Well... it isn't signed to me...

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Just to explain this a bit. I've been a Sherlock Holmes fan since 8th grade, actually the summer before. Even though I had read The Speckled Band in English the year before, I saw what was probably an illegal copy of The Hound of the Baskervilles on TV when I was in New Jersey for vacation. The one with Basil Rathbone. Also in 8th grade Star Trek first aired. Yeah, the one with William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy and I then became a science fiction fan. So, whenever I see a Holmes/science fiction story, I'm sold! Amazon popped up a suggestion called: The Arrival - The Case of the Displaced Detective, I went and looked. Yeah, a Holmes/science fiction/mystery mashup. Its copyright date is 2011. So, I saw there was a used copy for sale for $11 or so. Okay, I'll get it, looks like the writer has written more and has other fiction as well. Now, Holmes is out of copyright so anyone can write fiction if they want to. My new, used book was delivered today. I eagerly cut the packaging and open the front cover and, there, on the title page is: "To Carol -- Keeping the memory evergreen!" and then her signature that is basically illegible. Her name is Stephanie Osborn. And this used copy is pristine! (It won't be after I'm finished with it, but...) I have quite a few signed books, but I've never bought one signed and from what I assume is Carol. Maybe they had a falling out? Maybe she's having to sell her treasured book collection to make ends meet? Whatever, I ended up with a signed book - I'm pretty happy.