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[guest post by Laurie King] Laurie R. King’s Knave of Diamonds (June 10) finds the world’s greatest detective—and her husband, Sherlock Holmes—involved in an infamous Irish crime. And up to their necks in hounds… Dogs are great. I mean, I’m more of a cat person, but dogs can be both good company and valuable partners—fictional…

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Channeling Holmes

[My introduction to the 2012 Edgar Awards program guide, which I edited this year. The quotes are from authors, booksellers and librarians from the pieces they wrote on Holmes for the program.] Aren’t we all? The Sherlock Holmes canon has long been subject to assiduous mining by laborers in literature and film. Steve Hockensmith says,…

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