Ingeniously contrived and shrewdly executed by some of the finest talents at work in crime fiction today--Anne Perry, Loren Estleman, Gillian Linscott, Edward D. Hoch, Peter Tremayne, Stuart Kaminsky, Jon L. Breen, Bill Crider, Howard Engel, Carolyn Wheat, and L. B. Greenwood--the eleven stories in this premier volume celebrate the keen mind, ratiocinative methods, and singular manners of the most admired fictional sleuth of all time, Sherlock Holmes. More than a century has passed since the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes, yet no literary detective before or since has inspired the loyalty and devotion of such legions of fans--not least among them the popular mystery writers who pay tribute to him in the stories they have authored especially for this collection. In these tales the inscrutable Holmes and his redoubtable companion, Dr. Watson, again display at their peerless best the science and arts of detection, whether they are investigating a crime in the wilds of Africa or uncovering villainy in the heart of London, whether it's the case of the bloodless sock or that of the vampire's mark. So, return again to the comfortable clutter of those rooms at 221B Baker Street and again observe Holmes in an old silk dressing gown, his gaze piercing and his fingers stained with chemicals or ink, as he peruses a telling trifle or takes up his violin. Again enjoy the unparalleled powers of his deduction, in eleven totally new, compelling adventures.

Contents:

• Introduction by Daniel Stashower
• The Man from Capetown by Stuart M. Kaminsky
• The Case of the Borderland Dandelions by Howard Engel
• The Siren of Sennen Cove by Peter Tremayne
• The Case of the Bloodless Sock by Anne Perry
• The Case of the Anonymous Author by Edward D. Hoch
• The Case of the Vampire’s Mark by Bill Crider
• The Hansom for Mr. Holmes by Gillian Linscott
• The Adventure of the Arabian Knight by Loren D. Estelman
• The Adventure of the Cheshire Cheese by Jon L. Breen
• Darkest Gold L. B. Greenwood
• The Remarkable Worm by Carolyn Wheat
• Sidelights on Sherlock Holmes • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• 100 Years of Sherlock Holmes by Lloyd Rose
• And Now, a Word from Arthur Conan Doyle by Jon L. Lellenberg

Edited by: Martin H. Greenberg, Jon L. Lellenberg, Daniel Stashower.