THE CHANDELIER BID
BY ROSE BIGGIN & KEIR COOPER (pUB. 2025 )
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“From the private papers of Irene Adler.
Undated; from its tone, possibly intended for posthumous publication. It is in that hope, in any case, that we reproduce it here.” Featuring the indomitable star of stage and page,as she is approached by an aesthetically-blocked Sherlock Holmes to solve an artful mystery...why is there public adulation for the questionable paintings of W. Bart? A short story collaboration (6,200 words) written by Rose Biggin & Keir Cooper. REVIEWS "The Chandelier Bid is perhaps a standout example of how Biggin’s stories work by revealing to us the full beauty of perspectives we’ve hitherto only been dimly aware of. So, as Adler ‘helps’ Holmes with a case, the giddiness we experience is due to the entire world tilting on its axis. Poetic Justice is what determines the stakes. The shackles of tradition are shrugged off and a playful, teasing, knowing sensibility is released." Nick Hubble, Parsec Magazine "I loved the way this story explored Holmes’ weaknesses & Adler’s strengths … there’s both a mystery here and a discussion on how art works so this is not your usual Holmesian tale and it works very well because of that … a pure delight of storytelling. Very strongly recommended!" Runalong the Shelves Published in: Make-Belive and Artifice NewCon Press (2025) Previous publication: The Book of Extraordinary New Shelock Holmes Stories Ed. Maxim Jakubowski Abaddon (2020) Words - 6,200 |
