Cover of The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories

The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories

  • 2015 first published
  • 789 pages
  • 3 editions

Otto Penzler, Stephen King and A. A. Milne's The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories (2015) is a Victorian mystery novel. The story is set in England. It features Sherlock Holmes, John H. Watson and Inspector Lestrade. Key subjects include Sherlockiana, Genu Varum, alibis and allergies.

7 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 3 editions.

At about 789 pages, most readers finish it in 14–15 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

Subjects

  • Short story
  • Sherlockiana
  • Genu Varum
  • Alibis
  • Locked room mystery
  • Allergies
  • Photorealism
  • Private investigators
  • English Detective and mystery stories
  • American Detective and mystery stories
  • Holmes, sherlock
  • Watson, john h.
  • England
  • Detective and mystery stories

Quick answers

Who wrote The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories?

The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories was written by Otto Penzler, Stephen King and A. A. Milne and first published in 2015.

What genre is The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories?

It is usually shelved as Victorian Mysteries.

How long is The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories?

The median edition has 789 pages, about 14–15 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories?

Readers who like it often enjoy The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [18 stories], The Hound of the Baskervilles and The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures.

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