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Originally Posted by nekokami
Sherlock Holmes fans (particularly those who like "A Scandal in Bohemia") might also like to check out Carole Nelson Douglas' Irene Adler books, which feature the woman who actually outsmarted Holmes in the above story. (In fact, much of the first book revolves around what led to the events covered in that story.)
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hmm... sounds quite interesting. have you read any of them ? can you comment on the style and the quality of the plot ? i'm intrigued, however in the past i've been very disappointed by books which picked up series whose original author was dead... most recently
Thrones, Dominations which is a book which actually was begun by Dorothy Sayers but completed by Jill Paton Walsh. she made a valiant effort, but i still found it a pale fascimile. i think she spent too much time explaining things which Sayers would have taken for granted, so it wouldn't have occurred to her to mention them. the effect is that rather than immersing yourself in a story, you feel as if you are reading
about a story, but you stay on the outside of it. it's like only reading the footnotes, or the commentary, never the actual text. i think it's probably a lot more difficult to try to write as someone else than as yourself. but i would be quite interested to know what other adventurous dealings Irene Adler was involved in so if you say they're well written i might try one out.