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Finished “The Last Christmas” in one night. - JBK - 09-20-2019
God help me ...I think I’m in love with Madame de Medici.
Finished “The Last Christmas” in one night. - fpw - 09-26-2019
I am too.
Did you figure out the acrostic she sent Jack?
Madame de Medici is known to only a few – either dedicated fans of Sax Rohmer (those who have read beyond the Fu Manchu tales) or true aficionados of pulp fiction.
I am baffled as to why Madame de Medici fascinates me. Perhaps it’s the way Rohmer introduces her in his 1916 tale, “The Haunted Temple.” Perhaps it’s the way she winds through that story like some exotic serpent. She is timeless in her wisdom, ageless in her beauty, and inscrutable in her agenda.
She haunted me, and I could not resist adding to the de Medici canon. Although she was an instigating force in “Infernal Night,” I kept her on the periphery and gave her only two scenes. (During the writing, Heather had no idea who she was.)
After getting a feel for her during her guest appearance, I made her a major player in my Sherlock Holmes pastiche, “The Adventure of the Abu Qir Sapphire.” More than that, I made her a major player in the Secret History of the World.