Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Seven-percent Solution | 1974 | Nicholas Meyer | Buy |
| 2 | The West End Horror | 1976 | Nicholas Meyer | Buy |
| 3 | The Canary Trainer | 1993 | Nicholas Meyer | Buy |
| 4 | The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols | 2019 | Nicholas Meyer | Buy |
| 5 | The Return of the Pharaoh | 2021 | Nicholas Meyer | Buy |
| 6 | Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell | 2024 | Nicholas Meyer | Buy |
Nicholas Meyer’s Sherlock Holmes pastiches span fifty years, from The Seven-Percent Solution (1974) to Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell (2024). The first novel, which posits that Holmes visited Sigmund Freud to treat his cocaine addiction, became a massive hit and helped launch the modern Holmes pastiche as a literary form. The West End Horror (1976) placed Holmes in the London theatre world, while The Canary Trainer (1993) sent him to the Paris Opera during the events of The Phantom of the Opera.
After a long gap, Meyer returned with The Adventure of the Peculiar Protocols (2019) and The Return of the Pharaoh (2021), proving the series still had stories to tell. Meyer’s approach treats Holmes as a real historical figure who crossed paths with other real figures and events, grounding the mysteries in actual history. His most recent entry, published in 2024, continues this tradition.