The Redacted Sherlock Holmes Series by Orlando Pearson

The Redacted Sherlock Holmes Series by Orlando Pearson.

The Church Times calls the works of the Redacted series “clever, thought- provoking, and terrific fun.” The Historical Novels Society says Volume VIII of the Redacted series is “an easy read, perfect for bedtime or beach”, and that Volume IX “should be read and enjoyed while reclining on a chaise longue with a glass of bubbles within reach and with the willing suspension of disbelief fully engaged.” The British Mahler Society writes of the same volume’s “elegantly outrageous approach to canonical history…..chutzpah backed by meticulous research.”

The Redacted series has been created by Orlando Pearson who retrieves from obscurity works about Sherlock Holmes on matters too scandalous to be published in Dr Watson’s lifetime. Watch as the Great Baker Street Detective jousts with figures such as Churchill, Stalin, Queen Victoria, Tschaikovsky, Kafka, Macbeth, and the Grim Reaper as Pearson demolishes forever the notion  - still widespread among the uninformed  - that Sherlock Holmes might not have been a real people.

Summer 2026 sees the appearance of Volume X in the series featuring three kings, dinosaurs, three great composers, the coupling of two well-known writers, dinosaurs, Satan, Death, and two City scandals.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote fifty-six short works and four longer ones about Sherlock Holmes.  

With Volume X Pearson completes fifty-six short works plus three longer works. Who would bet against Orlando producing a fourth longer work in 2026? 

A Canadian Radio interview with Orlando is under the link below.