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wait how did i not know of this?

A Study in Emerald“ is a short alternate-reality Sherlock Holmes story written by British author Neil Gaiman. It was first published in Shadows Over Baker Street, a collection of Sherlock Holmes short stories set against the backdrop of H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos.  

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Won the Hugo award, too. And caused my investiture into the Baker Street Irregulars. Here: it’s up for you to read at neilgaiman.com – http://www.neilgaiman.com/mediafiles/exclusive/shortstories/emerald.pdf