Holmes fan fiction. An unbiased critic could evaluate the merits of the stories justly. As a fan boy of Sherlock, impossible for me not to compare with the original. Significantly falling short, and I believe, even the authors themselves would agree as well.Some stories are good though, independently.

A decent collection of Sherlock Holmes pastiches with the stand out stories being "The Doctor's Case" by Stephen King, which sees Holmes' faithful companion solve a locked-room mystery before the famous detective and "The Curious Computer" by Peter Lovesey, which brings Holmes into the computer age. But my favourite was the gloriously tongue-in-cheek one-act play "Dr. and Mrs. Watson at Home" by Loren D. Estleman, in which Mrs Watson makes it plain that all is not sweetness and light in the Wats...

None of the stories in this anthology come close to the original stories by Sir Conan Doyle, still, they're worth checking out if you're starving for new Sherlock Holmes content as they offer a mostly fun read, standouts, in my opinion, include:'The Doctor's Case' written by none other than Stephen King, a story that sees Doctor Watson solving the mistery before Sherlock himself.'Dr. and Mrs. Watson at Home' a fun one-act play and'The Adventure of The Unique Holmes' which deals with Sherlock and...

Great! Not super fantastic but a nice enough anthology.

A good collection of Sherlock stories, probably something here for most Sherlockians, but you'll have to do the hunting. I found some more enjoyable than others -- I was in the mood for some very traditional pastiches (i.e. no zombies, no super computers, not set in space, etc.). Some stories in the collection turned the canon on its head, others were much more traditional. My favorite was the story by Stephen King (yes, that Stephen King), "The Doctor's Case". Also, Barry Jones's "Shadows on th...

una serie de relatos que en su mayoría me gustaron. Lamentablemente comencé a leerlo cuando estaba en parciales, gran error de mi parte porque sentía la necesidad de terminarlo , es muy fácil de leer y es una lectura entretenida.

A few of these stories are rather good, which is to say, rather Doylish, but most are less so and some are much less so. A mixed bag at best. You do better rereading Conan Doyle.

This centennial edition, authorised by the Conan Doyle estate, has been a fan-favourite among lovers of apocryphal Sherlockiana. It is much superior compatred to most of the generic anthologies comprising pastiches written by a bunch of people who know nothing about Sherlock Holmes, or who cares little about anything that Conan Doyle might have thought. The contents of this book are: -(*) Foreword by Jon Lellenberg1) 'The Infernal machine' by John Lutz: a compact, readable, probable mystery.2) '...

The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was commissioned to celebrate the 100th year of Sherlock Holmes being in print. A Study in Scarlet was published in 1887 and this book was released in 1987. Holmes is still going strong today, even though I seem to be getting a little long in the tooth. This anthology features stories concocted by some writers of note such as John Lutz, Stuart Kaminsky, Edward Hoch, Loren Estleman, Peter Lovesey, and some guy named Stephen King. The stand out story in this c...

Great collection with some standout stories. Overall quality was very good, but there were a couple selections/pieces that didn't resonate as strongly as the others and thus the three instead of four stars. Worth reading, especially if you're a fan of Sherlock & Watson!

Love Sherlock Holmes!!!! They are the best reads so interesting!!!

1) The Infernal Machine; Lutz, John2) The Final Toast; Kaminsky, Stuart M.3) The Phantom Chamber; Ruse, Gary Alan4) The Return of the Speckled Band; Hoch, Edward D.5) The Adventure of the Unique Holmes; Breen, Jon L.6) Sherlock Holmes and "The Woman"; Harrison, Michael7) The Shadows on the Lawn; Jones, Barry8) The Adventure of the Gowanus Abduction; Harrington, Joyce9) Dr. and Mrs. Watson at Home; Estleman, Loren D.10) The Two Footmen; Gilbert, Michael11) Sherlock Holmes and the Muffin; Hughes,

It's always difficult to rate a collection of short stories, especially by different authors. But 3 real stinkers out of 15 stories is better than most collections of short stories deliver. I was already familiar with all but one of the authors, having read books, short stories, or columns written by most of them. So I know that most of the authors are capable of better, which is why I feel like giving it a 3 1/2 rather than a 4.

A centennial tribute to the famous detective by modern mystery writers. Some cringe-worthy stories, some well crafted tributes, Only one piece of Brilliance - 'The Doctors case' by Stephen King. Worth picking up if you come across it.

This was a huge disappointment. I've heard about Sherlock Holmes and how wonderful the stories are. Maybe my mistake was finding this book which has several different authors, picking up where the original author left off with a Hodge podge of stories. The book started out okay, but then I just got stuck, lost all interest and cannot get myself to continue to read this. So I'm not going to.

Slechts enkele van de pastiches van Sherlock Holmes bieden dezelfde spanning en kwaliteit als de verhalen van Conan Doyle. Een must voor de fans, maar voor de wat minder fanatieke lezer van de Sherlock Holmes verhalen geen aanrader. Ga voor de oorspronkelijke verhalen van Sir Arthur.

An entertaining collection of Sherlockian pastiches, some of which are quite good, and some of which are quite wretched.

Para celebrar el centenario de la primera aparición impresa de Sherlock Holmes, en Estudio en escarlata (aparecido en el Beeton’s Christmas Annual de 1887), se publicó esta selección de relatos, aprobados por Lady Jean Conan Doyle. La antología se compone de dieciséis relatos diferentes, de una calidad bastante irregular. No es mala idea, como “libro-homenaje”, intentar hacer una compilación que aúne relatos del estilo de Doyle, versiones modernas o diferentes del personaje, breves estudios y pa...

This was a pretty god collection of stories, though there were about three that were terrible written, but there were a few that were really good (Stephen King and Dorothy B. Hughes particularly) and worth sifting through the rest.

Some stories are very doyle-ish, some unforgettable, some terrible, some excellent. I especially liked the Stephen King one.