A good mystery can be hard to come by. Not because the genre is lacking in stories or ideas, but because the components of a truly good mystery are a delicate and precise machine, demanding expert ...

The Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson we've come to know and love are distinguished middle-aged gentlemen with years of experience under their belts. But how did such an impressive legacy begin?

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes books have been adapted countless times, but the best adaptations of the 21st century all have one surprising trait in common. Sherlock Holmes has remained one ...

What these adaptations all have in common is their faithful-enough recreations of the source material, which was published from 1887 to 1927 in various lengths and forms. Many of these books are ...