Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. “A Hound It Was” 1
5. “Elementary” 9
6. “A Most Dark and Sinister Business” 16
7. "The Lost World" 32
8. “Twilight Tales” 50
9. “Steel True, Blade Straight” 74
10. “I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere” 98
11. “It Is the Unofficial Force” 126
12. “I Play the Game for the Game’s Own Sake” 140
13. “A Case for Langdale Pike” 149
14. “A Series of Tales” 169
15. “Good Night, Mister Sherlock Holmes” 188
16. Appendix “Education Never Ends, Watson” 203
17. Acknowledgments 207
18. Biographical Note 210