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- 1 Holmes Has Gone Mad 福尔摩斯疯了 In Victorian London, an illustrated scroll of the Classic of Mountains and Seas from the Ming dynasty, kept at the British Museum, unexpectedly comes to life, grafting the chaotic laws of the East onto Grimm’s fairy tales. Children follow colorful strands of candy floss into the otherworldly “Gingerbread House,” a time rift swallows an entire street, and the shadow of a nine-headed, serpent-bodied creature prowls through the sewers… This isn’t supernatural horror, but a battle of wits: when the 137Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Western Crossover: What’s Wrong with Giving My OC a Golden Finger? 综英美：给我OC捏个金手指咋了 [Multiple Couples] + [Mary Sue, Adored by All] + [Otome] + [Costumes Are Yours to Choose] [Harry Potter] [Marvel] [Sherlock] *Live-action characters ahead, and a warning for readers with varied tastes Li Yixin accidentally got hold of a book of magic stories. Create an original character, and you can enter the story to go on an adventure. Wait, in that case, I have an idea... What’s the point of dating just one? I want them all! *Rivals-to-lovers | Maximum tension: heroine × Sherlock Holmes *Mu 111Reads—Score101Shelves
- 3 The Retired Witch of Baker Street: Case Files 贝克街退休魔女事件簿 [First person + follows the original] [Not a rigorous detective story + magical elements] My name is Ilya Vista, a witch who just wants to retire in peace. My retirement plan is simple: rent a place on Baker Street in London, soak up the sun, sample delicious food, then wait for the energy of my bound holy relic to run out and lie flat for good. However, on my very first day in apartment 221C, I ran into a living Sherlock Holmes on the landing. Is it too late to cancel my lease? #RetiredWitchRet 438Reads—Score109Shelves
- 4 Sherlock Holmes and Watson 福尔摩斯和华生 Sherlock Holmes and Watson is a detective novel filled with wit and adventure. In this work, the brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes and his loyal assistant, Dr. Watson, solve one complicated case after another. They make their way through the fog-shrouded streets of London, using keen observation and meticulous deduction to expose the truths hidden in the darkness. Whether it’s a bizarre murder, a complex theft, or a mysterious disappearance, nothing escapes their sharp eyes. Follow in Holmes a 33Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Sherlock: The Noise of Memory 夏洛克：记忆的噪音 [Coming-of-age] [No romance in the main story] [Characters kept as true to their original selves as possible] [Slight plot adjustments] [Some original plotlines] [Minor creative liberties] Please note: Updates are irregular! This story is not finished! The completion date is currently unknown! Sherlock: Memorial Noises The noise of memory weighs like a mountain, pressing eternally upon the hearts of certain people. Joan “Jojo” Well is one such person. The first twenty-four years of her life were 127Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 I Can Hear What Everything Thinks, and Sherlock Is Losing It 听见万物心声，夏洛克崩溃了 After transmigrating to a place next door to 221B Baker Street, Lin Sheng just wants to be a quiet, ordinary tenant. Unfortunately, the [Echoes of All Things System] she's bound to is a complete pain! At a crime scene, Sherlock is on the floor with a magnifying glass, searching for traces of dust. But Lin Sheng hears... The carpet beside the body screams, “The killer was wearing red high heels! It was a man dressed as a woman! He ran east!” The murder weapon, an ashtray, sobs, “Stop looking for 97Reads5.4Score101Shelves
- 7 Sherlock: The Ghostly Miss of Baker Street 夏洛克：贝克街的幽灵小姐 [Original Female Lead] [Romance with Both Sherlock and Mycroft] [Mycroft Is Endgame] [Main Story Complete] Liv Moran woke in the ruins of a laboratory and thought she had escaped with her life. Only later did she learn it wasn't survival. It was mutation. She had become a “monster” that needed to eat human brains to function. The good news was that someone took her in. Mycroft Holmes, the man known as “the British government,” gave her clean rations, a legal identity, and a codename: “Ghost.” Th 871Reads8.1Score127Shelves
