WOOHOO! I figured this one out before I got to the end! Out of the stories I have read thus far, I thought this was one was one of the better ones. It had a fair amount of action and clues and less recounting by the client.
Plus, I just found the whole red-haired league idea amusing. And there were no deaths, which made it cheerful as well!
It also refers to the mood swings of Holmes, which suggests to me that he was bipolar.
Indeed, I had also figured this one out mostly by the end of the story. I knew the assistant was burrowing to somewhere, and I just assumed it was a bank.
The fake advertisement was great - and I giggled a bit when all those men replied to it.
Beware the over-helpful assistant. Reminds me a bit of a line in a Ricardo Arjonas song .. something like "the good guy isn't the one who helps you - it's the one who just doesn't screw you over."
Yes, there is quite a bit of information about Watson and Holmes built into the stories, although sometimes it is very subtle. Like the clues that Holmes follows, sometimes you have to put two and two together to understand what SACD is telling us about the main characters.
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WOOHOO! I figured this one out before I got to the end! Out of the stories I have read thus far, I thought this was one was one of the better ones. It had a fair amount of action and clues and less recounting by the client.
Plus, I just found the whole red-haired league idea amusing. And there were no deaths, which made it cheerful as well!
It also refers to the mood swings of Holmes, which suggests to me that he was bipolar.
Indeed, I had also figured this one out mostly by the end of the story. I knew the assistant was burrowing to somewhere, and I just assumed it was a bank.
The fake advertisement was great - and I giggled a bit when all those men replied to it.
Beware the over-helpful assistant. Reminds me a bit of a line in a Ricardo Arjonas song .. something like "the good guy isn't the one who helps you - it's the one who just doesn't screw you over."
Forgot to add -- I agree about the bipolar idea. Quite a recurring theme, along with the drug use. Maybe more of this will show up in Hound?
I do like that SACD builds faults into Holmes - and that sometimes they are so subtly mentioned that you miss them. Mmmm. Love the SACD.
Yes, there is quite a bit of information about Watson and Holmes built into the stories, although sometimes it is very subtle. Like the clues that Holmes follows, sometimes you have to put two and two together to understand what SACD is telling us about the main characters.
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