Sherlock Holmes in Modern Times (1980)

An anthology of short Sherlock Holmes stories set in the modern day, in this case, the 1980s. Dworkin published a second collection in 1994 called Sherlock Takes a Wife and Other Modern Tales.

Sherlock Holmes in Modern Times: An Anthology of Original Short Stories presents a contemporary twist on the classic detective tales, featuring the iconic Sherlock Holmes navigating the challenges of the modern world. In this collection, readers are treated to a diverse range of original short stories that showcase Holmes' unparalleled deductive skills in solving intriguing mysteries set in present-day settings. With a blend of traditional detective work and modern-day technology, Sherlock Holmes in Modern Times offers a compelling fusion of past and present in the world of crime-solving.

Title: Sherlock Holmes in Modern Times
Author: Ira Bernard Dworkin
Year: 1980
Publisher: William-Frederick Press
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The Sign of Seven (2019)

A new collection of Holmes stories edited by Martin Rosenstock.

Eliminate the impossible...

Sherlock Holmes lives on in this extraordinary collection of brand-new novellas. Marvel as the master detective scours London's sewers to expose the killer of a mudlark; attends a deadly séance that may prove a man's guilt; visits a dark carnival with an unusual menu; solves the murder of an Egyptologist's butler; uncovers the shocking secret of a tobacco dealer; sets sail for America to investigate the death of a cult leader and settles an old score for his famous associate Inspector Lestrade!

SEVEN SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURES FROM: Stuart Douglas, James Lovegrove, Derrick Belanger, Andrew Lane, David Stuart Davies, Amy Thomas and Lyndsay Faye.

Title: The Sign of Seven
Editor: Martin Rosenstock
Year: 2019
Publisher: Titan Books
Purchase: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk

Sherlock Holmes: A Three-Pipe Christmas (2021)

A curious collection of tales, including a canon Christmas classic, an infamous pastiche, and a Solar Pons adventure. Merry Christmas.

One hundred years ago... 

...for Christmas 1920, Chicago bookman Vincent Starrett gave the world "The Unique Hamlet: A Hitherto Unchronicled Adventure of Mr. Sherlock Holmes". Forty-eight years later, for Christmas 1968, August Derleth's Mycroft & Moran publishing house printed Derleth's "The Adventure of the Unique Dickensians" featuring Solar Pons (who is almost but not quite Sherlock Holmes), and a plot line that unmistakably plays off the story of "The Unique Hamlet". 

Now, on the centennial celebration of "The Unique Hamlet"'s publication, comes this special volume in the great tradition of Sherlockian Christmas books. Here we bring together for the first time "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle," which is the only Canonical Christmas story, and the Starrett and Derleth pastiches first issued as Christmas presents. When considered together, the complex interrelations among these works - and their authors - make for a fascinating Sherlockian triptych. 

Five delightful illustrations and three perceptive commentaries accompany each story, all specially produced for this book. SHERLOCK HOLMES: A THREE-PIPE CHRISTMAS is a wonderful present that will bring you a bit of Christmas whenever you pick it up.

Title: Sherlock Holmes: A Three-Pipe Christmas
Editor: Dan Andriacco, BSI
Year: 2021
Publisher: Berlanger Books
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Sherlock Holmes in Orbit (1995)

A "truly original" collection of 26 Holmes stories officially authorized by Dame Jean Conan Doyle. This is the paperback first. A hardcover was released in 1997.

NOT EVEN TIME CAN DEFEAT
THE MASTER SLEUTH

in this intriguing anthology of 26 new stories about the most famous and popular detective in the annals of literature–Sherlock Holmes. This volume, authorized for publication by Dame Jean Conan Doyle, contains stories by such top talents as Vonda McIntyre, Frank M. Robinson, Craig Shaw Gardner, David Gerrold, and Mike Resnick, masterful plotters who cleverly set their crime scenarios in every age from Holmes' era to own time or our future, and sometimes even dare to follow the great detective's career after his death. 

From confrontations with Fu Manchu and Moriarty, to a commission Holmes undertakes for a vampire, to a tale in which the master of logic is reconstituted as a computer program, here are truly original stories, all of which contain some science fiction or fantasy element and all of which remain true to the spirit and personality of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous and enduring creation.

