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holmestice2023-12-07 11:05 pm
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Fic for Tadhana_writes: A Problem of Trust
Title: A Problem of Trust
Recipient: (AO3) tadhana_writes ; (DW) tadhana_writess
Author:graycardinal
Verse: ACD
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mycroft Holmes; Sherlock Holmes & John Watson
Rating: all ages
Words: ~1900
Warnings: none
Summary:
The astute reader may wonder why neither Watson nor his literary agent were ever brought to court by Professor Moriarty or his relations. The truly serious reader is likely to ask the more intriguing question: given the sterling public reputation ascribed to the professor, and the care which Moriarty took to protect it, why would he, his heirs, or his business associates not take legal action against Watson and Conan Doyle?
Some few of those devoted to the close study of Watson’s writings have deduced the answer. Insofar as I am aware, however, no one has ever satisfactorily explained who – or why – someone might have chosen to invent Moriarty in the first place.
Read on AO3: A Problem of Trust
Recipient: (AO3) tadhana_writes ; (DW) tadhana_writess
Author:
graycardinalVerse: ACD
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mycroft Holmes; Sherlock Holmes & John Watson
Rating: all ages
Words: ~1900
Warnings: none
Summary:
The astute reader may wonder why neither Watson nor his literary agent were ever brought to court by Professor Moriarty or his relations. The truly serious reader is likely to ask the more intriguing question: given the sterling public reputation ascribed to the professor, and the care which Moriarty took to protect it, why would he, his heirs, or his business associates not take legal action against Watson and Conan Doyle?
Some few of those devoted to the close study of Watson’s writings have deduced the answer. Insofar as I am aware, however, no one has ever satisfactorily explained who – or why – someone might have chosen to invent Moriarty in the first place.
Read on AO3: A Problem of Trust