El Marido De La Señorita Sutter Analysis

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In ‘El marido de la señorita Sutter’, Fuenzalida takes the case to Calvo to solve a mystery, but this story becomes important when connecting the case to Holmes, who hasn’t been able to gratify the opinion of the client, Valverde regarding the closure of a case. The end of the investigation will complete the investigation of the case left by the English and thus solve the questions that still linger in Mrs. Valverde. “Holmes ha declarado a la esposa de Valverde que lo más conveniente para ella” (Edwards,2007).

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