THE MUSGRAVE VERSION

THE CASE OF THE DETECTIVE'S SMILE

THE ADVENTURE OF THE RUSSIAN GRAVE

THE ADVENTURE OF THE FIELD THOREMS

THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING COFFIN

THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND SCARF

THE PHANTOM OF THE BARBARY COAST

MOUSE AND THE MOAST

TWO ROADS, NO CHOICES

THE RICHMOND ENIGMA

A STUDY IN SUSSEX

THE HOLMES TEAM ADVANTAGE

ALIMENTARY, MY DEAR WATSON

THE FUTURE ENGINE

HOLMES EX MACHINA

THE SHERLOCK SOLUTION

THE FAN WHO MOLDED HIMSELF

SCOND FIDDLE

MORIARTY BY MODEM

THE GREATEST DETECTIVE OF ALL

THE CASE OF THE PURLOINED L'ISITEK

THE ADVENTURE OF THE ILLEGAL ALIEN

DOGS, MASQUES, LOVE, DEATH: FLOWERS

YOU SEE BUT YOU DO NOT OBSERVE

ILLUSIONS

THE ADVENTURE OF THE PEARLY GATE 

Title: Sherlock Holmes in Orbit
Editors: Mike Resnick, Martin H. Greenberg
Year: 1995
Publisher: DAW
Purchase: Amazon (U.S.) | Amazon (UK)

Of Shadows and Wonders (2025)

A collection of three original Holmes stories by Aurelien Louvet. Nice cover.

Step once more into the heart of Victorian London with the legendary Sherlock Holmes and his loyal companion, Dr. Watson

In this collection of three original mysteries—faithfully inspired by the world and style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle—Holmes faces baffling puzzles, sinister conspiracies, and secrets long buried. As danger lurks in the fog and deception lies at every turn, only his unmatched intellect can bring the truth to light.

The Chronofabulist
A man claiming to have traveled from 1824 arrives in London with disturbing predictions and a strange invention. As Holmes investigates the enigmatic Gideon Blacksmith and his wealthy followers, he must untangle a web of science, illusion, and manipulation—where time itself may be the greatest mystery.

The Case of the Missing Airship
When a revolutionary airship disappears during its maiden voyage, Holmes is called upon by the government to investigate. In a world of industrial espionage, secret societies, and grand ambitions, the great detective must navigate the moors of Dartmoor and the corridors of power to prevent a national crisis.

The Child of the Fog
In a quiet village shrouded in mist, a young child vanishes while staying with his grandparents. Faced with tangled family secrets and carefully hidden lies, Holmes must see through layers of deception to rescue the missing and reveal the truth.

Title: Sherlock Holmes - Of Shadows and Wonders
Author: Aurelien Louvet
Year: 2025
Publisher: Independently Published
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Sherlock Holmes: Further Adventures in the Realms of H.G. Wells (2021)

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's Greatest Detective Returns to the Realms of the Master of Science Fiction in all NEW Adventures! Imagine Holmes trying to stop a diabolical doctor creating human animal hybrids - attacking a cult that worships man eating plants - taking on a mermaid client - using his deductive skills to track down missing time travelers. These are just some of the stories included in the new all new anthology Sherlock Holmes: Further Adventures in the Realms of H.G. Wells. Anthology edited by C. Edward Davis and Derrick Belanger, the team behind the original Sherlock Holmes: Adventures in the Realms of H.G. Wells.

The Cult of the Orchid by Mike Adamson

The The Problem of the Weedy Wanderer by Will Murray

The Time Machine Theft by C. Edward Davis

Fishy Business by Robert Stapleton

The Mark of the Beast by Michael Siverling

The Bandaged Client by Katie Magnusson

The King's Ransom by Claire Daines

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Missing Inventor by Mark C. Richardson

The Outline of Mystery by Chris Chan

The Alarming Visions of Ogden Drury by Derrick Belanger

The Adventure of the Crystal Egg by Hassan Akram

The Adventure of the Pale Death by M.L.D. Curelas

Title: Sherlock Holmes: Further Adventures in the Realms of H.G. Wells
Author: Derrick Belanger (editor)
Year: 2021
Publisher: Belanger Books
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The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1985)

The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of early and significant Holmes pastiche. It includes the infamous "The Case of the Man who was Wanted" (here titled "The Adventure of the Sheffield Banker"), which was thought to be an unpublished story by Conan Doyle when it was first uncovered in 1948. The book includes an introduction by Richard Lancelyn Green explaining the history of each story in the collection.

"If the stories in this book can kindle afresh the fire in the rooms in Baker Street, or echo the noise of the handsome cabs, or catch the sound of a foot upon the stair, then they will achieved their end." - Richard Lancelyn Green

Many writers have revisited the Reichenbach Falls in the hope of summoning up the ghost of Sherlock Holmes. Now Richard Lancelyn Green has succeeded triumphantly with this collection of stories by experts of the calibre of Ronald Knox, Julian Symons and Adrian Conan Doyle. Designed not to compete with or parody the original, but rather to reflect and enhance the achievements of the great detective, The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a delightful treat for all fans. 

