Hello my lovelies, I hope you’re well! I’m very excited to announce that things are progressing well for Book Two of Hermann Gottlieb: Consulting Detective, my Newmann Victorian detective AU. I’ve written over 100 pages, and with just a few more things to lock in, I’m almost ready to start posting. I wanted to share a little WIP Wednesday snippet… nothing that spoils any of the mystery, of course, just something to set the tone. I’ll be doing more of these as I go, but without further ado, here’s a wee excerpt from chapter one…
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The following morning, the storm had not abated in the slightest. As Gottlieb fastened his Inverness cape about his shoulders, Newton stood by the window looking out and shaking his head.
“It’s an unlucky thing we have to turn out to-day,” he said distractedly. “The weather is the most savage I’ve seen.”
“This is London,” Gottlieb said dryly, fixing his top hat upon his head. “Wait a bit and you will see worse.”
At this, the doctor chuckled, then flung his gaze back over his shoulder, looking Gottlieb up and down as he did. “The rain is still coming down in droves. Your usual top hat will get blown clean off your head in this squall.”
“Yes, well, be that as it may, I do not have another,” the detective declared, accompanying the statement with a dismissive gesture of his cane. “In fact, were it not considered improper for a gentleman to be seen in public without a hat, I would never bother with it. It is an absurd societal construct, nothing more. Not to mention,” he cleared his throat and added, somewhat as an aside, “none of them suit me at all.”
“Well, that’s another one of the vast differences between us,” Newton said, fixing the taller man with a winsome grin as he donned his bowler hat and slid his index finger along the brim. “I look marvellous in a hat.”
Gottlieb sighed audibly with a muttered, “If you say so,” under his breath— although he couldn't fully deny the truth of the matter. The hat did rather suit the doctor, although Gottlieb supposed the man would most likely look comely in any accoutrement of his choosing.
“I’m certain I could find a hat to suit you,” Newton proclaimed, abandoning the window view to gather up and sling on his coat.
“Please refrain,” Gottlieb replied with no small measure of aridity. “It would be a terrible waste of time and money.”
“Well, then I suggest you hang onto your hat, my man,” Newton chuckled as they descended the stairs and stepped out into the storming street outside to hail a fortuitously-timed hansom cab that had just turned the corner and begun clomping up the muddy road.
Hermann Gottlieb: Consulting Detective by Bitmeddler
Book one complete and available to read on Ao3 with select chapters beautifully illustrated by the incredible foxglovecove!
A Newmann (Newt Geiszler x Hermann Gottlieb) Victorian Alternate Universe Sherlock Holmes-inspired mystery slow-burn romance.
When Hermann Gottlieb, the world’s only consulting detective, receives a letter from American doctor Newton Geiszler, their correspondence sparks the joint investigation of a series of happenings that take them into the fog shrouded world of the capital’s criminal underbelly. A Pacific Rim adventure mystery set in the gas-lit streets of Victorian London.
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Hermann Gottlieb: Consulting Detective
***New Chapter Posted***
Chapter 10: The Five Fragments: The American League
Chapter Summary: A troubling development reveals that the mysterious lodger’s life may be in mortal danger. Meanwhile, Vic Tunari, the owner of Coyote Tango Bourbon, tells the strange tale of the unusual business proposition he received which appears to be linked to the case.
Category + Rating: M/M (Mature)
Relationships: Newton Geiszler / Hermann Gottlieb (Pacific Rim)
Tags: Alternate Universe - Sherlock Holmes setting but with Pacific Rim characters; Alternate Universe - Historical; Alternate Universe - Victorian; Alternate Universe - Detectives; First Meetings; Developing Relationship; Passionate and Fascinating Exchange of Letters; Slow Build; Slow Burn; Getting Together; Pining; Falling In Love; Eventual Relationships; Mystery; Murder Mystery; Action/Adventure; Adventure & Romance; 221B Baker Street; Eventual Happy Ending
Story summary: When Hermann Gottlieb, the world’s only consulting detective, receives a letter from American doctor Newton Geiszler, their correspondence sparks the joint investigation of a series of happenings that take them into the fog shrouded world of the capital’s criminal underbelly. A Pacific Rim adventure mystery set in the gas-lit streets of Victorian London.
Chapter Summary: The joint mysteries of Saint Frances Bridge House, the cloistered lodger and the American League finally converge with unexpected consequences as the veil is pulled back to reveal a deeper connection to London’s hidden criminal underworld.
Category + Rating: M/M (Mature)
Relationships: Newton Geiszler / Hermann Gottlieb (Pacific Rim)
Tags: Alternate Universe - Sherlock Holmes setting but with Pacific Rim characters; Alternate Universe - Historical; Alternate Universe - Victorian; Alternate Universe - Detectives; First Meetings; Developing Relationship; Passionate and Fascinating Exchange of Letters; Slow Build; Slow Burn; Getting Together; Pining; Falling In Love; Eventual Relationships; Mystery; Murder Mystery; Action/Adventure; Adventure & Romance; 221B Baker Street; Eventual Happy Ending
Story summary: When Hermann Gottlieb, the world’s only consulting detective, receives a letter from American doctor Newton Geiszler, their correspondence sparks the joint investigation of a series of happenings that take them into the fog shrouded world of the capital’s criminal underbelly. A Pacific Rim adventure mystery set in the gas-lit streets of Victorian London.
***The final chapter of Book One! First story arc now complete***
Chapter 13: A Tale of Two Brothers
Summary: Gottlieb finally tells Dr. Geiszler the history of what happened on that fateful night at the Shadwell docks.
Category + Rating: M/M (Mature)
Relationships: Newton Geiszler / Hermann Gottlieb (Pacific Rim)
Tags: Alternate Universe - Sherlock Holmes setting but with Pacific Rim characters; Alternate Universe - Historical; Alternate Universe - Victorian; Alternate Universe - Detectives; First Meetings; Developing Relationship; Passionate and Fascinating Exchange of Letters; Slow Build; Slow Burn; Getting Together; Pining; Falling In Love; Eventual Relationships; Mystery; Murder Mystery; Action/Adventure; Adventure & Romance; 221B Baker Street; Eventual Happy Ending
Story summary: When Hermann Gottlieb, the world’s only consulting detective, receives a letter from American doctor Newton Geiszler, their correspondence sparks the joint investigation of a series of happenings that take them into the fog shrouded world of the capital’s criminal underbelly. A Pacific Rim adventure mystery set in the gas-lit streets of Victorian London.
See you for more adventures and mystery in Book Two! Coming soon…
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the
Organization for Transformative Works
Hermann Gottlieb: Consulting Detective
***New Chapter Posted***
Chapter 5: A Study in Sapphire: Murder at Saint Frances Bridge House
Chapter Summary: Gottlieb follows a number of threads to build a profile of the trespasser. Dr. Geiszler sets up his home laboratory to test the sample collected at the crime scene, revealing a troubling fact about the blue poison.
Category + Rating: M/M (Mature)
Relationships: Newton Geiszler / Hermann Gottlieb (Pacific Rim)
Tags: Alternate Universe - Sherlock Holmes setting but with Pacific Rim characters; Alternate Universe - Historical; Alternate Universe - Victorian; Alternate Universe - Detectives; First Meetings; Developing Relationship; Passionate and Fascinating Exchange of Letters; Slow Build; Slow Burn; Getting Together; Pining; Falling In Love; Eventual Relationships; Mystery; Murder Mystery; Action/Adventure; Adventure & Romance; 221B Baker Street; Eventual Happy Ending
Story summary: When Hermann Gottlieb, the world’s only consulting detective, receives a letter from American doctor Newton Geiszler, their correspondence sparks the joint investigation of a series of happenings that take them into the fog shrouded world of the capital’s criminal underbelly. A Pacific Rim adventure mystery set in the gas-lit streets of Victorian London.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the
Organization for Transformative Works
Hermann Gottlieb: Consulting Detective
***New Chapter Posted***
Chapter 6: A Study in Sapphire: The Emblem
Chapter Summary: The autopsy uncovers a strange tattooed symbol upon the deceased’s forearm which brings to light an unexpected revelation about the venerable Dr. Newton Geiszler.
Category + Rating: M/M (Mature)
Relationships: Newton Geiszler / Hermann Gottlieb (Pacific Rim)
Tags: Alternate Universe - Sherlock Holmes setting but with Pacific Rim characters; Alternate Universe - Historical; Alternate Universe - Victorian; Alternate Universe - Detectives; First Meetings; Developing Relationship; Passionate and Fascinating Exchange of Letters; Slow Build; Slow Burn; Getting Together; Pining; Falling In Love; Eventual Relationships; Mystery; Murder Mystery; Action/Adventure; Adventure & Romance; 221B Baker Street; Eventual Happy Ending
Story summary: When Hermann Gottlieb, the world’s only consulting detective, receives a letter from American doctor Newton Geiszler, their correspondence sparks the joint investigation of a series of happenings that take them into the fog shrouded world of the capital’s criminal underbelly. A Pacific Rim adventure mystery set in the gas-lit streets of Victorian London.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the
Organization for Transformative Works
Hermann Gottlieb: Consulting Detective
***New Chapter Posted***
Chapter Two: Letters I
Chapter Summary: Hermann Gottlieb receives a peculiar missive from an American doctor and toxicologist affiliated with the fledgling Massachusetts Institute of Technology which inspires a passionate and fascinating exchange.
Category + Rating: M/M (Mature)
Relationships: Newton Geiszler / Hermann Gottlieb (Pacific Rim)
Current Word Count: 3,000
Tags: Alternate Universe - Sherlock Holmes setting but with Pacific Rim characters; Alternate Universe - Historical; Alternate Universe - Victorian; Alternate Universe - Detectives; First Meetings; Developing Relationship; Passionate and Fascinating Exchange of Letters; Slow Build; Slow Burn; Getting Together; Pining; Falling In Love; Eventual Relationships; Mystery; Murder Mystery; Action/Adventure; Adventure & Romance; 221B Baker Street; Eventual Happy Ending
Story summary: When Hermann Gottlieb, the world’s only consulting detective, receives a letter from American doctor Newton Geiszler, their correspondence sparks the joint investigation of a series of happenings that take them into the fog shrouded world of the capital’s criminal underbelly. A Pacific Rim adventure mystery set in the gas-lit streets of Victorian London.
