Dear Holmesians,
 
I wish you all a very happy and delightful Friendship Day. And though we are
separated from one another by space and time, I hope we can continue to stay in
touch for a long, long time to come.
 
Have any of you read the works of Rodrigues Ottolengui (1861-1937)? Apparently,
he is connected to Sir ACD in that he was a dentist who used to write detective
stories while awaiting patients just like Doyle. He created a professional
detective, Jack Barnes, and an amateur, Leroy Mitchel, both of whom on occasion
sent each other prospective clients.
 
I accidentally happened upon him while reading a collection called Classic
Mystery Stories edited by Douglas G. Greene (Dover Thrift Edition). I'm still in
the process of reading it, so I'll let you know of any other detectives worth
discussing once I'm through.
 
 
Sridhar

















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