A Study in Sherlock

by Alan Bradley

First published 2011

When President McKinley seeks Sherlock Holmes' help, Dr. Watson narrates a virtuoso tale of alternate history. An FBI agent investigates a modern-day Baker Street crime, only to get a twenty-first-century shock. A plucky boy inspired by the detective makes his own deductions. A graphic artist struggles to complete his assignment, the "Mysterious Case of the Unwritten Short Story." These are just a few of the twisty, clever stories in this delicious tribute to a timeless icon.

Genres: short-stories, mystery, crime, detective, alternate-history

Vibes: clever, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: alternate-history, unreliable-narrator

Period: 19th-century, 20th-century, 21st-century

385 pages · Paperback · Bantam Books

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