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The Boscombe Valley Mystery - Started out as a pretty good standard murder mystery. The reveal wasn't too bad either. But again, the weird moral choices Sherlock, and the author, makes at the end are braindead. 3/5

A Case of Identity: My favorite short story so far. Sherlock at his most chivalrous. if only his actions in the last page made sense. 4/5

The Adventure of the Red-Headed League. It was vaguely interesting mystery of finding and catching a con artist. 3/5

Finished A Scandal in Bohemia. Much better so far, liking the short form Sherlock story format. 3/5

Right now I'm pretty disturbed by the asian female writer character. I know all murder suspects are usually pretty horrible people, but I can't help but feel her characterization to be a little racist. The emotionless robotic asian woman that unreasonably flys off the handle like a savage. And the way the author scoffs at her work in feminism as well as asian diaspora like it's all bullshit.

Squid sex

“Human curiosity,” said Poirot. “Such a very interesting thing.” He sighed. “To think what we owe to it throughout history. Curiosity. I don’t know who invented curiosity. It is said to be usually associated with the cat. Curiosity killed the cat..."

“In war you do not exercise the right of private judgement. That is what is so dangerous. Once a man is imbued with the idea that he knows who ought to be allowed to live and who ought not—then he is halfway to becoming the most dangerous killer there is—the arrogant criminal who kills not for profit—but for an idea. He has usurped the functions of le bon Dieu.”

So good! 4 detectives, a cop, a secret service member, a private eye, and a mystery writer team up to solve the murder of their host. The suspects are 4 people who've been gathered by the host as potential past murderers.

Agatha Christie crossover book! Pretty interesting already.

“Mon ami,” he said, turning to me, “somebody stepped on that cup, grinding it to powder, and the reason they did so was either because it contained strychnine or—which is far more serious—because it did not contain strychnine!”

"Yes, that stupid inspector-for he is stupid-has everything pointed his way. I seek the truth-and the truth leads me every time to Ralph Paton. Motive, opportunity, means. But I will leave no stone unturned."