The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Name: The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Author: John Joseph Adams
ISBN: 9781597801607

by John Joseph Adams (2009)

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A Sherlockiana primer / Christopher Roden -- [The doctor's case / Stephen King][1] -- The horror of the many faces / Tim Lebbon -- The case of the bloodless sock / Anne Perry -- The adventure of the other detective / Bradley H. Sinor -- A scandal in Montreal / Edward D. Hoch -- The adventure of the field theorems / Vonda N. McIntyre -- The adventure of the death-fetch / Darrell Schweitzer -- The shocking affair of the Dutch Steamship Friesland / Mary Robinette Kowal -- The adventure of the mummy's curse / H. Paul Jeffers -- The things that shall come upon them / Barbara Roden -- Murder to music / Anthony Burgess -- The adventure of the inertial adjustor / Stephen Baxter -- Mrs. Hudson's case / Laurie R. King -- The singular habits of wasps / Geoffrey A. Landis -- The affair of the 46th birthday / Amy Myers -- The Specter of Tullyfane Abbey / Peter Tremayne -- The vale of the white horse / Sharyn McCrumb -- The adventure of the Dorset Street lodger / Michael Moorcock -- The adventure of the lost world / Dominic Green -- The adventure of the antiquarian's niece / Barbara Hambly -- Dynamics of a hanging / Tony Pi -- Merridew of abominable memory / Chris Roberson -- Commonplaces / Naomi Novik -- The adventure of the Pirates of Devil's Cape / Rob Rogers -- The adventure of the Green Skull / Mark Valentine -- The human mystery / Tanith Lee -- A study in emerald / Neil Gaiman -- You see but you do not observe / Robert J. Sawyer. [1]:

Setting / LocationGlobal

Story EraModern Era

Protagonist / CoreThe Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Lead Character

Themes & Moods

Mystery & Thriller American Detective and mystery stories English Detective and mystery stories Fiction Sherlockiana, Genu Varum, alibis, locked room mystery, allergies, photorealism Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character)Modern Era

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