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Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. He was recently at the poisoned pen to discuss books with barbara peters. Posted on november 2, 2019 updated on november 1, 2019. Jul 01, 2011 nicholas meyer is the author of three successful sherlock holmes pastiches. If youre a sherlock holmes fan, you might remember nicholas meyers bestseller, the sevenpercentsolution. It is written as a pastiche of a sherlock holmes adventure, and was adapted for the cinema in 1976. John watson delaying the publication of their last adventure for ten years until the great detective and an anonymous third party have passed away. The sevenpercent solution by nicholas meyer goodreads. The seven per cent solution from the memoirs of john h.
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