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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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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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avg rating: 4.06 | 38,150 ratings | 2,485 reviews | 865 distinct works | 280 fans

	The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle avg rating 3.81 — 7,573 ratings — published 1902 385 editions	my rating:
	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle avg rating 4.13 — 5,778 ratings — published 1892 668 editions	my rating:
	A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle avg rating 3.90 — 1,838 ratings — published 1887 117 editions	my rating:
	The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle avg rating 3.92 — 1,522 ratings — published 1890 74 editions	my rating:
	Sherlock Holmes : The Complete Novels and Stories, Vol I by Arthur Conan Doyle avg rating 4.36 — 1,314 ratings — published 1986	my rating:
	The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle avg rating 3.74 — 999 ratings — published 1912 115 editions	my rating:
	The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle avg rating 4.13 — 829 ratings — published 1974 93 editions	my rating:
	The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume II (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) by Arthur Conan Doyle avg rating 4.42 — 584 ratings — published 2003 2 editions	my rating:
	The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle avg rating 4.19 — 572 ratings — published 1 79 editions	my rating:
	The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume I (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) by Arthur Conan Doyle avg rating 4.43 — 509 ratings — published 2003 2 editions	my rating:

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"Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth."
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"It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important."
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"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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Who, in your opinion, writes the most attention-keeping, easy-flowing story?

Jane Austen

83 votes, 44.1%

Charles Dickens

29 votes, 15.4%

John Buchan (Thirty-Nine Steps, Hannay series)

0 votes, 0.0%

Baroness Emmuska Orczy (Scarlet Pimpernel)

8 votes, 4.3%

Elizabeth Gaskell (Wives & Daughters, Cranford)

10 votes, 5.3%

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock, of course)

58 votes, 30.9%

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