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Reading Holmes

Back in 2018, I was reading the biography of a Sherlockian and he said that he reads at least one Sherlock Holmes related book a month and I found this very intriguing. So in 2019, I decided to give this reading goal a try. I also found all my other Holmes related books that I have read over the years and listed them too. So many Holmes books, so little time! 

 

2024

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June –

May – The Great Mouse Detective: Basil and the Cave of Cats by Eve Titus and illustrated by Paul Galdone

April – The Great Mouse Detective: Basil of Baker Street by Eve Titus and illustrated by Paul Galdone

March – The Devil At Prayers: For Queen And Country Book 1 by Ellora Lawhorn

February – The Marriage of Mary Russell: A Short Story Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes by Laurie R. King

The Lantern’s Dance: A Novel of Suspense featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Book 18 by Laurie R. King

JanuaryThe Sign of Four Spirits: Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery Book 9 by Vicki Delany

Holmes, Marple & Poe: The Greatest Crime-Solving Team of the Twenty-First Century: Holmes, Margaret & Poe 1 by James Patterson and Brian Sitts

 

2023

December – Mary’s Christmas by Laurie R. King

The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Death Cloud: Sherlock Holmes: The Legend Begins, Book 1 by Andrew Lane

November – Sherlock Holmes: The Dowager Baroness: A Sherlock Holmes Resurgent Mystery Book 11 by J. B. Varney

October – Sherlock Holmes: The Disappearance of Henry Fyldene: A Sherlock Holmes Resurgent Mystery Book 10 by J. B. Varney

September – Enola Holmes and the Mark of the Mongoose: Enola Holmes Book 9 by Nancy Springer

August Sherlock Holmes and the Lost Da Vinci: The Watson Files Book 2 by J.R. Rain and Chanel Smith

July Sherlock Holmes The Oxford Don: A Sherlock Holmes Resurgent Mystery: A Sherlock Holmes Resurgent Mystery Series Book 6 by J. B. Varney

June –  Sherlock Holmes and the Missing Shakespeare: The Watson Files, Book 1 by J.R. Rain and Chanel Smith

May – “The Game is a Footnote: A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery: Book 8” by Vicki Delany

April – “A Three Book Problem: A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery: Book 7” by Vicki Delany

March – “A Curious Incident: A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery: Book 6” by Vicki Delany

February – “There’s A Murder Afoot: A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery: Book 5” by Vicki Delany

“A Scandal in Scarlet: A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery: Book 4” by Vicki Delany

“The Marriage of Mary Russell” by Laurie R. King

“The Cat of the Baskervilles: A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery: Book 3” by Vicki Delany

January – “Body on Baker Street: A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery: Book 2” by Vicki Delany

“Elementary, She Read: A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery: Book 1” by Vicki Delany

 

2022

December – “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” by Arthur Conan Doyle

November – “What Child is This? A Sherlock Holmes Christmas Adventure” by Bonnie MacBird and illustrated by Frank Cho

October – “Enola Holmes: Mycroft’s Dangerous Game” story by Nancy Springer, author Mickey George, artist Giorgia Sposito, and colorist Enrica Angiolini

September “Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade” by Nancy Springer

August – “Rafferty’s Last Case: A Minnesota Mystery featuring Sherlock Holmes” by Larry Millett

July “Holmes and Me: Reflections on the World’s Greatest Consulting Detective” by the Crew and Passengers of The Barque Lone Star, edited by Steve Mason, and formatted by Liese Sherwood-Fabre

June “Sherlock Sam and the Digital Detectives on Instanoodlegram: Book 16” by A.J. Low and illustrated by Andrew Drewscape Tan

May – “Sherlock Sam and the Fiendish Heist in London: Book 12” by A. J. Low and illustrated by Andrew (Drewscape) Tan 

April “Sherlock Sam and the Alien Encounter on Pulau Ubin: Book 4” by A. J. Low and illustrated by Andrew Tan

March “Sherlock Cat and the Missing Mousie” by Heather Edwards and illustrations by Amanda Downs

February – “Mid-Century Sherlock Holmes” by Gautam Rao

“The Return of the Pharaoh: From the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D.” by Nicholas Meyer

January – “The Governess: A Professor Challenger Story” by Stephen Gallagher

 

2021

December – “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” by Arthur Conan Doyle

“The Norwegian Explorers 2021 Christmas Annual, No. 20: Science and Medicine” by Ray Riethmeier and Phillip Bergem, Editors

November – “Miss Moriarty, I Presume? Lady Sherlock Series Book 6” by Sherry Thomas

October – “The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax” by Arthur Conan Doyle

“His Last Bow: An Epilogue of Sherlock Holmes” by Arthur Conan Doyle

September “Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche” by Nancy Springer

