Baker Street Irregulars: The Game is Afoot!

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Michael A. Ventrella

What if Sherlock Holmes was born in a different time and a different place in a different body?

“The Game is Afoot!” is the second in the anthology series, wherein New York Times Bestselling author Jonathan Maberry and I invite prominent authors to have fun with the iconic character. Baker Street 2

The book was released today from Diversion Books. You can get a copy through them, or use Amazon or Barnes and Nobles if you prefer. It’s also available for ebook, kindle, and soon as an audio book.

Here’s the great table of contents!

Introduction: My Old Friend Sherlock Holmes by Jonathan Maberry

The Problem of the Three Journals by Narelle M. Harris: Sherlock is an Australian hipster

Six Red Dragons by Keith R.A. DeCandido: Sherlock is a young girl in modern New York City

The Adventure of the Diode Detective by Jody Lynn Nye: Sherlock is a home security system

Investigations Upon Taxonomy of Venemous Squamates by R. Rozakis: Sherlock is a graduate student at a lab

Papyrus by Sarah Stegall: Sherlock is a female librarian in ancient Egypt

My Dear Wa’ats by Hildy Silverman: Sherlock is an alien ship’s captain

A Scandal in Chelm by Daniel M. Kimmel: Sherlock is a rabbi

The Affair of the Green Crayon by Stephanie M. McPherson: Sherlock is a grade school teacher

A Study in Space by Derek Beebe: Sherlock is a teenager on a Moon station

Sin Eater and the Adventure of Ginger Mary by Gordon Linzner: Sherlock is a “sin eater” in rural post-Civil War

The Adventure of the Double Sized Final Issue by Mike Strauss: Sherlock is a comic book character

A Very Important Nobody by Chuck Regan: Sherlock is an investigator on one of Jupiter’s moons

Ho Ho Holmes by Nat Gertler: Sherlock is Santa Claus

Lestat de Lioncourt of Geeks.media writes: “They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. The authors of this anthology series have elevated imitation to art. Each author’s interpretation of this classic character adds a new dimension to what Sherlock Holmes is or can be. Every time Sherlock is a different gender, of a different race, in a separate profession and living in a different time, the character attracts a new audience and becomes a relevant and new idol to whole new diaspora. Though not consistently engaging and polished, Baker Street Irregulars: The Game is Afoot is the kind of unmissable series every Sherlock fan will enjoy.”