“The Adventures of the Speckled Band”, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a foul play mystery that contains several twists and turns that unveil the mystery. As the story continually unfolds, most of the setting takes place at Dr. Roylott’s Mansion, Stoke Moran. But, story began when an anxious Helen Stoner visited Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes at Watson’s home on Baker Street. As Helen exchanged every piece of knowledge she could recall with Sherlock Holmes and Watson, the reader began to see the detectives’ compassionate side. Helen Stoner’s main burden had been that several years ago, her twin sister Julia had died of a mysterious cause, on the eve of her wedding. She feared that her criminal minded, raging stepfather had been the reason