“Enola Holmes and the Boy in Buttons” by Nancy Springer

August “The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel” by Anthony Horowitz

July “The Three Monarchs: A Sherlock Holmes Short Story” by Anthony Horowitz

June “Castle Shade: A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Book 17” by Laurie R. King

May – “Practical Handbook of Bee Culture, with Some Observations Upon the Segregation of the Queen” by Sherlock Holmes and Laurie R. King

April “The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone” by Arthur Conan Doyle

“The Crown Diamond: An Evening with Sherlock Holmes: A Play in One Act by” by Arthur Conan Doyle

March “The Sign of Four” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

February – “The Valley of Fear” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

January – “The Adventure of Black Peter” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

“Was Sherlock Holmes an Elephant?” by Paul Thomas Miller

 

2020

December – “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” by Arthur Conan Doyle 

November – “The Norwegian Explorers 2020 Christmas Annual, No. 19: Games Are Afoot” by editors Ray Riethmeier and Phillip Bergem 

October – “Murder on Cold Street: The Lady Sherlock Series Book 5” by Sherry Thomas

September – “The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes: The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes Mysteries Book 1” by Leonard Goldberg 

August – “Sherlock Sam and the Ghostly Moans in Fort Canning: Book 2” by A. J. Low

July – “The Crown Jewel Mystery: A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery Book 4” by Anna Elliott and Charles Veley

June – “Riviera Gold: Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes: Book 16” by Laurie R. King

May – “Sherlock Sam and the Missing Heirloom in Katong: Book 1″ by A. J. Low

April – “Moriarty Lifts the Veil: A Professor & Mrs. Moriarty Mystery Book 4″ by Anna Castle

March – “After Bohemia: Monograph #2: A Myrl Adler Norton Mystery” by Abbey Pen Baker

The Spotted Parasol: Monograph #3: A Myrl Adler Norton Mystery” by Abbey Pen Baker

Dance of the Spider Monkey: Monograph #1: A Myrl Adler Norton Mystery” by Abbey Pen Baker

February – The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols: Adapted from the Journals of John H. Watson, M.D.” by Nicholas Meyer

January – “The Canon, Five Lines at a Time: A Collection of Poetic Meditations on the Original Sherlock Holmes Tales” by Steve Mason, Editor and The Crew of the Barque Lone Star

 

2019

December  – “The Norwegian Explorers 2019 Christmas Annual, No. 18: Mystery, Imagination, and Horror by editors Ray Riethmeier and Phillip Bergem

November – “Mycroft and Sherlock: The Empty Birdcage: Mycroft Holmes Book 3″ by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse

Sherlock’s Night Before Christmas: A Mystery” by Julie Petersen and illustrated by Sheryl Dickert

“Sherlock and JohnJohn: A Tale from Bakerbee Street” by Cathy’s Art Palace

October – “The Art of Theft: The Lady Sherlock Series Book 4″ by Sherry Thomas

September – “Holmes Entangled” by Gordon McAlpine

August -“Mycroft Holmes and The Apocalypse Handbook” by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and  Raymond Obstfeld and illustrated by Joshua Cassara and Luis Guerrero

Sherlock Frankenstein and the Legion of Evil: From the World of Black Hammer Vol. 1″ by Jeff Lemire and illustrated by David Rubin

July –Mycroft” by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse

June – “Moriarty Brings Down the House: A Professor & Mrs. Moriarty Mystery Book 3″ by Anna Castle

Mycroft and Sherlock: Mycroft Holmes Book 2″ by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anna Waterhouse

May  Moriarty Meets His Match: The Professor & Mrs. Moriarty Mystery Series Book 1″ by Anna Castle

The Unique Hamlet: A Hitherto Unchronicled Adventure of Mr. Sherlock Holmes” by Vincent Starrett

Moriarty Takes His Medicine: A Professor & Mrs. Moriarty Mystery Book 2″ by Anna Castle

April – “Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Blank Page” by Leah Guinn

March – A Question of Holmes: Charlotte Holmes Novel Book 4″ by Brittany Cavallaro

February – The Great Mouse Detective: Basil of Baker Street Book 1″ by Eve Titus and illustrated by Paul Galdone

January – “Neil Gaiman’s A Study in Emerald” by Neil Gaiman, adaptation script by Rafael Albuquerque and Rafael Scavone, and colors by Dave Stewart

“The Marriage of Billie Birdsong: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure” by Laurie R. King

 

2018

“The Hollow of Fear: The Lady Sherlock Series Book 3” by Sherry Thomas

“Island of the Mad” by Laurie R. King

“The Case for Jamie: Charlotte Holmes Novel Book 3” by Brittany Cavallaro

“Final Fall: Lock & Mori Book 3” by Heather W. Petty

 “The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter” by Theodora Goss

 

