Sherlock Holmes

John Watson

Absurdly Simple by Irene Adler

Irene Adler has managed that rare mixture of intricate detective-story plotting, character development and black humour in this classic tale of blackmail. She also writes an excellent simulcrum of the good doctor's style

[Added 16/04/2003; Drama; 6000-20,000; Sherlock Holmes; Characters: John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, OCs]

The Adventure of the Expert Cracksman by Mary Crawford

'"My dear Hopkins," said Holmes, "if a troupe of performing elephants had paraded through this house, the damage could not have been greater."' This plausible short adventure could easily be a missing story from canon, but it's really made by the intriguing glimpse it offers into Holmes' past

[Added 21/07/2009; Drama; 6000-20,000; Sherlock Holmes; Characters: John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Stanley Hopkins, OCs]

For England, Home and Beauty by Cimorene

An awful lot of H/W first-time stories exist, and mostly they've rather a generic feel. Cimorene, however, manages to manoeuvre Holmes into bed whilst keeping him believably in character in this short piece set around 'The Bruce-Partington Plans'

[Added 29/10/2004; Romance/Erotica; 2500-6000; Sherlock Holmes; Characters: John Watson, Sherlock Holmes]

The Maiden Voyage of the Tiresias by Shalott

'Faithful readers of these accounts of my adventures with Holmes will not be surprised, I dare say, to learn that it was not often that I was able to gain the better of my friend. His intellect and skills were of so rarefied a nature that indeed, there were few men who could lay claim to such a triumph.' Few writers pull off Watson's prose as well as Shalott, and this is a real treat

[Added 29/07/2004; Drama; 2500-6000; Sherlock Holmes; Characters: John Watson, Sherlock Holmes]