{"product_id":"the-big-book-of-sherlock-holmes-stories-9781101872611","title":"The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe biggest collection of Sherlock Holmes stories ever assembled  \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArguably no other character in history has been so enduringly popular as Sherlock Holmes. Ever since his first appearance, in Arthur Conan Doyle's 1887 novella \u003ci\u003eA Study in Scarlet\u003c\/i\u003e, readers have loved reading about him almost as much as writers have loved writing about him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere, Otto Penzler collects eighty-three wonderful stories about Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, published over a span of more than a hundred years. Featuring pitch-perfect cases by acclaimed modern-day Sherlockians Leslie S. Klinger, Laurie R. King, Lyndsay Faye and Daniel Stashower; pastiches by literary luminaries both classic (P. G. Wodehouse, Dorothy B. Hughes, Kingsley Amis) and current (Anne Perry, Stephen King, Colin Dexter); and parodies by Conan Doyle's contemporaries A. A. Milne, James M. Barrie, and O. Henry, not to mention genre-bending cases by science-fiction greats Poul Anderson and Michael Moorcock. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo matter if your favorite Holmes is Basil Rathbone, Jeremy Brett, Robert Downey, Jr., or Benedict Cumberbatch, whether you are a lifelong fan or only recently acquainted with the Great Detective, readers of all ages are sure to enjoy \u003ci\u003eThe Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluding\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Over a century's worth of cases, from Conan Doyle's 1890s parodies of his own creation to Neil Gaiman's \"The Case of Death and Honey\" (2011)\u003cbr\u003e- Appearances by those other great detectives Hercule Poirot and C. Auguste Dupin\u003cbr\u003e- 15 Edgar Award-winning authors and 5 Mystery Writers of America Grand Masters\u003cbr\u003e- Stories by Laurie R. King, Colin Dexter, Anthony Burgess, Anne Perry, Stephen King, P.G. Wodehouse, Kingsley Amis, and many, many more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Crime\/Black Lizard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781101872611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 816\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.90w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/17\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2015 pg. 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2015 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2015 pg. 10\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Otto Penzler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43059779567797,"sku":"9781101872611","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_30d486d9-8595-4ea7-bebe-e4cefbb19db2.jpg?v=1690298278","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-big-book-of-sherlock-holmes-stories-9781101872611","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}