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“The Reigate Squires” 9.5/10. Utterly fantastic from beginning to end, with a dazzling series of Holmes’ deductions that only seem obvious in retrospect, a classic bait-and-switch, and a lovely backstory of Holmes’s recent burnout. One of my favorite parts of the early half of any Holmes story is his intrigue about some minor element, whose significance you can’t quite grasp.
— Jul 22, 2023 10:02AM
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“The Final Problem”, 10/10. A masterpiece of English literature. The haunted, deadly end-time atmosphere it evokes, the machinations and subterfuges of two duellers. I widh we’d seen Holmes go over the falls — this could have been arranged tbh. Still: a fantastic original closing chapter to the canon and a great final showcase for Sherlock Holmes.
— Aug 23, 2023 02:09PM
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“The Naval Treaty”, 10/10. An absolute classic, with multiple layers of Holmes detection and theory-testing. The highest stakes too.
— Aug 22, 2023 09:43PM
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“The Greek Interpreter”, 10/10. Introduces Mycroft Holmes, the Diogenes Club, and a thoroughly damgerous mystery. Perfect.
— Aug 22, 2023 09:41PM
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“The Crooked Man”, 7/10. Not much deduction here lol. Another story of British people in India. Extra star for the inclusion of a mongoose.
— Jul 29, 2023 06:40PM
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“The Musgrave Ritual”, 9.5/10. A flashback story. The solemn mystery of the Ritual itself charges the atmosphere of the story considerably. Priceless artifacts, romantic intrigue, and a treasure hunt. Exactly why we read these stories.
— Jul 16, 2023 04:13PM
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“The Gloria Scott” 5/10. Not much of a mystery here. Dynamics similar to the Bascombe Valley mystery, with false identities and buried crimes. Mostly useful as a prequel, whee Holmes deduces a lot and gets told to become a detective.
— Jun 19, 2023 04:33PM
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“The Stockbroker’s Clerk” 5/10. A re-tread of the Red-Headed League, but less arresting.
— Jun 07, 2023 05:29PM
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“Silver Blaze” 9.5/10. Multiple mysteries to untangle, and some of Holmes’s best deductions.
— May 02, 2023 11:34AM
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"The Adventure of the Copper Beeches", 6/10. Idk the central mystery seemed overly convoluted and didn't really grab me. Holmes is in rare form, though.
— Apr 19, 2023 02:52PM
