The Redacted Sherlock Holmes Series by Orlando Pearson

The Church Times calls his works “clever, thought-provoking, and terrific fun”, while the Sherlock Holmes Society describes them as “imaginative and deeply thoughtful”. The Historical Novels Society says his latest volume is “An easy read, perfect for bedtime or beach.”

Orlando Pearson is the creator of The Redacted Sherlock Holmes series which in its eleven volumes demolishes the notion that Sherlock Holmes might not have been a real person.

Watch as the Great Baker Street Detective finally reveals what Professor Moriarty did to make him “the Napoleon of crime”, comes to the rescue of Queen Victoria, clears Macbeth of murder, reveals the rigging of the home insurance market, unravels King Oedipus’s complexities, and provides advice to the Almighty.

 Discover how Sherlock Holmes made his money even though he rarely charged for his work, why Watson’s wound was first described as being in his shoulder and then in his knee, and what it is like being a doctor with a practice next door to a Victorian Dr Harold Shipman. Meet Sherlock Holmes’s real-life composing sister and real-life tennis-playing grandson.

Pearson’s eighth collection of short works (not stories) is published in October 2024 and features both a royal and a presidential scandal, tells of the fate of Sherlock Holmes’s fiancée Agatha from Charles Augustus Milverton, finds a new English king, discloses the non-arrest of a serious criminal, thwarts an attack on Queen Victoria, and wins big on a famous sporting event.

Volume IX of the series is out next year.

Here's a recent Canadian Radio interview with Orlando.