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dogandmonkeyshowTitle: Rigging screws, size 1 3/8 inch, galvanised
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legionseaglelj (AJHall)
Characters/relationships: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, original characters
Rating: PG-13/Teen+
Archive warnings: None apply
Word count: 15,250
Author's summary:
"How's a woman supposed to prove her husband's a murderer, dammit?"
On the eve of a planned voyage to Brittany, Marjorie Jameson starts her day with no problems more pressing than forcing a boatyard to do an emergency repair to the family yacht. A chance encounter at the Cowes hi-speed ferry terminal begins to unravel a web of conspiracy and murder, with her charming, untrustworthy husband Julian right at the centre and Marjorie as the next intended victim.
But no-one's going to trust the word of an aging housewife whose complaints of abuse the police have previously dismissed as delusions.
Introductory notes: For a number of reasons, this is one of the most interesting fics I've read in Sherlock fandom. It features a diverting little case, Sherlock and John on a road trip, and one of the rarest creatures in fanfic: an engaging and sympathetic original character, from whose point of view the story is told.
This fic is particularly engaging for me as a reader because it is so outside the norms of Sherlock fanfic. As I stated in my nomination post: There are a lot of points worth discussing about this fic, especially in regards to how it contravenes fandom conventions but is still a very satisfying read as a fanwork: the original character POV, the use of a non-London location, the nature of the case itself, and Sherlock's position within the fic, to begin with.
A note from the mods: This discussion is publicly visible. This means that anyone, not just members of the community, will be able to read the discussions. It remains the case that only members of the comm will be able to post to the discussion. We are doing this because we want the folks who are looking for our brand of thoughtful discussion to know that they can find it here!
( Notes for non-member readers )
Below are six discussion areas to kick things off, each with two or more questions. These reflect the points about the story that I find interesting and worthy of discussion; if there's an element of the story that you think is worthy of a separate discussion thread, please let me know via LJ message. If I get multiple requests on the same topic, I'll add a discussion thread for it, so that other folks can easily find the conversation.
Cheers!
( Discussion subjects and questions )
Author:
legionseaglelj (AJHall)Characters/relationships: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, original characters
Rating: PG-13/Teen+
Archive warnings: None apply
Word count: 15,250
Author's summary:
"How's a woman supposed to prove her husband's a murderer, dammit?"
On the eve of a planned voyage to Brittany, Marjorie Jameson starts her day with no problems more pressing than forcing a boatyard to do an emergency repair to the family yacht. A chance encounter at the Cowes hi-speed ferry terminal begins to unravel a web of conspiracy and murder, with her charming, untrustworthy husband Julian right at the centre and Marjorie as the next intended victim.
But no-one's going to trust the word of an aging housewife whose complaints of abuse the police have previously dismissed as delusions.
Introductory notes: For a number of reasons, this is one of the most interesting fics I've read in Sherlock fandom. It features a diverting little case, Sherlock and John on a road trip, and one of the rarest creatures in fanfic: an engaging and sympathetic original character, from whose point of view the story is told.
This fic is particularly engaging for me as a reader because it is so outside the norms of Sherlock fanfic. As I stated in my nomination post: There are a lot of points worth discussing about this fic, especially in regards to how it contravenes fandom conventions but is still a very satisfying read as a fanwork: the original character POV, the use of a non-London location, the nature of the case itself, and Sherlock's position within the fic, to begin with.
A note from the mods: This discussion is publicly visible. This means that anyone, not just members of the community, will be able to read the discussions. It remains the case that only members of the comm will be able to post to the discussion. We are doing this because we want the folks who are looking for our brand of thoughtful discussion to know that they can find it here!
( Notes for non-member readers )
Below are six discussion areas to kick things off, each with two or more questions. These reflect the points about the story that I find interesting and worthy of discussion; if there's an element of the story that you think is worthy of a separate discussion thread, please let me know via LJ message. If I get multiple requests on the same topic, I'll add a discussion thread for it, so that other folks can easily find the conversation.
Cheers!
( Discussion subjects and questions )
