A short story from British Library Crime Classic Deep Waters. This story recounts Sherlock Holmes’s very first case. Having previously treated his deduction skills as a hobby at college, he must quickly turn detective to help a friend in need. An old acquaintance has paid Victor Trevor’s father a visit and seems to be blackmailing him. Holmes must decode a mystery letter to understand why.
Af Edgar Wallace, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edith Nesbit, Algernon Blackwood, Edward S. Ellis, Arthur Quiller-Couch, Arthur O. Friel, Gilbert Parker, Cy Warman, Damien Storan