- 8 Thanks for the Invite. Just Died, Now Going Wild on Baker Street 谢邀，刚死，正在贝克街发疯整活 [No romance + friendship-focused + lighthearted everyday life + investigations + comedy + mentally unstable heroine, prone to going off the rails] Qiao Xi died without the faintest idea how it happened. Before she died: corporate drone, DingTalk, overtime. After she died: “Hahahahahaha, no more clocking in!!! I’m free!!” Qiao Xi was waiting for the Black and White Impermanence, but instead she got the famous detective duo from 221B Baker Street. And so, the whole atmosphere at 221B Baker St 708Reads6.3Score101Shelves
- 9 Sherlock Holmes Reborn: Watson, Don’t Go 福尔摩斯重生：华生别走 [Victorian era + reborn + two male leads + mystery-solving + deep bonds + slow burn + fiercely protective + no saintly heroine] At Reichenbach Falls, as he plunged into the abyss, Sherlock Holmes's only regret wasn't Moriarty. It was the last tear on John Watson's face. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in 1881. Nothing had begun yet. Watson had not yet returned from Afghanistan, 221B Baker Street was still empty, and Moriarty was still an obscure mathematics professor. In his previous 219Reads—Score104Shelves
- 10 Sherlock Always Thinks I'm Playing on the Fifth Level 夏洛克总认为我在第五层 [A Touch of Romance] Lin Wan opens her eyes to a stained ceiling. The air smells of old wooden floorboards mixed with disinfectant. Three minutes ago, she was a resident doctor who had been working in the emergency room for thirty-six hours straight, closing her eyes in the break room for a moment of rest. When she opened them again, she was lying in this unfamiliar single bed, still clutching half an uneaten energy bar. 59Reads—Score108Shelves
- 11 Sherlock: Amelia and Her External Brain 【神夏】阿米莉亚和她的外置大脑 Amelia × Mycroft, a self-insert romance!!! This is based on the TV series, so he’s called Mycroft or Myc. Only when she’s being very serious or formal does she call him Mycroft Holmes. The TV series begins in 2010 but doesn’t give their exact ages, so I’m using their ages when they first appear in the original stories: Sherlock is 27 and Mycroft is 34. There are some kinks that may be deal-breakers, including a little restriction and control. Nothing too extreme, but please forgive the occasiona 6.5kReads8.2Score1kShelves
- 12 The Great Detective of Baker Street: Chronicles of the Supernatural 贝克街大侦探：超凡事件录 Ye Feng transmigrates and becomes the famous detective Sherlock Holmes of 221B Baker Street, with a regular partner, Watson. He had thought he could coast through life by trading on Sherlock’s fame and memories, solving a few cases and making some money. But from the start, he finds himself at a crime scene, where he meets a consultant who leads him into different worlds. Only then does he realize that this world may not be an ordinary one. The Chosen, the Veil Council, paranormal containment ob 103Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Holmes and Watson: One Thousand and One Nights 福华：一千零一夜 [Sherlock Holmes + Holmes/Watson + two male leads + everyday life + mystery + parallel worlds] “Sherlock, would we fall in love in another world, too?” “Obviously, my dear fellow.” Heads-up: I may write about Sherlock, the original stories, the 1984 version, the Great Detective series, the Russian adaptation, and the games. Other pairings may appear, such as Mycroft/Lestrade and the two Moriartys. Other IPs might come up, too. The plot will depend on whatever show I happen to be watching lately 603Reads7.1Score155Shelves
- 14 Sherlock's Immortality Cheat 夏洛克的不死外挂 British and American TV series crossover + BBC + fictional mystery + lots of original headcanon Canon purists, be warned A Japanese woman who claims she can “see the future” but never does legitimate fortune-telling; a person with no scars whatsoever, not even an appendectomy scar, who nonetheless displays the behavioral patterns of someone abused for years; and a walking contradiction who gets “killed” by a bicycle, casually gets back up, then forgets to disguise herself while following someone 133Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 I Play Jack on Baker Street 在贝克街扮演杰克的我 [Five-in-one roleplay (history, Diao Wu, The End, JoJo, Fate. The fifth is the main reference; the others will become more prominent later in the story. If you’re in a hurry, you can always come back to it later) + The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (main) + Sherlock + transmigration + laid-back daily life + 5G internet surfing] [Uh, this story is packed with memes and wild ideas. It’s not just about jumping into a villain role, so if you’re only here for a highly intelligent villain, you might w 424Reads6.7Score110Shelves
