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Victorian Mysteries

The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

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  • 2009 first published
  • 402 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (5 ratings)
  • 8 editions
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John Joseph Adams, Christopher Roden and Stephen King's The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (2009) is a Victorian mystery novel. The story is set in Montreal and Tullyfane Abbey. Characters include Sherlock Holmes, Mrs. Hudson and John H. Watson. Key subjects include sherlock Holmes.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 24 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 8 editions.

At about 402 pages, most readers finish it in 7–8 hours.

About The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

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.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • Montreal
  • Tullyfane Abbey
  • Dorset Street

Characters

Subjects

  • American Detective and mystery stories
  • English Detective and mystery stories
  • Holmes, Sherlock
  • Detective and mystery stories, English
  • Detective and mystery stories, American
  • Holmes, sherlock
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • Sherlock Holmes

Quick answers

Who wrote The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes?

The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was written by John Joseph Adams, Christopher Roden and Stephen King and first published in 2009.

What genre is The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes?

It is usually shelved as Victorian Mysteries.

How long is The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes?

The median edition has 402 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes?

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

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