Books like Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes by Charles Verral reads as adventurous, clever. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The boys' Sherlock Holmes

Howard Haycraft · 1936

Both explore deduction & justice

88% genome match

Encyclopedia Brown Strikes Again

Donald J. Sobol · 1965

Both explore justice & friendship

78% genome match

Short Stories (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes / Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes [12 stories])

Arthur Conan Doyle · 1946

Both explore deduction & friendship

77% genome match

The Game Is Afoot

Marvin Kaye · 1994

Both explore deduction & justice

74% genome match

The Mystery of the Fiery Eye

Robert Arthur · 1967

Both explore adventure & friendship

70% genome match

The Mystery at Lilac Inn

Carolyn Keene · 1930

Both explore friendship & justice

68% genome match

Poirot's Early Cases

Agatha Christie · 1963

Both explore deduction & justice

68% genome match

More Tales of the Black Widowers

Isaac Asimov · 1976

Both explore friendship & deduction

68% genome match

Cream Buns and Crime

Robin Stevens · 2017

Both explore friendship & justice

68% genome match

The Case of the Left-Handed Lady

Nancy Springer · 2007

Both explore deduction

66% genome match

El misterio del ojo esmeralda

Elisabetta Dami · 2000

Both explore adventure & friendship

64% genome match

100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories

Robert Weinberg · 1993

Both explore deduction & justice

69% genome match