The characters of the Sherlock Holmes stories stay in the imaginations of fans worldwide, and have found life beyond the Canon in pastiches, parodies, and fan fictions. A pastiche is similar to a parody in that it mimics the style and content of the original work, but pastiches do not necessarily find humor in those similarities. Fan fictions take characters and even events from the source material and place them in new contexts and circumstances, usually in the author’s own style. These types of works are enjoyed not only by fans of Sherlock Holmes, but by many people who love a good story. If you’ve never read any before, explore the links below for an introduction to Sherlock Holmes pastiches, parodies, and fan fiction.
Recent Updates
- Our curated list of works
- Variations on Sherlock Holmes
Classics from the 1900's
- Arsene Lupin vs. Sherlock Holmes: The Blonde Phantom
- Arsene Lupin vs. Sherlock Holmes (stage play)
- Good Night, Mr. Holmes, 1990, and several sequels, starring Irene Adler, by Carole Nelson Douglas
- R. Holmes & Co., by John Kendrick Bangs
- SolarPons.com | August Derleth Society
- The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes, by Adrian Conan Doyle and John Dickson Carr: a review
- The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1944
- The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, 1974, and The West End Horror, 1976, by Nicholas Meyer.
Commentary and Bibliography
- Recent Works
- Sherlock Holmes Pastiche Characters Index
- Philip K. Jones, Pastiches and Untold Tales or here
- Wikipedia: List of authors of new Sherlock Holmes stories
- Non-canonical Sherlock Holmes works
- "Eternally, My Dear Watson"
- List by "Grobius Shortling"
- Parodies and Pastiches, 1888-1930"
- The pastiche booms, 1970-2012, by Mattias Boström
- 2015 Seattle lecture by Peggy Perdue, reported in tweets
- The Alternative Sherlock Holmes, published 2003
- Jonathan Barnes on varieties and limits
- Interview with editor and collector David Marcum
Nancy Springer's The Enola Holmes Mysteries
The Case of the Missing Marquess, The Case of the Left-Handed Lady, The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets, The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan, The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline
The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye, Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche
Laurie R. King's Novels: Holmes and Mary Russell
The Beekeeper's Apprentice, A Monstrous Regiment of Women, A Letter of Mary, The Moor, O Jerusalem, Justice Hall, The Game, Locked Rooms
Reviews and Publicity
- A Duel with the Devil
- Reviews from The Well-Read Sherlockian
- Stoker and Holmes, young adult books by Colleen Gleason
- The Curse of the Nibelung
- The Charters Affair, by J. R. Stefanie
- The Case of the Reluctant Agent, by Tracy Cooper-Posey
- The Papers of Sherlock Holmes, by David Marcum
- The Singular Adventures of Mr. Sherlock Holmes
- The Singular Affair of the Missing Ball (for children)
- The Whitechapel Horrors (page by author Edward B. Hanna)
- Young Sherlock Holmes books by Andrew Lane
A Few Stories Available Online
- A Bee-Keeper's Diary, by Lee Quick
- 'A Shambles in Belgravia' by Kim Newman
- Cold Hearted Murder, by Stephen Gaspar
- Merridew of Abominable Memory
- Several tales by Ronald Carpenter
- Sister Sherlock Holmes
- Sherlock Holmes: My Life, chapter 1
- Shirlock Holmes Comedy by Alan Salerno
- Stories in Neurology by Robert Joynt
- The Adventure of the Empty Manger
- "The Case of the Detective's Smile"
- The Haunting of Sherlock Holmes
- The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes, radio comedy
- The Strand (original publisher of Sherlock Holmes canon)
- The Singular Adventures of Mr. Sherlock Holmes
- The Statements of the Famous
- The Three Favours
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Warlock Homles - An Impish Dream Come True by Andre Michael Pietroschek
Here on Sherlockian.Net
- Re: Vampires, a list of Holmes-vampire tales compiled by Bill Mason
- 'Tea with Moriarty' by R. C. Allen
- 'The Adventure of the Ransom Note', anonymous
- The Adventure of the Crowd-Sourced Adventure
- The Adventure of the Crowd-Sourced Octopus
- The Singular Affair of Mr. Philip Phot by the Greek Interpreters
Holmes and Other Well-Known Figures
- "A Scandal in Euboea" (Xena)
- "An Evil British Empire", an "alternate history" narrative featuring Mycroft Holmes, Professor Moriarty, Colonel Sebastian (Tiger) Moran, Raffles, and General Sir Harry Flashman. For those who have already devoured Flashman and the Tiger
- Hobbit parodies by Miranda S. Givings
- Pinky and the Brain: The Adventure of Silver Daze
- The Adventure of the Charmed Detective
- "The Strange Case of the Liquid of Death" (Austen)