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A Study in Mint

by 20percentCujo
Projecting the skills and expertise of legendary detective Sherlock Holmes onto a talking unicorn named Lyra.

"My name is Lyra Heartstrings, and I work as a consulting detective. The only one to be precise, I invented the job. Whatever strange crime or mystery there is that neither you nor the police succeed to unravel may well be solved with my assistance. Should you consider it necessary, give me a call. You know where to find me."

Following the suggestion of an old friend, a young Appleloosa mare decides to share a small Ponyville apartment with one of the locals. Soon after, her new flatmate turns out to be the most interesting, yet somewhat disturbing mare she'll ever meet.

And whether that's a good or bad thing has yet to be determined.

Cover art by derpiihooves

This story will be deleted on December 1st. For more information, please refer to this blog post.

Teen
Complete
Alternate Universe
Comedy
Adventure
Crossover
 

41081 words: Estimated about 3 hours to read

10 Chapters:

  1. I. Miss Lyra Heartstrings 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    4281
  2. II. How I Became a Resident of Ponyville 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    3946
  3. III. Friends and Enemies 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    3849
  4. IV. Lyra Gets on a Case 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    2729
  5. V. One Dead Apple 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    4754
  6. VI. A Note in the Papers 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    4792
  7. VII. Time Turner Unravels Another Mystery 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    3439
  8. VIII. The Science of Deduction 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    3465
  9. IX. The Truth of the Matter 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    7899
  10. X. Retrospection 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
    1927