2017

“The Mary Russell Companion” by Laurie R. King

“A Conspiracy in Belgravia: The Lady Sherlock Series Book 2” by Sherry Thomas

“The Last of August: Charlotte Holmes Novel Book 3” by Brittany Cavallaro

“The Norwegian Explorers 2017 Christmas Annual, No. 16: Fame and Fortune in the Canon” by editors Ray Riethmeier and Phillip Bergem

 

2016

“The Marriage of Mary Russell” by Laurie R. King

“The Murder of Mary Russell” by Laurie R. King

“Mary Russell’s War and Other Stories of Suspense” by Laurie R. King

“A Study in Charlotte: Charlotte Holmes Novel Book 1” by Brittany Cavallaro

“The Final Solution: A Story of Detection” by Michael Chabon

“Mind Games: Lock & Mori Book 2” by Heather W. Petty

“Lock & Mori” by Heather W. Petty

“A Study in Scarlet Women: The Lady Sherlock Series Book 1” by Sherry Thomas

“The Norwegian Explorers 2016 Christmas Annual, No. 15: The Miss Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” by editors Ray Riethmeier and Phillip Bergem

 

2015

“Dreaming Spies” by Laurie R. King

“Watson and Holmes Volume 2” by Brandon Perlow, Paul Mendoza, Lyndsay Faye (Author), Karl Bollers (Script), N.Steven Harris (Illustrator), Jay David Ramos (Colors), Brandon Easton (Author), Steven Grant (Author), Hannibal Tabu (Author), Dennis Calero (Illustrator), Eli Powel (Illustrator), Wilson Ramos Jr (Lettering), and David Lanphear (Lettering)

“The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye” by Nancy Springer

“The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline” by Nancy Springer

“The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan” by Nancy Springer

“The Case of the Left-Handed Lady” by Nancy Springer

“The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets” by Nancy Springer

“The Case of the Missing Marquess” by Nancy Springer

 

2014

“Mary’s Christmas” by Laurie R. King

 “The Spiritglass Charade: A Stoker & Holmes Novel” by Colleen Gleason

“The Clockwork Scarab: A Stoker & Holmes Novel” by Colleen Gleason

 

2013

“Mrs. Hudson’s Case” by Laurie R. King

“Laurie R. King’s Sherlock Holmes” by Laurie R. King

 

2012

“Garments of Shadows” by Laurie R. King

“On Conan Doyle” by Michael Dirda

 

2011

“Pirate King” by Laurie King

 

2010

“God of the Hive” by Laurie R. King

 

2009

“Practical Handbook of Bee Culture, with Some Observations Upon the Segregation of the Queen” by Sherlock Holmes and Laurie R. King

“The Language of Bees” by Laurie R. King

 

2005

“Locked Rooms” by Laurie R. King

“The Affair of the Incognito Tenant: A Mystery with Sherlock Holmes” by Lora Roberts

 

2004

“The Game” by Laurie R. King

“The Mystery of the Jeweled Cross: A Shadwell Rafferty Adventure” by Larry Millett

“The Final Solution: A Story of Detection” by Michael Chabon

 

2003

“The Strange Doings of J. Leslie Ryder: A Sherlock Holmes Story” by Daniel Gracely

 

2002

“Justice Hall” by Laurie R. King

“Sherlock Holmes and the Giant Rat of Sumatra” by Alan Vanneman

 “Through the Magic Door” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

 

2001

“The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes: The Missing Years” Edited by Jamyang Norbu

 

1999

“O Jerusalem” by Laurie R. King

“Sherlock in Love” by Sena Jeter Naslund

 

1998

“The Moor” by Laurie R. King

“Embassy Row: A Mycroft Holmes Novel” by Quinn Fawcett

“The Star of India: A Novel of Sherlock Holmes” by Carole Bugge

“Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders” by Larry Millett

 

(1997 and earlier lists are not complete)

1997

“A Letter of Mary” by Laurie R. King

“A Samba for Sherlock” by Jo Soares

Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon” by Larry Millett

 

1996

“In the Dead of Winter” Abbey Pen Baker

 

1995

“Monstrous Regiment of Women” by Laurie R. King

“The Beekeeper’s Apprentice” by Laurie R. King

 

1994

“Irene’s Last Waltz” by Carole Nelson Douglas

 

1993

“Canary Trainer” by Nicholas Meyer

 

1992

“Irene at Large” by Carole Nelson Douglas

 

1991

“Good Morning Irene” by Carole Nelson Douglas

“Good Night, Mr. Holmes” by Carole Nelson Douglas

 

1986

“Seven-Per-Cent Solution” by Nicholas Meyer