From Holmes to Sherlock

From Holmes to Sherlock: The Story of the Men and Women Who Created an Icon is a non-fiction book by Mattias Boström [sv] which explores the history of Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock fandom,^[1] originally published in 2017. It was nominated for an Edgar Award in the category of "Best Critical/Biographical"^[2] by the Mystery Writers of America.^[3] It won an Agatha Award for "Best Nonfiction" in 2018.^[4]

From Holmes to Sherlock: The Story of the Men and Women Who Created an Icon

First edition (Swedish)
Author	Mattias Boström
Original title	Från Holmes till Sherlock
Translator	Michael Gallagher
Language	English
Genre	Non-fiction
Published	2013
Publisher	Mysterious Press
Publication place	United States
Published in English	August 2017
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
ISBN	978-0802126603 (first edition, hardback)

The book was originally published in Swedish.^[5] The English edition is translated by Michael Gallagher.^[5]

Reception

Michael Dirda, writing for The Washington Post, called the book "the best account of Baker Street mania ever written. Really."^[5] Publishers Weekly called the book an "exhaustive study of the 130-year Sherlock Holmes phenomenon" and said "The informal, accessible style of Gallagher’s translation makes for an easy, if lengthy, read."^[1] Kirkus Reviews called the book "A spirited account of how Sherlock became a household name."^[6] Newsday called it "a book hard-core fans will eat up".^[7]

The book was part of Tom Nolan's year-end "What to Give: Mysteries" for The Wall Street Journal in 2018.^[8]