Well, yes, Sherlock Holmes and Criminal Minds have something in common. Aside from the fact that SH is basically CM in Victorian England, the two male leads also seem to be a little bit in love with each other.
"What were you doing just now?"
Flushed, Reid said, "Thinking. Trying to make sense of the crime scenes. What Sherlock Holmes called ratiocination."
Hotcher's eyebrows went up. "Really? Is that what it's called?"
Was that sarcasm? A joke? Another sign of Hotchner's legendary missing-in-action sense of humor? It was spotted from time to time, like Bigfoot...
(Jump Cut, Max Allen Collins, pg 103)
In the the first CM novel called Jump Cut, Reid and Hotch actually bonded over Sherlock Holmes, which was epic in itself until the Sherlock Holmes movie came out and now I want CM/SH crossover fics. Because, come on, it's meant to be!
For
daylyn and
travelinthedark, I uploaded the "scans" from the novel for you. But as you know, my scanner died on me, so I used my camera instead, so forgive the weird lighting and my embarrassing bed sheets. - -''
Links for Book I:
- A zipped file (18 MB) : RapidShare (Sorry, I have an account there. It's the fastest way for me to upload big files.)
- 27 picture files (600-700 KB/pic) : PhotoBucket (guest passwd: publicstuff)
These include:
- Chapter One (character introduction from Hotch's POV)
- Chapter Four (SH references!)
- Epilogue (a nice Reid/Gideon moment)
I'll try my scanner again and if luck's on my side, I'll get you proper scans from this book and then the other two, but it might take me a while to look for H/R parts, which aren't that many anyway.
Well, enjoy I guess. I hope it'll fuel your plot bunnies and eventually get me that crossover fic! XD
EDIT :
So guess what? I skimmed CM book II Killer Profile and Hotch brought up Holmes again! (though not in the flirty way, sadly). And also, a possible H/R slashy goodness that happened for like five seconds, but the indication made up for the lack of H/R interaction in the book. Flip to page 171 and you'll see what I mean, hee.
Links for Book II:
These include:
- Chapter One : Hotch's marriage, Hotch on Reid, some Hotch/Morgan banter :D
- Chapter Four : Hotch talks about Holmes
- Page 170-173 : squint and you'll see H/R slash (I just realized I named the files wrong. Should be "170-171.jpg" and "172-173.jpg" instead.)
- Page 204-213 : Reid's POV (start at the end of page 205)
- Epilogue : Reid and Rossi playing chess
EDIT II :
Before we get on with Book III Finishing School, may I say that Hotch looked spectacularly hot in this week's episode? As for MGG's new and insanely cute haircut, I can't wait for the team reactions. I imagine some comments would be made and some actions taken, lol. No doubt the guy's been kidnapped twice. Just look at him!
On to the book, this one doesn't have real H/R goodness, but there are some nice (and funny) moments from the two of them. Also I liked the team dynamic in this one. BAU banters FTW!
Links for Book III:
These include:
- Chapter One : Case introduction from JJ's POV
- Chapter Two : Fun BAU time at breakfast :D
- Page 78-89 : Hotch/Reid/Prentiss & the cookies \o/
- Page 143-149 & 216-222 : Reid's POV & Reid's thoughts on Hotch at the very end
- Epilogue : Baby talk between JJ/Prentiss/Hotch + some H/R if you wear magic glasses :D
That's it. My scanner is still in the shop and since it's a very long holiday here, I don't think I'm gonna see it anytime soon. - -''
Thanks for all the H/R squees. They're hard to come by these days. I'm looking forward to CM/SH fics from you guys while I'll try to write something readable and H/R for a change.