Playing the Game
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Sequel to "The Woman Who Beat You" (you don't really need to read it first, but there're references to it) set in the two years after Sherlock fakes his death.
Sherlock Holmes is staying with Miss Irene Adler while taking down Moriarty's network. He doesn't anticipate how close this will bring them... And how hard it will make it to be apart...
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