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The Boscombe Valley Mystery (short story) (1891)

by Arthur Conan Doyle

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"The Boscombe Valley Mystery," one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by the British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the fourth of the twelve stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in the Strand magazine in 1891. Lestrade summons Holmes to a community in Herefordshire, where a local landowner has been murdered outdoors. The deceased's estranged son is strongly implicated. Holmes quickly determines that a mysterious third man may be responsible for the crime, unraveling a thread involving a secret criminal past, thwarted love, and blackmail. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson take a train to Boscombe Valley, in Herefordshire. En route, Holmes reads the news and briefs Watson on their new case.

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Sherlock Holmes is called to Boscombe Valley in Herefordshire at the request of a young woman. A neighbor who had known her father in Australia has been killed, apparently by his son. Holmes’s client is in love with the son and believes that he is innocent. Even with all the circumstantial evidence pointing to the son’s guilt, Holmes believes the evidence may actually point to his innocence. While the outcome is predictable, Holmes is at his best as he deduces the killer’s physical characteristics and habits from the clues that everyone else has missed. ( )
  cbl_tn | Feb 12, 2022 |
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When a man is murdered, his blood covered son stands accused - but the detective has his own theory. ( )
  Lnatal | Mar 31, 2013 |
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When a man is murdered, his blood covered son stands accused - but the detective has his own theory. ( )
  Lnatal | Mar 31, 2013 |
From BBC Radio 4 Extra:

When a man is murdered, his blood covered son stands accused - but the detective has his own theory. ( )
  Lnatal | Mar 31, 2013 |
From BBC Radio 4 Extra:

When a man is murdered, his blood covered son stands accused - but the detective has his own theory. ( )
  Lnatal | Mar 31, 2013 |
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Classic Literature. Fiction. Mystery. HTML:

"The Boscombe Valley Mystery," one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by the British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the fourth of the twelve stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. It was first published in the Strand magazine in 1891. Lestrade summons Holmes to a community in Herefordshire, where a local landowner has been murdered outdoors. The deceased's estranged son is strongly implicated. Holmes quickly determines that a mysterious third man may be responsible for the crime, unraveling a thread involving a secret criminal past, thwarted love, and blackmail. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson take a train to Boscombe Valley, in Herefordshire. En route, Holmes reads the news and briefs Watson on their new case.

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