Rating stories is highly subjective. A posting on The Hounds of the Internet listed Frick's Rules for Good Pastiches, which is a reasonable set of guidelines. In general, the closer the stories met these guidelines, the higher I rated the stories. If they were not close to meeting these guidelines, then they would not be included in my list. So, parodies, satyrical stories, or those taken from a point of view other than Watson or Holmes did not qualify. Surprisingly few qualified. If you have similar interests, hopefully this list will save you time.

Back in 2002, I read most of the on-line pastiches pointed to by Sherlockian.net and Foxhound's Sherlockian Page.

Of course, I have a highly biased opinion about my own collection. Therefore, these stories aren't included in the list, but instead have been rated by other readers.

From best to worst, I recommend the following stories:

• The Haunting of Sherlock Holmes. by Casey Fahy: (4)
• The Adventure of Fool's Barrow by David M. Scott: (3.75)
• The Adventure of the Ransom Note: (3.7)
• The Cryptologist's Daughter by John McDonnell: (3.7)
• The Case of the Cursed Tower: (3.65)
• The Adventure of the Boulevard Assassin by Sarah G. Hadley: (3.5)
• The Adventure of the McManus Murder Case by Jason Sudlow Hicks: (3.4)
• The Adventure of the Orphan's Fingers: (3.3)

Please feel free to send me feedback about the list. Email the authors