- 16 Harry Potter: The Magic of Deduction HP：魔法演绎法 [Harry Potter + Sherlock Holmes + Holmes/Watson + Two Male Leads + Mystery + Magical Detective Fiction] John Watson received a letter from a relative he hadn’t heard from in a long time. The letter asked him to go to the Wu Orphanage in London and pick up a child. And just like that, he gained a wizard nephew and became an assistant to a certain detective. Content warnings: Lots of original ideas! Slow burn! Very slow pacing!! Amateur writing! This is a fantasy story, so expect plenty of s 1.2kReads8.5Score229Shelves
- 17 Sherlock: She’s a Little Goldfish 【神夏】她是一条小金鱼 Anna Brandt x Mycroft Holmes Mycroft discovered that the woman living next door to 221 was strange. She had no family, no friends, no lover, and lived like an invisible person. She was also full of secrets. She was perfect for keeping an eye on Sherlock. And so it proved: Anna was smarter, more capable, and kinder and more loyal than he had expected, and she did an outstanding job. The only problem was that she wanted neither money nor power. She wanted him. Things began to get complicated. The 8.5kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
- 18 A World-Hopping Journey: I Keep Hopping from World to World 综穿，我穿穿穿 A crossover series, including works from the US, Japan, and Korea. Both movies and books are fair game. Ideas for now [suggestions welcome]: Harry Potter, Sherlock Holmes, Marvel and DC, Hannibal, Titanic, Pirates of the Caribbean, Venom, Gotham The Scholar Who Walks the Night, White-Haired Ghost, Strangers from Hell, VIP, Geum Gwang-il 552Reads8.1Score120Shelves
- 19 Classic Novels Crossover: It All Begins with Sherlock Holmes 综名著：一切从福尔摩斯开始 [Quick Transmigration + Film, TV, Classic Literature, and Anime Worlds + Original Female Lead + No Fixed CP + Kairosoft Game System] Some worlds will have one female lead with multiple partners; I'll mark those, so feel free to skip them if that's not your thing. The female lead has a different name in each world and is never any of the original characters. In Pride and Prejudice, I start out as a baby, but my mother raises me as a boy. While worrying that I won't be able to keep up the act when 5.1kReads—Score469Shelves
- 20 Harry Potter: I Stole the Iron Throne Upon Enrolling at Hogwarts HP：入学霍格沃茨我抢了铁王座 [The Sherlock version of Holmes + the Humphrey family from YM/YPM + Harry Potter] A scientific genius from the future is reborn in a world where both science and the supernatural hold sway. What changes will they bring to this world? When magic collides with politics, who will emerge as the ultimate winner? A girl born into a powerful Muggle family inherits the bloodlines of two legendary wizards. What kind of upheaval will she bring to this world? Is she The Chosen One, or the one who will dest 1.1kReads—Score151Shelves
- 21 Classic Literature Crossover: Starting with Pride and Prejudice 综影视名著：从傲慢与偏见开始 Some pairings will be broken up, so please don't read if that bothers you~ The female lead isn't a strong woman, and she won't be put through misery. The male lead is chaste in both body and heart. The female lead puts herself first and is absolutely not a self-sacrificing saint. She loves herself more than anyone in the world. 1. Pride and Prejudice (Mary/Darcy) 2. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Ling Xi/Sherlock Holmes) 3. Harry Potter (Se Xifeier/Draco) 4. Twilight (Mu Yunqing/Caius) 5. Su 7.9kReads8.1Score419Shelves
