Arthur Conan Doyle's master detective Sherlock Holmes, when needing to retrieve a piece of evidence or another item from the confines of another person's apartment, sometimes contrives to visit the person in question, and then creates a diversion in order to get a hold of the item or exchange it for something else by a slight of hand. (See, e.g., A Scandal in Bohemia and, for an application of the reverse method -- a slight of hand to replace something -- the "Return of Sherlock Holmes" story "The Second Stain.")
In which of the following stories does another fictional detective (NOT: a murderer or murder suspect) use a similar method to retrieve a vital piece of evidence?
a. Murder on the Links (Agatha Christie -- Hercule Poirot)
b. The Purloined Letter (Edgar Allan Poe -- Auguste Dupin)
c. Strong Poison (Dorothy L. Sayers -- Lord Peter Wimsey, Miss Climpson and Miss Murchison)
d. Hand in Glove (Ngaio Marsh -- Roderick Alleyn)
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In which of the following stories does another fictional detective (NOT: a murderer or murder suspect) use a similar method to retrieve a vital piece of evidence?
a. Murder on the Links (Agatha Christie -- Hercule Poirot)
b. The Purloined Letter (Edgar Allan Poe -- Auguste Dupin)
c. Strong Poison (Dorothy L. Sayers -- Lord Peter Wimsey, Miss Climpson and Miss Murchison)
d. Hand in Glove (Ngaio Marsh -- Roderick Alleyn)
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Arthur Conan Doyle
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born
May 22, 1859
died
July 07, 1930
gender
male
place of birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, The United Kingdom
genre
Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Reference
influences
Edgar Allan Poe
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Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL was a Scottish author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and non-fiction.
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"Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth."
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— Arthur Conan Doyle
"It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important."
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— Arthur Conan Doyle
"It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own."
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