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Arthur and George

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By Julian Barnes

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Chronicles the lives of two boys--one who is forgotten by history, and one who becomes the creator of the world's most famous detective--as they pursue their separate destinies until they meet in a remarkable alliance.
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Baker Street Letters

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By Michael Robertson

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In Los Angeles, a geological surveyor maps out a proposed subway route--and then goes missing. His eight-year-old daughter, in her desperation, turns to the one person she thinks might help--she writes a letter to Sherlock Holmes.
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Beekeeper's Apprentice, or, On the Segregation of the Queen

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By Laurie R. King

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Chance meeting with a Sussex beekeeper turns into a pivotal, personal transformation when fifteen-year-old Mary Russell discovers that the beekeeper is the reclusive, retired detective Sherlock Holmes, who soon takes on the role of mentor and teacher.
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Brigade: Further Adventures of Inspector Lestrade

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By M.J. Trow

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There is a new broom at Scotland yard: Nimrod Frost. His first little job for Lestrade is to investigate the reported appearance of a lion in Cornwall, a supposed savager of sheep and frightener of men. Hardly a task for an Inspector of the Criminal Investigation Department...

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Confidential Casebook of Sherlock Holmes

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By Marvin Kaye, ed.

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Now, the truth is finally revealed regarding Holmes's exploits involving the Titanic, his rematch with Irene Adler, the childhoods of both Holmes and Watson, and such figures as Ida Tarbell, P.G. Wodehouse, and James McNeil Whistler.
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Dust and Shadow: an Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson

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By Lyndsay Faye

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From the gritty streets of nineteenth century London, the loyal and courageous Dr. Watson offers a tale unearthed after generations of lore: the harrowing story of Sherlock Holmes's attempt to hunt down Jack the Ripper.
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Final Solution: a Story of Detection

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By Michael Chabon

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Set in the English countryside during World War II, this... work...follows an elderly detective on what will become his final--and most profound--case
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Good Night Mr. Holmes

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By Carole Nelson Douglas

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The classic first adventure of Mrs. Irene Adler--the beautiful American opera singer who is the only person to have ever bested Sherlock Holmes
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Holmes on the Range

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By Steve Hockensmith

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Two German cowboy brothers, Gustav (Old Red) and Otto (Big Red) Amlingmeyer, have been reading the adventures of Sherlock Holmes in magazines and take on the roles of the master detective and his sidekick, Watson, when an albino cowboy turns up dead in a locked outhouse.
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Italian Secretary: a Further Adventure of Sherlock Holmes

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By Caleb Carr

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Commissioned by and written with the approval of the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle...(this book) blends detailed history and thrilling suspense while giving perfect cadence to the verbal discourse between Holmes and Watson.
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