The Alpha Inn Pastiche Book Club

The Alpha Inn Book Club gathers virtually each month to discuss a different Sherlock Holmes pastiche. We define pastiche as broadly as possible, including not only stories written in Watson’s style, but also any books featuring The Master (or a character clearly recognizable as him). We read both old and new stories in any genre (except porn).

Meetings are held on Zoom on the last Friday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Pacific Time, and all with an interest are welcome to join us. For further info, get in touch via this website or email the Gazetteer directly at jmeisen@gmail.com.

2022 Reading Schedule

January 28
February 25
March 25
April 29
May 27

June 24
July 29
August 26
September 30
October 28
November 25
December 30

The Infernal Device & Others (Michael Kurland) [omnibus]
The Return of the Pharaoh (Nicholas Meyer)
A Study in Honor (Claire O’Dell)
Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street (William S. Baring-Gould)
Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Space (Asimov, Greenberg, & Waugh, eds.)
The Italian Secretary (Caleb Carr)
In Re: Sherlock Holmes [Solar Pons 1] (August Derleth)
Dust and Shadow (Lyndsay Faye)
Warlock Holmes: A Study in Brimstone (G. S. Denning)
The House of Silk (Anthony Horowitz)
The Giant Rat of Sumatra (Richard L. Boyer)
The Unique Hamlet (Vincent Starrett) [short fiction]