Error loading page.
Try refreshing the page. If that doesn't work, there may be a network issue, and you can use our self test page to see what's preventing the page from loading.
Learn more about possible network issues or contact support for more help.

Sherlock Holmes in America

14 Original Stories

ebook
1 of 1 copy available
1 of 1 copy available
The world's greatest sleuth makes his American debut in this groundbreaking collection of never-before-published mystery stories set in the US.
The world's greatest detective and his loyal sidekick Dr. Watson are on their first trip across the Atlantic—to nineteenth-century America! From the bustling neighborhoods of New York City and Boston to sinister locales like Salt Lake City and fog-shrouded cities like San Francisco, the beloved British sleuth faces the most cunning criminals America has to offer, while meeting some of her most famous figures along the way, such as Teddy Roosevelt and Harry Houdini.
A groundbreaking anthology, Sherlock Holmes in America features original short stories by award-winning American writers, each in the extraordinary tradition of Conan Doyle, and each with a unique American twist that is sure to satisfy and exhilarate both Sherlock Holmes purists and those who wished Holmes could nab the nefarious closer to home. There is:
  • "The Adventure of the Missing Three Quarters" by Jon L. Breen
  • "The Adventure of the Coughing Dentist" by Loren D. Estleman
  • "The Case of Colonial Warburton's Madness" by Lyndsay Faye
  • "The Minister's Missing Daughter" by Victoria Thompson
  • "The Adventure of the White City" by Bill Crider
  • And more!

  • This is a must-read for any mystery fan and for those who have followed Holmes' illustrious career over the waterfall and back again.
    • Creators

    • Publisher

    • Release date

    • Formats

    • Languages

    • Reviews

      • Publisher's Weekly

        February 9, 2009
        Fans of Sherlock Holmes pastiches will welcome the 14 new stories, all set in the U.S., in this solid anthology from Greenberg, Lellenberg and Stashower (Murder, My Dear Watson
        ). Newcomer Lyndsay Faye, author of Dust and Shadow
        (Reviews, Jan. 12), offers one of the volume's highlights, “The Case of Colonel Warburton's Madness.” In this version of one of Watson's legendary untold tales, Holmes cleverly solves the case in an armchair after the doctor describes a mystery he encountered in San Francisco. Robert Pohle makes good use of some ambiguities in A Study in Scarlet
        to craft a fitting sequel to Doyle's first Holmes story in “The Flowers of Utah,” while Gillian Linscott has the detective ascertain which violin belonged to Davy Crockett in “The Case of Colonel Crockett's Violin.” Other contributors include Steve Hockensmith, Loren D. Estleman and Bill Crider.

      • Kirkus

        March 1, 2009
        Think the Great Detective never set foot in the United States? Think again.

        Fans' reactions to the 14 new stories commissioned by the editors of The Ghosts of Baker Street (2006) will depend on what they're looking for. If you've never been able to picture Sherlock Holmes in Boston or Chicago or San Diego, Matthew Pearl and Bill Crider and Carolyn Wheat fill in the blanks, and Victoria Thompson and Paula Cohen take him to New York. If you hanker for tales of Holmes in the Wild West, Lyndsay Faye, Loren D. Estleman and Steve Hockensmith are happy to oblige. Apart from setting new scenes for Holmes, the stories abound in inventive concepts. Gillian Linscott sets Holmes on the trail of Davy Crockett's violin, missing from the Alamo, and Jon L. Breen introduces him to American football. Robert Pohle provides a sequel to A Study in Scarlet, and Michael Walsh a bridge between The Valley of Fear and"His Last Bow." Lloyd Rose spins a tale told by the young Mycroft Holmes, and co-editor Stashower a Holmesian adventure starring Dashiell Hammett. Most of the plots, however, fall short of the concept and scene, with mysteries either transparent (Faye, Thompson, Pearl) or foolish and inconsequential (Hockensmith's burlesque of a ham actor, Crider's encounter between Holmes and Buffalo Bill).

        The volume closes with Walsh's irrelevant essay on Doyle's anti-Irish streak; Christopher Redmond's account of the author's first visit to America; and Doyle's own speech"The Romance of America," which sets a stylistic standard no other contribution can match.

        (COPYRIGHT (2009) KIRKUS REVIEWS/NIELSEN BUSINESS MEDIA, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.)

    Formats

    • OverDrive Read
    • EPUB ebook

    Languages

    • English

    Loading