Richard Lancelyn Green bol britský učenec, ktorý sa špecializoval na Arthura Conana Doyla a Sherlocka Holmesa. Všeobecne bol považovaný za popredného svetového odborníka na tieto témy. Jeho rozsiahle znalosti a precízne skúmanie literárneho dedičstva sa odrazili v jeho hlbokom záujme o tieto postavy a ich tvorcu. Greenov prínos spočíval v jeho schopnosti objasniť zložitosť a nuansy, ktoré definujú svet Sherlocka Holmesa a jeho tvorcu.
Many writers have revisited the Reichenbach Falls in the hope of summoning up the ghost of Sherlock Holmes. Now Richard Lancelyn Green has succeeded triumphantly with this collection of stories by expert writers of the calibre of Ronald Knox and Julian Symons. Designed not to compete with or parody the original, but rather to reflect and enhance the achievements of the great detective.
Short plays, jottings, parodies and self-parodies are gathered in this volume which is designed to help readers gain an insight into the background of the Sherlock Holmes stories. An introduction reveals the sources on which the author drew.