Rob has not been very well of late and he reflects on his recovery reading. Continue reading “Rob’s Recovery Reading”
Category: Sherlock Holmes
Our Top Ten Posts of 2014
We look back on the ten most popular posts of 2014 on Adventures With Words. Continue reading “Our Top Ten Posts of 2014”
What literary location would you recreate?
If money were no object, which literary location would you recreate?
With the news this week that JK Rowling is building a structure in the grounds of her house that looks remarkably like Hagrid’s Hut from the Harry Potter movies, this got me thinking: if money were no object, what literary location would I like to replicate? Continue reading “What literary location would you recreate?”
Two more cases for Sherlock with The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax and a Dying Detective
Lady Carfax goes missing and is this the end for Sherlock Holmes? Continue reading “Two more cases for Sherlock with The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax and a Dying Detective”
Podcast: Regressing to Childhood
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With half term having just gone in the UK, Rob talks to his Mum about his childhood reading habits and more. Continue reading “Podcast: Regressing to Childhood”
Two more cases for Sherlock in The Adventures of the Devil’s Foot and the Red Circle
A recovering Holmes becomes involved in a gruesome case involving the Devil’s Foot and who is a mysterious lodger in the Red Circle? Continue reading “Two more cases for Sherlock in The Adventures of the Devil’s Foot and the Red Circle”
Two cases for Sherlock to solve from a ‘grotesque’ crime to a submarine caper
Two cases test Sherlock in The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge and the Bruce-Partington Plans. Continue reading “Two cases for Sherlock to solve from a ‘grotesque’ crime to a submarine caper”
A gruesome delivery in The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
Two severed ears are delivered to an innocent old lady. What secret lies behind it? Continue reading “A gruesome delivery in The Adventure of the Cardboard Box”
Professor Moriarty returns in The Valley of Fear
Sherlock uncovers a message from within the heart of Professor Moriarty’s crime syndicate… Continue reading “Professor Moriarty returns in The Valley of Fear”
A case of national importance and a mysterious murder puzzle Sherlock in The Adventure of the Second Stain
An important document is stolen and a man is found murdered. Are the two incidents related? Continue reading “A case of national importance and a mysterious murder puzzle Sherlock in The Adventure of the Second Stain”
Sherlock uncovers a vicious murder in The Adventure of the Abbey Grange
Sherlock must solve the murder of Sir Eustace Brackenstall. Continue reading “Sherlock uncovers a vicious murder in The Adventure of the Abbey Grange”
Sherlock must find a rugby player in The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter
A rugby player goes missing? Can Sherlock find him? Continue reading “Sherlock must find a rugby player in The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter”
Sherlock must solve an apparently motiveless murder in The Adventure of the Golden Pince-nez
Sherlock is called in to solve a mysterious and motiveless murder… Continue reading “Sherlock must solve an apparently motiveless murder in The Adventure of the Golden Pince-nez”
Sherlock heads off to university in The Adventure of the Three Students
A trip to university for Watson and Holmes after a stolen exam paper… Continue reading “Sherlock heads off to university in The Adventure of the Three Students”
Sherlock must unravel the mystery of The Adventure of the Six Napoleons
A burglar breaks into a house but only damages a bust of Napoleon. Can Sherlock solve the case? Continue reading “Sherlock must unravel the mystery of The Adventure of the Six Napoleons”