It has an uninspiring title, but this is a massive anthology of Sherlock Holmes stories -- 25 in total. Most people don't realize that many modern Holmes anthologies usually have a theme or a flavor, such as stories that attempt to accurate evoke the original Doyle voice or Holmes stories that involve the supernatural. These are a grab-bag of stories ranging from very well-researched and faithful pastiches to stories of Holmes travelling through time. With many anthologies there are always some stories that hit or miss with the reader, but that's especially true with this. If you can't get behind the concept of, say, an investigation into a cult of readers of bad Holmes pastiches, some of the stories won't resonate with you. But with nearly 600 pages of material, odds are you'll find more hits than misses with this collection.
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