The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Doyle

Sequence of short stories about Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

These were good but I’m not rushing to read any more Sherlock Holmes any time soon. It was interesting how the modern BBC version adapted some of the content, like how it went from Sherlock Holmes needing peace and quiet for a “three-pipe problem” to a “three-patch problem”. The whole Sherlock-Holmes-super-deductions thing was fun at the start but then got a bit boring.

From Wikipedia, stars mine:

• ⭐️ “A Scandal in Bohemia“: The King of Bohemia engages Holmes to recover an indiscreet photograph showing him with the renowned beauty, adventuress and opera singer Irene Adler, the revelation of which would derail his marriage.
• ⭐️ “The Red-Headed League“: Jabez Wilson, a pawnbroker, consults Holmes about a job which he gained only because of his red hair.
• “A Case of Identity“: Against the wishes of her stepfather, Mary Sutherland has become engaged to Hosmer Angel. On the morning of their wedding Angel disappears en route to the church.
• ⭐️ “The Boscombe Valley Mystery“: Inspector Lestrade asks for Holmes’s help after Charles McCarthy is murdered and McCarthy’s son James is implicated.
• “The Five Orange Pips“: John Openshaw tells Holmes that in 1883 his uncle died two months after receiving a letter inscribed “K.K.K.” with five orange pips enclosed, and that in 1885 his father died soon after receiving a similar letter.
• “The Man with the Twisted Lip“: Neville St. Clair, a respectable businessman, has disappeared and his wife claims that she has seen him at the upper window of an opium den.
• “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle“: A “Blue Carbuncle” jewel is stolen from a hotel suite, and a former felon is soon arrested. However, an acquaintance of Holmes discovers the gemstone in the throat of a Christmas goose.
• ⭐️ “The Adventure of the Speckled Band“: Helen Stoner worries that her stepfather may be trying to kill her after he contrives to move her to the bedroom where her sister had died two years earlier, shortly before her wedding.
• “The Adventure of the Engineer’s Thumb“: An engineer, Victor Hatherley, attends Dr Watson’s surgery after his thumb is chopped off, and recounts his tale to Watson and Holmes.
• “The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor“: Lord Robert St. Simon’s new American bride, Hatty Doran, has disappeared almost immediately after the wedding.
• “The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet“: A banker asks Holmes to investigate after a “Beryl Coronet” entrusted to him is damaged at his home.
• “The Adventure of the Copper Beeches“: Violet Hunter consults Holmes after being offered a governess job subject to a number of unusual conditions, including cutting her hair short.