One of the finest collection of pastiches and other (Sherlock Holmes-inspired) pieces, this book should be lapped up by those who are in love with the Great Detective, and esp. by those who have cherished his present day reincarnation via BBC. The contents are:

(*) An Introduction by Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger

1) YOU'D BETTER GO IN DISGUISE by Alan Bradley: a superb cat & mouse piece enacted by a killer and the Great Detective, with a darker tone that might have upset Sir Arthur.

2) AS TO "AN EXACT KNOWLEDGE OF LONDON": was it just reproduction of dialogues between one retired Army Doctor and a very-very knowledgable London Cabby, or something more profound? Enjoyable and refreshing.

3) THE MEN WITH THE TWISTED LIPS by S.J. Rozan: one of the most famous canonical cases, recounted by the invisible players who might have been behind the curtains all along.

4) THE ADVENTURE OF THE PURLOINED PAGET by Philip & Jerry Margolin: an adventure involving collectors of Sherlockiana (whose names are bound to ring many-a-bells the moment you read them), a mysterious canonical story (& the drawing accompanying it), and murder.

5) THE BONE-HEADED LEAGUE by Lee Child: an FBI agent getting a chance to "play" Holmes, and its consequences.

6) THE STARTLING EVENTS IN THE ELECTRIFIED CITY by Thomas Perry: a very good pastiche, taking place in Buffalo, U.S.A, with hints of lots of "what if" and "really?" thrown in.

7) THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE UNWRITTEN SHORT STORY by Colin Cotterill: this "graphic" story was a brilliant piece all along, with a rather novel ending.

8) THE CASE OF DEATH AND HONEY by Neil Gaiman: after the astonighing "A Study in Emarald" published many moons ago, the author returns to the arena of Sherlockiana with a cracking read.

9) A TRIUMPH OF LOGIC by Gayle Lynds and John Sheldon: a Judge and a a Lawyer solves a mystery, where the murderer is wiry, "astonishingly" smart, and has a profile like Basil Rathbone!

10) THE LAST OF SHEILA-LOCKE HOLMES by Laura Lippman: a short poignant piece about the truths that may be uncovered by following the path of Holmes, and how they might turn out to be more painful than one can handle.

11) THE ADVENTURE OF THE CONCERT PIANIST by Margaret Maron: a superlative piece, told from the perspective of Mrs. Hudson, and a prequel to the adventure of "The Empty House".

12) THE SHADOW NOT CAST by Lionel Chetwynd: a taut & grim piece, wher Sherlockian methods are applied by an investigator to unravel the complexities of twin murders and a web of potential ramifications.

13) THE EYAK INTERPRETER by Dana Stabenow: a reworking of the canonical case that it resembles phonetically, but with a lot of 'modern'-embellishments, that made it more enterttaining than its grim nature would have commanded.

14) THE CASE THAT HOLMES LOST by Charles Todd: no, Holmes dod not lose a case in this dark & disturbing mystery, but Sir Arthur DID seem to lose his faith & belief about someone whom he had used to consider as an eminently honourable friend.

15) THE IMITATOR by Jan Burke: an avid follower of Sherlock Holmes and his companions solving a mystery, with hints of many more adventures to come.

16) A SPOT OF DETECTION by Jacqueline Winspear: a failed case of a youngs Sherlockian, beginning of a long journey towards dabbling in "The Simple Art of Murder".

17) A STUDY IN SHERLOCK: AFTERWORD by the two editors of this anthology: an enjoyabler "twinterview" that concludes this anthology on a humorous note.

Overall, very highly recommended, esp. in this season of Christmas, Guy Ritchie, and Sherlock: Season 2.