Oh yes, Hardwick is one of the most known Sherlockians around. He was responsible for writing a few non-fiction pieces about Watson and Holmes' lives too. Both his works are really top quality stuff. I agree that after him, Meyer is the next I like.

Ahhh, if you ever get back into writing L/R, that'd be great! There are barely any of their fics out there... perhaps a grand total of 3 on ff.net? I wish there'd be a long one somewhere...