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Referenced as 'the first great study of Sherlock Holmes as a literary phenomenon' from 1933

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Mentioned as one of Conan Doyle's historical novels that he really loved writing, set during the Hundred Years' War

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Mentioned as the sequel to The White Company, described as 'brilliant' with an account of the Black Death

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Referenced as the first Sherlock Holmes novel from 1887

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Mentioned as another early Sherlock Holmes novel

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Mentioned as essentially the first detective story, set in Paris with detective Dupin

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Referenced in discussion of early detective fiction, featuring Sergeant Cuff and themes of India

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Mentioned for introducing Inspector Bucket as a prototype for later detective characters

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Referenced as containing a tribute to English character through William of Baskerville, who is modelled on Sherlock Holmes

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Referenced as the 1901 Sherlock Holmes novel set before the Reichenbach Falls

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Described as 'A brilliant novel' about the Adelji case involving Conan Doyle

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Described as 'a brilliant book' about the victims of Jack the Ripper

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Mentioned as a Holmes pastiche where Holmes meets Sigmund Freud

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Described as 'a brilliantly dark book' about Holmes and Jack the Ripper