▁cre ator , ▁Sir ▁Arthur ▁Con an ▁Do yle , ▁he ▁adm ired ▁greatly . ▁These ▁included ▁one ▁published ▁novel ▁as ▁well ▁( Mr . ▁Fair lie ' s ▁Final ▁J our ney ). ▁The ▁series ▁features ▁a ▁( S her lock ▁Hol mes - sty led ) ▁British ▁detect ive ▁named ▁Sol ar ▁P ons , ▁of ▁Pra ed ▁Street ▁in ▁London . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁greatly ▁adm ired ▁by ▁such ▁notable ▁writers ▁and ▁critics ▁of ▁mystery ▁and ▁detect ive ▁fiction ▁as ▁Ell ery ▁Queen ▁( Fre der ic ▁D ann ay ), ▁Anthony ▁B ouch er , ▁Vincent ▁Star rett ▁and ▁Howard ▁Hay craft . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁volume ▁The ▁Mis ad vent ures ▁of ▁Sher lock ▁Hol mes , ▁Ell ery ▁Queen ▁wrote ▁of ▁Der le th ' s ▁The ▁Nor cross ▁R iddle , ▁an ▁early ▁P ons ▁story : ▁" How ▁many ▁bud ding ▁authors , ▁not ▁even ▁old ▁enough ▁to ▁vote , ▁could ▁have ▁captured ▁the ▁spirit ▁and ▁atmosphere ▁with ▁as ▁much ▁f idel ity ?" ▁Queen ▁adds , ▁"... and ▁his ▁choice ▁of ▁the ▁eu ph onic ▁Sol ar ▁P ons ▁is ▁an ▁appe aling ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁fasc in ating ▁l ore ▁of ▁Sher lock ian ▁nom en cl ature ." ▁ ▁Vincent ▁Star rett , ▁in ▁his ▁for ew ord ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁edition ▁of ▁The ▁Case book ▁of ▁Sol ar ▁P ons , ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁series ▁is ▁"... as ▁spark ling ▁a ▁galax