Pastiches for Junior Sherlockians-in-Training (updated July 2018)

Pastiches are Sherlock Holmes related stories that have been written by authors other than Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. They include new Sherlock Holmes stories, stories in which Holmes appears, or stories which do not include Holmes but are inspired by him. Many pastiches have been written. Read one of the following or one of your own ​ ​ choosing. (As a Junior Sherlockian-in-Training, you are always encouraged to seek ​ parental guidance when choosing which pastiches to read.)

Amanda Lester, Detective series- Berinstein, Paula (middle grades) ​ ​ Amanda Lester and the Pink Sugar Conspiracy (volume 1) ​ Amanda Lester and the Orange Crystal Crisis (volume 2) ​ Amanda Lester and the Purple Rainbow Puzzle (volume 3) ​ Amanda Lester and the Blue Peacocks’ Secret (volume 4) ​ Amanda Lester and the Red Spider Rumpus (volume 5) ​ Amanda Lester and the Gold Spectacles Surprise (volume 6) ​ Amanda Lester and the Green Monkey Gotcha (volume 7) ​ ​

Andrew Tillet, Sara Wiggins, and Inspector Wyatt series- Newman, Robert (middle ​ ​ grades) The Case of the Baker Street Irregular (book 1) ​ The Case of the Vanishing Corpse (book 2) ​ The Case of the Somerville Secret (book 3) ​ The Case of the Threatened King (book 4) ​ The Case of the Etruscan Treasure (book 5) ​ The Case of the Frightened Friend (book 6) ​ The Case of the Murdered Players (book 7) ​ The Case of the Indian Curse (book 8) ​ The Case of the Watching Boy (book 9) ​

Barry Baskerville series- Kellogg, Richard L. and Gary Kato (early and middle ​ ​ elementary grades) Barry Baskerville Solves a Case (book 1) ​ Barry Baskerville Returns (book 2) ​ Barry Baskerville Traps a Thief (book 3) ​ Barry Baskerville’s Blue Bicycle (book 4) ​

Barry Baskerville’s Marvelous Memory (book 5) ​

The Boy Sherlock Holmes series- Peacock, Shane (middle and upper grades) ​ ​ Eye of the Crow: The Boy Sherlock Holmes, His 1st Case Death in the Air: The Boy Sherlock Holmes, His 2nd Case Vanishing Girl: The Boy Sherlock Holmes, His 3rd Case The Secret Fiend: The Boy Sherlock Holmes, His 4th Case The Dragon Turn: The Boy Sherlock Holmes, His 5th Case Becoming Holmes: The Boy Sherlock Holmes, His Final Case

Echo Falls Mysteries- Abrahams, Peter (middle and upper grades) ​ ​ Down the Rabbit Hole (book 1) ​ Behind the Curtain (book 2) ​ Into the Dark (book 3) ​

Enola Holmes Mysteries- Springer, Nancy (middle and upper grades) ​ ​ The Case of the Missing Marquess (book 1) ​ The Case of the Left-Handed Lady (book 2) ​ ​ The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (book 3) ​ The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan (book 4) ​ The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline (book 5) ​ The Case of the Gypsy Goodbye (book 6) ​

The Great Mouse Detective series- Titus, Eve and Paul Galdone (early and middle ​ ​ elementary) Basil of Baker Street (book 1) ​ Basil and the Cave of Cats (book 2) ​ Basil in Mexico (book 3) ​ Basil in the Wild West (book 4) ​ Basil and the Lost Colony (book 5) ​

The Great Shelby Holmes series- Eulberg, Elizabeth (middle and upper elementary) ​ ​ ​ ​ The Great Shelby Holmes: Girl Detective (book 1) ​ The Great Shelby Holmes Meets Her Match (book 2) ​

Hamster Holmes series- Sadar, Albin (early elementary) ​ ​ Hamster Holmes, A Mystery Comes Knocking (book 1) ​ Hamster Holmes, Combing for Clues (book 2) ​ Hamster Holmes, On the Right Track (book 3) ​

Imogene and the Case of the Missing Pearls- Varadan, Elizabeth (middle and upper ​ ​ elementary)

The MacDougall Twins with Sherlock Holmes series- Belanger, Derrick and Brian ​ ​ Belanger (middle and upper elementary) The Amazing Airship Adventure (volume 1) ​ Attack of the Violet Vampire (volume 2) ​ Curse of the Deadly Dinosaur (volume 3) ​

On the Case with Holmes and Watson series- Shaw, Murray, M. J. Cosson, J. T. ​ ​ Morrow, and Sophie Rohrbach (14 graphic novels of the Sherlock Holmes’ short stories- most appropriate for middle grades)

Portia Adams Adventures- Misri, Angela (middle grades) ​ ​ Jewel of the Thames (volume 1) ​ Thrice Burned (volume 2) ​ No Matter How Improbable (volume 3) ​

Sherlock Academy series- Shaw, F. C. (upper elementary and middle grades) ​ ​ Sherlock Academy (book 1) ​ Sherlock Academy: Watson's Case (book 2) ​ Sherlock Academy: The Holmes Brigade (book 3) ​

The Sherlock Files series- Barrett, Tracy (upper elementary) ​ ​ The Sherlock Files: The 100-Year-Old Secret (book 1) ​ The Sherlock Files: The Beast of Blackslope (book 2) ​ The Sherlock Files: The Case That Time Forgot (book 3) ​ The Sherlock Files: The Missing Heir (book 4) ​

Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars series- Mack, Tracy, and Michael ​ ​ Citrin (middle grades) The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas (book 1) ​ The Mystery of the Conjured Man (book 2) ​ In Search of Watson (book 3) ​

The Final Meeting (book 4) ​

Sherlock Holmes and the Missing Snowman- Ruffle, David and Rikey Austin (early ​ ​ elementary)

Sherlock, Lupin, and Me series- Adler, Irene and Iacopo Bruno (middle grades) ​ ​ The Dark Lady (book 1) ​ The Soprano's Last Song (book 2) ​ The Mystery of the Scarlet Rose (book 3) ​ The Cathedral of Fear (book 4) ​

Steve and Kendra Mysteries- Bell, Albert A. (middle grades) ​ ​ The Secret of the Lonely Grave (volume 1) ​ The Secret of the Bradford House (volume 2) ​

Trouble in Bugland: A Collection of Inspector Mantis Mysteries- Kotzwinkle, ​ ​ William and Joe Servello (middle and upper elementary)