The Adventure of the First-Class Carriage

by Ronald A. Knox (1947)

The Adventure of the Sheffield Banker 

by Arthur Whitaker (1948)

The Adventure of the Unique Hamlet 

by Vincent Starrett (1920)

The Adventure of the Marked Man 

by Stuart Palmer (1944)

The Adventure of the Megatherium Thefts 

by S.C. Roberts (1945)

The Adventure of the Trained Cormorant 

by W.R. Duncan Macmillan (1953)

The Adventure of the Ainsworth Castle 

by Adrian Conan Doyle (1954)

The Adventure of the Tired Captain 

by Alan Wilson (1958)

The Adventure of the Green Empress 

by F.P. Cillie (1967)

The Adventure of the Purple Hand 

by D.O. Smith (1982)

The Adventure of the Hillman Hall 

by Julian Symons (1981)

Title: The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Author: Richard Lancelyn Green
Year: 1985
Publisher: Penguin
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1985)

Okay, this isn't a Sherlock Holmes pastiche, but I wanted to celebrate the 40th anniversary today of the first airing in the U.S. of the great Granda series starring Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes (it had premiered in the UK a year before). Still the best Holmes adaptations, IMO, and I love this Dell paperback from 1985 that tied-in with the series. Now that's a Holmes for the '80s!

"Come, Watson, come! The game is afoot!"

Here, in thirteen of his finest adventures––brought together for the first time in one paperback volume––Sherlock Holmes, the world's most famous detective, helps governesses in distress, clears young men wrongly accused of dire crimes, and catches criminals in cases hopelessly bungled by Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard. No sinister development can dissuade Holmes from pursuing each mystery to its brilliant conclusion––not even the malevolent cunning of Morality, his arch enemy, the Napoleon of Crime. 

Just as the Granada TV series carries us back, with stunning authenticity, into the fascinating Victorian era, these stories carry us into a world of mystery without parallel, setting a standard still unsurpassed in a century of detective fiction.

If you also love Jeremy Brett and the Granada series as well, I HIGHLY recommend The Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes Podcast.

Title: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Year: 1985
Publisher: Dell
Purchase: Amazon.

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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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
Purchase: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk

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
Read: Roy Glashan's Library

No Holidays for Sherlock Holmes (2024)

A collection of new Holmes short stories themed around holidays with an introduction by Nicholas Meyer.

From the creative team that brought you the Sherlock Holmes: A Year of Mystery series comes an all new anthology featuring Sherlock Holmes stories that connect to holidays throughout the year. 

This anthology features some of the best known Sherlock Holmes authors today including David Marcum, Katy Darby, Geri Schear, Shelby Phoenix, Steve Herczeg, Will Murray, Greg Maughn, S.F. Bennett, Kevin Thornton, Derrick Belanger, Lee Shackleford, Hassan Akram, David Stuart Davies, and Gustavo Bondoni 

Plus, a cover by The Strand and Sherlock Holmes: a Year of Mystery artist Jeffrey McKeever! 

Introduction by Nicholas Meyer, author of The Seven Percent Solution.

Title: No Holidays for Sherlock Holmes
Author: Richard T. Ryan (editor)
Year: 2024
Publisher: Belanger Books
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Eliminate The Impossible (2024)

For release in April, a collection of six Sherlock Holmes tales from Paula Hammond that challenge the possible.

Eliminate the Impossible collects six canonical tales in which Holmes and Watson encounter mummies, angels, phantoms, invisible assassins, and arcane machines ... or so it might appear to those without a carefully stocked brain attic. 

From Medieval London, to the snow-capped mountains Turkey, from dusty Admiralty vaults, to the glitz and glamour of the Orient Express, from the days of fledgling friendship, to the backdrop of World War I, this new collection invites you to celebrate deduction, forensic science, and logic ... and Eliminate the Impossible.

Title: Sherlock Holmes Eliminate The Impossible
Author: Paula Hammond
Year: 2024
Publisher: MX Publishers
Purchase: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk

Holmes For The Holidays (1996)

Fourteen original Sherlock Holmes stories, each with a Christmas holiday setting or theme. Authorized by Dame Jean Conan Doyle. Berkley also published a second volume, More Holmes For The Holidays.

Arthur Conan Doyles's Sherlock Holmes has been solving cases and amazing fans for more than a century. Now, today's best mystery writers have gathered together to present fourteen original Holmes stories in one thrilling collection. Each story features Holmes and Dr. Watson, festively solving the darkest of crimes in the brightest of seasons.

The Watch Night Bell by Anne Perry

The Sleuth of Christmas Past by Barbara Paul

A Scandal in Winter by Gillian Linscott

The Adventure in Border Country by Gwen Moffat

The Adventure of the Three Ghosts by Loren D. Estleman

The Adventure of the Canine Ventriloquist by Jon. L. Breen

The Adventure of the Man Who Never Laughed by J.N. Williamson

The Yuletide Affair by John Stoessel

The Adventure of the Christmas Tree by William L. DeAndrea

The Adventure of the Christmas Ghost by Bill Crider

The Thief of Twelfth Night by Edward Wellen

The Italian Sherlock Holmes by Reginald Hill

The Christmas Client by Edward D. Hoch

The Adventure of the Angel's Trumpet by Carolyn Wheat, ASH

Title: Holmes For The Holidays
Author: Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg, Carol-Lynn Waugh (editors)
Year: 1996
Publisher: Berkley
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Watson's Wives and Other Tales of Sherlock Holmes (2023)

A clever approach to Holmes's pastiche by Tom Turley.

