I have met many ponies in my travels but none so singular as Rease, a consulting detective. A simple interview with him, in which I meant to document his techniques, secured my involvement in what had to be the most unique series of events that I had ever been a part of up until that point.
A curious case, involving the Brush Sisters' strange behavior, the maddening of a frosty pegasus, the rumored grudge of a charming unicorn, an amulet of unknown significance, and a Canis Minor.
I now, after all these years, bring these events to publication. This chronicling of one of the most peculiar of cases and the only pony, the most peculiar pony, who could resolve it.
- Parchment Pusher
Edited by PoisonClaw
Cover art amulet texture by Baby Boo circa 2012
Goodreads entry~
Kudos to you RQK. Sir Doyle would be proud. At first I was afraid you will simply ponify one of his works, but in the end, you did well. The story has all things pony in it, yet the methods and behaviour are so typical for Holmes. If you ever decide to write a sequel, I'll gladly read it
PS: I suggest you get rid of the "quote frame" in the description. It will be more pleasant for eyes.
This was a very fascinating read, and I am glad that I read it.
It's always good to meet another Sherlock Holmes lover, and you certainly did an excellent job with this character in his similarities to Holmes (plus, the references made me smile). I was a bit afraid at first that you were going to rehash a Holmes story, but you did something that was very original, and it worked beautifully. I do wish that Pusher had a bit more time to shine, but then again, that's the problem that Watson had in the original canon.
Were he alive to read this, Conan Doyle himself would likely be impressed. Well done!
This truly is an excellent story and quite the hidden gem.
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It's a little sad how rare pony mysteries are. Maybe authors are intimidated by the care it requires to keep all the facts straight and keep the solution fair.
I figured pretty early on that the two sisters were impersonating the third but it was still good to see everything come together. It's interesting you mention that this was first written in 2012; it displays its age of origin in a quite singular fashion, namely, having no acknowledgement of the existence of changelings -- a fact which I think improves the story, since that would be such an obvious answer and/or headfake if it came up at all.
Was good to meet you at EFNW, and thanks for writing!