Neil Gaiman (1960-) is a British writer, Who is best known for the comic Book series, "The Sandman" and the novels "Stardust" and "American Gods". Neil Gaiman's 'A Study in Emerald' that won him the Hugo award, is a detective story published in 2003. He has derived its title from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's, 'A study in Scarlet' that introduced Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in 1887. Moreover, 'A Study in Emerald' shares a parallel structure and similar crime. The detective and his friend in this story are also quite clearly setup to be seen as Holmes and Watson. 'A study in Emerald' revolves around a corpse found at a derelict house in Shoreditch, London and its investigation.