Of all the conundrums that have puzzled Sherlockian scholars, few have been thornier than the "vexed question" of Dr. Watson's wives. In these ten stories, readers will meet the all-but-unknown women who preceded and succeeded Mary Morstan, as well as learning more about poor Mary's fate. Other cases involve Our Heroes with all levels of Victorian society, including prime ministers and prostitutes, aristocrats and generals, amateur sleuths and Scotland Yarders, composers, novelists, and even ghosts. The tales cover the entire span of Holmes and Watson's friendship, running from 1881 to 1937.

Title: Watson's Wives and Other Tales of Sherlock Holmes
Author: Tom Turley
Year: 2023
Publisher: MX Publishing
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The Arrival of Solar Pons (2023)

A collection of early manuscripts and pulp magazine appearances of the original Solar Pons stories edited by Mark Wardecker.

In the 1920’s, college student August Derleth wrote to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, asking if any more Sherlock Holmes adventures were going to be published. Upon receiving a negative reply, Derleth decided to provide some of his own. However, rather than relating more tales of Holmes and Dr. Watson, he ended up introducing the world to Solar Pons and Dr. Lyndon Parker, living in London during the 1920’s and 1930’s. Pons solved crimes using deduction and ratiocination, often referring to Holmes as “The Master” or “My illustrious predecessor.” Since his first appearance, Solar Pons has been a favorite with Sherlockians.

Now, the estate of August Derleth has authorized an anthology of Derleth’s original versions of many Solar Pons stories, as they appeared in early pulp magazines. You haven’t read these stories until you’ve read the original versions! With notes by Pons scholar Mark Wardecker, PSI, this is an anthology no Solar Pons fan can live without!

Join us again at 7B Praed Street, where… the game is afoot!

Title: The Arrival of Solar Pons
Author: August Derleth (editor: Mark Wardecker)
Year: 2023
Publisher: Belanger Books 

Purchase: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk

The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XXXIX: 2023 Annual (1897-1923)

The MX series continues with the third of three 2023 Annuals. 

Part XXXIX: Dan Rowley and Don Baxter, William Todd, Naching T. Kassa, Paula Hammond, Ember Pepper, Alan Dimes, Arthur Hall, Peter Coe Verbica, Jane Rubino, Tracy J. Revels, Kevin Thornton, Tom Turley, Leslie Charteris and Denis Green, David Marcum, Shane Simmons, Roger Riccard, Chris Chan, and John Lawrence, with a poem by Kelvin I. Jones, and forewords by Michael Sims, Roger Johnson, Emma West, Steve Emecz, and David Marcum.

Title: The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XXXIX: 2023 Annual (1897-1923)
Year: 2023
Publisher: MX Publishing
Purchase: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk

The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XXXVIII: 2023 Annual (1890-1896)

The MX series continues with the second of three 2023 Annuals. 

Part XXXVIII: Ian Ableson, Gordon Linzner, Craig Janacek, I.A. Watson, Margaret Walsh, Tracy J. Revels, David Marcum, David MacGregor, Arthur Hall, Sonya Kudei, Jen Matteis, Geri Schear, Charles Veley and Anna Elliott, Peter Coe Verbica, Michael Mallory, Carlos Orsi, Susan Knight, and Tim Newton Anderson, with a poem by Joseph W. Svec III, and forewords by Michael Sims, Roger Johnson, Emma West, Steve Emecz, and David Marcum

Title: The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XXXVIII: 2023 Annual (1890-1896)
Year: 2023
Publisher: MX Publishing
Purchase: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk

The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XXXVII: 2023 Annual (1875-1889)

The MX series continues with the first of three 2023 Annuals. 

Part XXXVII: Will Murray, Brenda Seabrooke, Arthur Hall, Steven Philip Jones, Dan Rowley and Don Baxter, David Marcum, Hugh Ashton, Sonya Kudei, Barry Clay, DJ Tyrer, Mark Wardecker, Paul Hiscock, Tom Turley, Brett Fawcett, Martin Daley, Bob Byrne, Tracy J. Revels, James Gelter, and Matthew White, with a poem by Kevin Patrick McCann, and forewords by Michael Sims, Roger Johnson, Emma West, Steve Emecz, and David Marcum.

Title: The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XXXVII: 2023 Annual (1875-1889)
Year: 2023
Publisher: MX Publishing
Purchase: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk