Exploits of Solar Pons - Four Novellas Author:Basil Copper Contains four previously unpublished long stories by Basil Copper in the style of August Derleth. The detective Solar Pons was originally created by August Derleth and based on Sherlock Holmes (names and biographical details were changed, and the setting moved from the Victorian period to the 1920's): on Derleth's death, Arkham House authorised ... more »British author Basil Copper to continue the series. Copper's stories are longer in length than any of Derleth's.