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Sherlock Holmes & the Shakespeare Secret
An elderly widow drives two intruders from her cottage with a shotgun.
Soon after, well-dressed gentlemen begin calling at houses throughout Stratford-upon-Avon, politely enquiring after old furnishings — yet purchasing nothing.
In London, a respected scholar of William Shakespeare is found dead, his passing attributed to melancholy. His closest friend works at a reputable bank — but keeps very different company once darkness falls.
At the request of a concerned daughter, Sherlock Holmes travels to Warwickshire to consider what may be no more than coincidence. Yet the pattern he begins to trace suggests design rather than chance — and hints that although a certain mathematical mind fell into the Reichenbach chasm, the machinery he set in motion may still be quietly at work.
Soon after, well-dressed gentlemen begin calling at houses throughout Stratford-upon-Avon, politely enquiring after old furnishings — yet purchasing nothing.
In London, a respected scholar of William Shakespeare is found dead, his passing attributed to melancholy. His closest friend works at a reputable bank — but keeps very different company once darkness falls.
At the request of a concerned daughter, Sherlock Holmes travels to Warwickshire to consider what may be no more than coincidence. Yet the pattern he begins to trace suggests design rather than chance — and hints that although a certain mathematical mind fell into the Reichenbach chasm, the machinery he set in motion may still be quietly at work.
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Published February 18, 2026
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March 27, 2026
A really interesting Holmes short story
This is a well written short story that has lots of twists and turns. A young woman calls on Holmes telling him of an attempted break in at her mother’s house. He agrees to look into this for the woman. Holmes investigates several different places and activities that ultimately bring a surprise conclusion. A fun read.
This is a well written short story that has lots of twists and turns. A young woman calls on Holmes telling him of an attempted break in at her mother’s house. He agrees to look into this for the woman. Holmes investigates several different places and activities that ultimately bring a surprise conclusion. A fun read.
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