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. A pastiche of the traditional Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, it is a sequel to the 1975 novel '' A Three-Pipe Problem''.Mason, Bill. ''A Holmes by Any Other Name''.

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Plot

Sheridan Haynes, now famous for playing Holmes in a series of television adaptations, is invited to Castle Baskerville by Warren Waymark to perform some scenes in character. The eccentric millionaire Waymark, a fanatical Sherlockian, is a collector of anything related to the detective. Before his visit, Haynes is approached by a man claiming to have a genuine copy of previously unknown original Doyle story which he wants to sell to Waymark.

References

Bibliography

*Reilly, John M. ''Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers''. Springer, 2015. p. 300. . . * * Walsdorf, John J. & Allen, Bonnie J. ''Julian Symons: A Bibliography''. Oak Knoll Press, 1996. 1988 British novels Novels by Julian Symons British detective novels British crime novels British mystery novels Novels set in London Macmillan Publishers books Sherlock Holmes novels Sherlock Holmes pastiches Sequel novels {{1980s-novel-stub