Knight Errant: The Singular Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

by Jane Rubino

From time to time, in his narration of the many and varied cases of Sherlock Holmes, Dr Watson would make reference to incidents and other cases, of which he tantalisingly told us nothing more. There was, for instance, the help Holmes was able to give to Mrs Cecil Forrester; Holmes's notes on Merridew (of abominable memory); and the famous Smith-Mortimer succession case. In this stunning collection of new cases involving Sherlock Holmes, we finally learn the facts that Watson never disclosed. Written in true canonical style, KNIGHT THE SINGULAR ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES will appeal to all those who enjoy further adventures of the Master Detective.

208 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2000

About the author

Jane Rubino is a graduate of New York University with a BA in Dramatic Literature, Theatre History, and Cinema. She has been a stringer, feature writer, and film columnist and is author of a contemporary mystery series set at the New Jersey shore and featuring entertainment reporter Cat Fortunati Austen and Sherlock Holmes-quoting cop Lt. Victor Cardenas. Jane and her husband live in New Jersey, 'down the shore'. She is a mother of three, a fan of silent and classic films, and a serious reader of Jane Austen and the Sherlock Holmes canon.

Reviews

[Barbara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I dug up my copy of Knight Errant, which was published several years ago, and enjoyed the re-read, remembered how much. I liked it the first time around. It is only available on Amazon second hand. There is a hardback and paperback edition, I don't think it's on Kindle.
This is a volume of three novellas that record three of Holmes failures, based on other cases in the Canon: Mrs Cecil Forrester's "little domestic complication,"; "Merridew of abominable memory," and "The Smith-Mortimer Succession." Often I think that pastiche writers get the character of Holmes and Co right but not the sense of Victorian melodrama, or they try too hard to "write Victorian" using language that is so high-flung and exaggerated that fidelity to Holmes' character gets lost in the mix. The balance here is just right.
The author has written several Holmes short stories since, appearing in the MX Publishing anthologies. Definitely one of the better pastiche writers around.