't found inside the tin dispatch box. In fact, it's not even a Sherlock Holmes story. But it is about an acknowledged S...
Saturday, June 21, 2025

A Three-Pipe Problem (1976)

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The exploits of wannabe or delusional Sherlocks were popular in the 1970s. There was the excellent 1971 film  They Might Be Giants with Geo...
Monday, May 5, 2025

Sherlock Holmes: Further Adventures in the Realms of H.G. Wells (2021)

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More sci-fi Holmes stories in this follow-up to  Sherlock Holmes: Adventures in the Realms of H.G. Wells  Volumes 1 & 2. The World'...
Friday, April 11, 2025

The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1985)

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The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of early and significant Holmes pastiche. It includes the infamous "The Case...
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