In these stories, the lives and backstories of the men of Scotland Yard are revealed, presented in a very authentic manner that shows Wilson’s amazing knowledge of the period. And once these stories are encountered, the reader will like him too, and never see him the same way again. Wilson chose the name “Geoffrey” for him, not because she liked that name, but because she didn’t, thereby causing her to work harder to understand him and present him favorably. The main figure of these tales is Inspector G. The Watson shown here is a very deep individual who hides his own light under a bushel but never fails to be a hero as well. Rather, he is a gifted and intelligent doctor and former military officer who has earned the regard of all the Yarders. More importantly, Watson – as presented in these stories – was not a Nigel Bruce-like “Uncle John” bumbler or figure for comedy. And that wasn’t a problem, because they respected each other, and even had a sort of friendship. They were the professionals, and he was the gifted amateur. They didn’t resent Holmes, although they did realise that his responsibilities were upon different lines. They weren’t clichéd bumblers that so often appear in pastiches, but rather knowledgeable officers who were serious about their very difficult jobs. Lestrade, Gregson, Bradstreet, Hopkins, Jones, Youghal, and others. They were stories of the Scotland Yarders, the ones that we knew from the Holmes stories. I’ve been reading and collecting thousands of Sherlock Holmes stories since the mid-1970’s, and I had never read anything like what she was writing. “In October 2008, after reading the works of Marcia Wilson on a fan fiction website, I was moved to write a fan letter. Sherlockian editor David Marcum reviews the latest Holmes novel from Marcia Wilson.
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