#2 in the series of Solar Pons books. Pons is a successor to Sherlock Holmes and the books are part homage and part pastiche of the Great One.

Only Watson himself could distinguish between the footsteps of Pons or Holmes. If you've not yet joined the chase, you are about to discover new joy in a tradition that, alas, has disappeared. Come, the game is afoot! 1."Introduction", by Edgar W. Smith 2."The Adventure of the Lost Dutchman" 3."The Adventure of the Devil's Footprints" 4."The Adventure of the Dorrington Inheritance" 5."The Adventure of the 'Triple Kent'" 6."The Adventure of the Rydberg Numbers" 7."The Adventure of the Grice-Paterson Curse" 8."The Adventure of the Stone of Scone" 9."The Adventure of the Remarkable Worm" 10."The Adventure of the Penny Magenta" 11."The Adventure of the Trained Cormorant" 12."The Adventure of the Camberwell Beauty" 13."The Adventure of the Little Hangman" 14."The Adventure of the Swedenborg Signatures"

Pinnacle paperback edition of original 1961 publication. 1."Introduction, by Anthony Boucher 2."The Adventure of the Mazarine Blue" 3."The Adventure of the Hats of M. Dulac" 4."The Adventure of the Mosaic Cylinders" 5."The Adventure of the Praed Street Irregulars" 6."The Adventure of the Cloverdale Kennels" 7."The Adventure of the Black Cardinal" 8."The Adventure of the Troubled Magistrate" 9."The Adventure of the Blind Clairaudient" 10."A Chronology of Solar Pons", by Robert Patrick

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Who Done It? Mr. Fairlie set out for London but never reached his destination. His dead body was found en route and in the lining of his hat was the address of . . . Solar Pons! No one had any evident motive to kill Jonas Fairlie—but someone did. This wasn't the first time this clever killer had slain and it wouldn't be the last—unless the master of detection, Solar Pons, could stop him. Why was Mr. Fairlie carrying Pons' address? And who was this murderer whose killings were planned with utmost care? These were the related puzzles laid before Solar Pons within hours of the discovery of Fairlie's murder .

Solar Pons draws thoughtfully at his pipe, his keen eyes fixed on the door to his quarters at No. 7B Praed Street. In a moment a visitor will arrive—once again setting the game afoot. When August Derleth inherited the mantle of Arthur Conan Doyle, he created in Solar Pons a detective who genius cannot be matched—perhaps not even by Holmes himself? In these ten superbly crafted adventures, Solar Pons' deductive cunning slices through the tangles of the most bizarre episodes of his career. "Introduction" by Allen J. Hubin "The Adventure of the Red Leech" "The Adventure of the Orient Express" "The Adventure of the Golden Bracelet" "The Adventure of the Shaplow Millions" "The Adventure of the Benin Bronze" "The Adventure of the Missing Tenants" "The Adventure of the Aluminum Crutch" "The Adventure of the Seven Sisters" "The Adventure of the Bishop's Companion" "The Adventure of the Unique Dickensians"

August Derleth created in Solar Pons a detective whose genius cannot be matched, perhaps not even by Sherlock Holmes himself. Now the pen has passed into the hand of the noted British author Basil Copper. Here are six superbly crafted tales of suspense in the best tradition of Solar Pons. Come to Number 7B Praed Street, where the master awaits. "The Adventure of the Perplexed Photographer" "The Adventure of the Sealed Spire" "The Adventure of the Six Gold Doubloons" "The Adventure of the Ipi Idol" "The Adventure of Buffington Old Grange" "The Adventure of the Hammer of Hate".

In this further volume we again join Solar Pons, the latter-day Sherlock Holmes, and his colleague, Dr. Lyndon Parker, as they solve another four puzzling cases. "The Adventure of the Shaft of Death" "The Adventure of the Defeated Doctor" "The Adventure of the Surrey Sadist" "The Adventure of the Missing Student".

"The Adventure of the Crawling Horror" "The Adventure of the Anguished Actor" "The Adventure of the Ignored Idols" "The Adventure of the Horrified Heiress"

"The Adventure of the Haunted Rectory" "The Adventure of the Singular Sandwich" "Murder at the Zoo" "The Adventure of the Frightened Governess"

"The Adventure of the Callous Colonel" "The Adventure of the Phantom Face" "The Adventure of the Verger’s Thumb" "Death at the Metropole" Cover Illustration: Stefanie Hawks

"The Adventure of the Cursed Curator" "The Adventure of the Hound of Hell" "The Adventure of the Mad Millionaire" "The Adventure of the Singular Sandwich" [Alternate Version]

Solar Pons was created by August Derleth in the 1920s as a continuation of the Sherlock Holmes canon. Derleth, who famously created Arkham House Publishing to preserve the writings of his friend, author HP Lovecraft, had corresponded with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, asking whether Doyle would be providing any new Holmes adventures. When Doyle said no, Derleth determined to write some himself. However, instead of writing more Holmes tales, Derleth came up with Solar Pons, a detective very similar to Holmes, and Dr. Lyndon Parker, his Dr. Watson. Eventually, between the 1920’s and his death in 1971, Derleth wrote over seventy Pons tales, set in that period between the end of World War I and 1939. “Now, meet Solar Pons, the Pride of Praed Street . . . The Master is not too visible – that is, to the naked eye. But you will feel his dynamic presence once again . . . Yes, dear reader, but turn a page, and again – the game is afoot!” – Ellery Queen Bestselling Sherlock Holmes author David Marcum continues The Pontine Canon with twelve new Pons adventures: • The Adventure of the Doctor’s Box • The Park Lane Solution • The Poe Problem • The Singular Affair of the Blue Girl • The Plight of the American Driver • The Adventure of the Blood Doctor • The Additional Heirs • The Horror of St. Anne’s Row • The Adventure of the Failed Fellowship • The Adventure of the Obrisset Snuffbox • The Folio Matter • The Affair of the Distasteful Society Additionally, this volume contains a bonus Sherlock Holmes adventure, the author’s Solar Pons origin story, “The Adventure of the Other Brother”, forewords from noted Ponsians, and Appendices. Join us at 7B Praed Street, where Solar Pons and Dr. Parker are about to begin their next adventure. The game is afoot! “[Solar Pons is] a clever impersonator, with a twinkle in his eye, which tells us that he knows that he is not Sherlock Holmes, and knows that we know it, but he hopes we will like him anyway for what he symbolizes . . . The best substitute for Sherlock Holmes known.” – Vincent Starrett