Today, April 27, an advertisement appears in the Evening Standard calling for red-headed men to apply to do busy work for a salary of four pounds a week (Sherlock Holmes, s02e05 “The Red-Headed League”)
Today, April 27, an advertisement appears in the Evening Standard calling for red-headed men to apply to do busy work for a salary of four pounds a week (Sherlock Holmes, s02e05 “The Red-Headed League”)
A Three-Pipe Problem is a 1975 #mystery #detectiveNovel by the British writer #JulianSymons. A #pastiche of the original #SherlockHolmes stories by #ArthurConanDoyle, it takes place in the present day. The title refers to a line spoken in #TheRedHeadedLeague, referring to a particularly tricky problem that will take Holmes the time it takes to smoke three #pipes to solve. It was followed by a sequel #TheKentishManorMurders.
#Bookstodon #Booksky challenge: Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
16/20 The Red-Headed League by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Today, April 27, an advertisement appears in the Evening Standard calling for red-headed men to apply to do busy work for a salary of four pounds a week (Sherlock Holmes, s02e05 “The Red-Headed League”)