- 22 Sherlock Holmes: Case Files of Unnameable Events 福尔摩斯：不可名状事件薄 When London's fog can no longer nourish his hungry mind, and every criminal mastermind's tricks have grown tedious, the world's greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes, sinks into unprecedented boredom and lethargy. Dr. Watson watches his friend with concern, powerless to stop his spirit from withering away. Then a breakthrough arrives in a way beyond all imagining. An inscrutable stranger knocks on the door of 221B Baker Street, bearing an invitation impossible to refuse: uncover the ultimate myste 5.8kReads8.9Score849Shelves
- 23 The Great Detective of Baker Street 贝克街的神探大人 The cold, sharp-tongued detective x an intern detective with a split personality. PS: This is a fanwork set in the world of the BBC series Sherlock. 1.1kReads9.0Score136Shelves
- 24 Western Crossover: Miss Watson of Baker Street 【综英美】住在贝克街的华生小姐 A Sherlock Holmes fanfic [female-oriented, not much detail on the cases] “Holmes, get those revolting bottles and jars out of my way.” “Holmes, if you blow up the house again, don’t expect me to go easy on you.” “Holmes…” Grace, Watson’s aunt, was the youngest of the older generation in the family. Unlike other women her age, she was bold and outspoken, and often refused to do things by the book. The only thing she truly cared about was her family. When she heard that her nephew, John Hamish Wat 1.4kReads8.5Score177Shelves
- 25 Sherlock: Surviving on Baker Street Thanks to the Floating Comments 夏洛克：人在贝克街苟活全靠弹幕 [British and American TV + on-screen comments + comedy + characters' mistaken assumptions + no romance in the main story + Sherlock] [Complete, so read without worry] (A quick warning to anyone considering this: this is a BBC Sherlock fanfic. The heroine is an office worker who survives by relying on on-screen comments, and she has no great abilities. The System is just a jerk. If that's not your thing, don't read it; cut your losses and leave. There's no need to waste time commenting to tell me 3.5kReads8.1Score399Shelves
- 26 Sherlock: My Partner Can Hear the Trash Can Chatter 夏洛克：我的搭档能听垃圾桶唠嗑 [Soul Transmigration + Golden Finger + Lighthearted + Mystery Solving + Personal Growth + Love Blossoms Over Time + Ordinary Female Lead] The fog of London can hide a killer’s footprints, but it can’t hide the fact that Zhang Shan, also known as Addie, can hear objects talk. A worn key wails as it accuses someone of murder. A bloodstained dagger snarls furiously, spitting out the killer’s name. Even Sherlock Holmes’s refrigerator complains every day: “He keeps putting all sorts of weird thin 7.9kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
- 27 Film and TV Crossover: Yuan Yi Ru Meng 综影视：元伊如梦 [Random Pairings] [Everyday Life] The first book, A Carefree Journey Through Film and TV, is much the same. Feel free to check it out if you're interested. The story travels through various little worlds, including anime and TV dramas. Each arc can be read on its own, so feel free to skip any you don't like. Most arcs have a CP, but they will definitely break up the original couples. 1. The Outcast: Xiao Zizai 2. The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng: Ye Gucheng 3. Journey to the West + Dream of the Red Cha 16.8kReads6.8Score765Shelves
- 28 The Nineteenth-Century Adventurer: A Crossover of Classic Novels 【综名著】十九世纪冒险家 Synopsis: [Main story complete, bonus chapters updating] [Pride and Prejudice + The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes + Titanic. The setting blends the Victorian era of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes with the other stories. Pairing: Sherlock Holmes] Li Li transmigrated to the year 1855 after an accident. She became Edith Bennet, the Bennet family's newly born sixth daughter from Pride and Prejudice. She's three years younger than Lydia, yet never appeared in the original novel. Li Li didn't dwell 26.1kReads8.8Score3kShelves
- 29 EN Western Crossover: How to Become Everyone's Favorite 综英美：万人迷是如何养成的 Tang Na was unlucky enough to be struck by a falling meteorite. By a twist of fate, her scattered brainwaves bound her to a Fan-Favorite System, giving her the chance to rebuild her body. With the System's help, she traveled through various worlds in the DC and Marvel universe to collect energy from the protagonists. What, you ask, how does she collect it? Hehe... By becoming friends with the protagonists, of course! [The heroine's journey from a complete nobody to everyone's favorite] [I'll cov 2.4kReads8.4Score199Shelves
