Darlene Cypser has been an avid follower of Sherlock Holmes for over 30
years. She is a member of a number of Sherlockian groups including Dr.
Watson's Neglected Patients (which she currently heads), the Hudson
Valley Sciontists and The Hounds of the Internet. The Baker Street
Journal (the official publication of the Baker Street Irregulars)
published two articles that she wrote about the Sherlock Holmes stories
in the 1980s. Her first Sherlock Holmes novel was The Crack in the Lens
which is followed by The Consulting Detective Trilogy.