I've just been rereading my copy of The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and I came on one of my favorite Holmes stories, 'The Doctor's Case' by Steven King. It's a fine tale, blending originality with staying strictly within the limits established by the canon, it does not imitate any canonical story in terms of type of crime or method of solution (as so many uncanonical Holmes stories seem to), and it gives us glimpses into the characters of Holmes, Watson and Lestrade that are original and yet do not conflict with those we already know.
And if anyone is in doubt that Steven King is a fine author and stylist -- and no, there is no horror or gruesomeness here, it's a pure Holmes story -- this story will be proof.
There are many other fine stories in the book, which is well worth reading and can bear re-reading, as the canonical (I nearly typed conanical) stories do. Besides, if you got hold of a copy, you could read 'The Doctor's Case.'
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