Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes ( or ) is a fictional private detective created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a "consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, forensic science, and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients, including Scotland Yard. First appearing in print in 1887's "A Study in Scarlet", the character's popularity became widespread with the first series of short stories in "The Strand Magazine", beginning with "A Scandal in Bohemia" in 1891; additional tales appeared
Young Sherlock Holmes: Death Cloud limbs). He hates the British Empire and plans to destroy the British Army with the bees. Based on the success of Charlie Higson's bestselling Young Bond series, the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle authorised a series of books detailing the life of the teenage Sherlock Holmes. When the series was first in development, the title of "Death Cloud" was initially to be called either "The Colossal Schemes of Baron Maupertuis" or "Sherlock Holmes and the Shadow of the Marionette". "The Colossal Schemes of Baron Maupertuis" is an adventure mentioned in "The Adventure of the Reigate Squire". Maupertuis had already