- 30 Western Crossover: My Miserable Life as an International Student 【综英美】我的苦逼留学生涯 The main story has no romance. The final extra pairs the heroine with Sherlock (the BBC version). ※ The full title should really be My Unbelievably Miserable Study-Abroad Life, Where I Can’t Get By Without a Pocket Dimension: A Crossover of American and British Fandoms. Who says you only need a pocket dimension to stock up on supplies when the apocalypse is coming or you’re about to transmigrate? You need one to study abroad, too! When you’re already in a foreign country where gunfire and explos 5.7kReads9.2Score572Shelves
- 31 After Entering Sherlock Holmes, I Became a Literary Master 穿进福尔摩斯后，我成了文学巨匠 [No shipping or romance] [No System] [The protagonist's identity is never exposed in the main story] [Career] [Book Transmigration] [Literary plagiarism] [Classics] [Original Sherlock Holmes] [Victorian era] [Slow burn] [Slice of life] [Sickly protagonist] [Not a power fantasy] London, 1880. A public carriage stops in front of 221B Baker Street, and a pale, frail young man steps down. No one knows that one day he will become an uncrowned Poet Laureate, a science fiction giant, a master of fai 12.9kReads8.7Score968Shelves
- 32 Criminal Investigation: Major Crimes Unit, Part Two 刑侦之重案组第二部 Criminal investigation + no System + episodic cases + fast-paced A butcher’s killing spree on a rainy night brings Lin Mu, a former member of the Special Cases Investigation Team, back into action alongside top forensic pathologist Bai Miao. As they follow the clues, they discover the truth is far more complicated than it first appears. A mysterious hallucinogenic drug has surfaced again. Can they follow the trail this time and uncover who is pulling the strings...? 18.3kReads9.1Score2kShelves
- 33 Western Crossover: Everyone Loves Eulica 综英美：人人都爱尤莉卡 Warning: Not recommended. Contains extensive reinterpretations. Canon purists should steer clear. Reader-insert is fine, and pairings may be changed. Characters may be out of character. This is an early work. Written in 2020 and published in 2022. Since the interpretation of the tags has changed so much, I removed all tags and kept only the names of the movies or shows. Removing the tags does not mean I oppose reader-inserts; you can still read it that way. I removed them to avoid arguments, sin 7.4kReads8.8Score598Shelves
- 34 Genshin Impact: Give Everyone a Sherlock Holmes Shock 原神：给人们来点福尔摩斯震撼 [No heroine + protagonist falls into a pit + emotional gut punches + plot patching + devoted “mom friend”] Elyst is an ordinary private detective who somehow transmigrates to Teyvat and gains Sherlock Holmes’s powers of deduction. Broke and penniless, he decides to return to his old profession and give the clueless Fontaine people a taste of the Sherlock Holmes experience! Just as his career is getting started, the long-delayed “System” suddenly appears, bringing with it a backstory it has writt 16.7kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
- 35 Film and TV Crossover: A Jade Maiden's Affair 综影视：玉女情事 [Peerless beauty + sweet romance + Mary Sue + shamelessly adored by everyone + dreamlike fiction + money-loving couch potato who lies flat] Tang Yu makes a wish: if she can become a peerless beauty, she'll pay any price. Then Tang Yu starts completing missions with her System, traveling from one world to the next. This story is all about romance and pure Mary Sue wish fulfillment. Maybe she'll pursue a career in one world now and then, but most of the time she just lies flat. Life is exhausting. 42.3kReads8.5Score1.8kShelves
- 36 Red and White Wedding 红白囍 [Republican-era nostalgia + supernatural + two male leads + equally matched powerhouses + pure-hearted madmen] [Brilliant and passionate young diviner Tian Suanzi, Mu Geshen X cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside heir to a family of physicians, the saintly doctor Chai Shuxin] A funeral is mournful, a wedding joyful, I travel from the world of the living to the Yellow Springs, Prepare incense, candles, paper horses, and a bridal sedan, Lady Meng offers us the nuptial wine. White paper, red rob 50kReads9.7Score11.9kShelves
