Paul Bishop

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More than just a year's worth of Sherlock related reading, 52 Weeks—52 Sherlock Holmes Novels is a multi-personal look at fifty-two of the best Sherlockian pastiches. Each of the invited contributors, ranging from Sherlockian scholars to passionate devotees, have gone beyond the simple facts of plots and authors to give readers their personal insight or connection to their chosen novel.

In 52 Weeks—52 Sherlock Holmes Novels, fans of the world’s greatest detective, be they expert or novice, will find refreshingly original observations on established favorites as well as new contributions to the endlessly expanding Sherlockian universe. So settle in with whatever your version is of a comfortable armchair, a roaring fire, and a clay pipe filled with shag tobacco from a Persian slipper and lose yourself in the unique journey of 52 Weeks—52 Sherlock Holmes Novels.

At 221B, the cases ended. Next door, the conversation never did.

Sherlock Holmes belongs to the world now. For more than a century, readers, writers, actors, scholars, filmmakers, and devoted fans have carried the Great Detective far beyond the fogbound streets of Victorian London. They have argued over the canon, reconsidered Watson, reinvented Irene Adler, enlarged the roles of Moriarty and Mycroft, transported Holmes across cultures, and returned him to life through novels, films, television, radio, comics, anime, parody, and pastiche.

Unlike a guide to Sherlockian stories and pastiches, The Sherlock Adjacent Casebook explores the worldwide culture that has grown around the world’s most famous consulting detective. Across more than eighty essays, Paul Bishop examines Holmes and Watson, Irene Adler and Moriarty, Conan Doyle and the Great Game, international interpretations, changing ideas about race and gender, real-world detection, fandom, adaptation, and the strange cultural immortality of Baker Street.

Designed to be browsed rather than obeyed, this is a book for seasoned Sherlockians, curious newcomers, and anyone who has ever wondered not merely what happened after Conan Doyle, but what Sherlock Holmes has become.

The fire is stoked. Your armchair awaits. Welcome to 221A.

CRIME PAYS—UNTIL IT DOESN’T!

The Cool World of Heists, Capers, and Cons

In Complications Always Ensue, Paul Bishop cracks open the vault of crime stories where charm, nerve, and betrayal are the real currency. From the hardboiled cool of Point Blank and Richard Stark’s ruthless Parker novels to the slick sophistication of The Thomas Crown Affair and the swagger of The Italian Job, Bishop traces the golden thread of larceny through books, movies, and television Written with the punch of a pulp headline and the insight of a seasoned detective, this collection explores why we love our criminals clever, our plans complicated, and our endings just a little bit crooked.