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    Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes are the lead characters of the Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes series of detective thriller novels by Laurie R. King. The two characters made their first appearance in the debut novel of the series The Bookkeepers’ Apprentice that was first published in 1994. Mary Russell is a young woman who stumbles into the legendary Sherlock Holmes in 1915 to start a brilliant mystery series. The series of novels begins in 1915 with the world famous detective Holmes enjoying…

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    The Orient express by Agatha Christie is the best selling novel in the 1930’s . One of the series and adventures for Hercule Poirot the best detective, faced his hardest case yet. The story is about the great detective Hercule Poirot trying to solve the case on who killed the wanted criminal Rachette , this novel is taken place in the 1930’s in a snow storm which later on gets the train stuck . Later on as Hercule is trying to figure out who has murder the man he finds out something more deeper…

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    Three Bags Full is a murder mystery novel by Leonie Swann, which follows the tale of a flock of sheep detectives on the mission to find their shepherd's murderer. The novel begins right at the point - George Glenn, a shepherd residing in the Irish town of Glennkill, is found dead on his pasture with a shovel driven right through his corpse. Led by Maple, the smartest sheep in the herd, the flock decides to try and solve the murder in the name of justice. Two days after the murder, a shepherd…

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    well-known duo’s was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Throughout his book, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Sherlock Holmes and John Watson can be seen as two complete opposites. Their differences are revealed through the roles they play in the book, how they think, and how they change from the beginning to the end of the novel. Even through their hardships and disagreements, Watson and Holmes use their differences to make up the amazing team that we all know and love. These contrasts are what…

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    British author Mark Haddon wrote the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. The story revolves around a young boy called Christopher John Francis Boone who investigates the murder of a neighbor’s dog, which leads him to a journey that will change his life forever. Despite his mental illness, he learns to face the difficulties of his world and to be capable of everything he can do. Because of these unique characteristics, I find this book one of the best books I have ever read.…

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    bank on the west side we are definitely going to come across couple of more locations like the Waterloo Bridge and the way towards the Victoria Embankment where the series projected the meeting of Holmes and Dr. Watson. When we see the scene from the Blind Banker where Holmes and Watson leisurely walked you can do the same if you plan to catch up and see the same place in reality. As we head inlands towards the famous Charing cross area and taking a little detour we get on the Northumberland…

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    Written in 1939 and directed in 1941 respectively, The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler and The Maltese Falcon by John Huston are iconic in the detective genre for reinventing what it really means to be a detective in the world of literature. Their main characters are a far cry from the Sherlock Holmes and the Philo Vance type of private eye who never make any mistakes and always get the better of the villain. Instead, their detectives are gritty, hardened, and deeply flawed. However, one detective…

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    According to the website, The Vegan Society, “Veganism is a way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as is possible and practicable, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose”. It is commonly confused with a similar philosophy of vegetarianism. There are several reasons surrounding why one would choose to become vegan. Some argue that the animal’s right to live and to not be exploited for human’s well-being, along with the health benefits…

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    A Study In Pink Analysis

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    Can all information be uncovered by the science of deduction? Sherlock Holmes is a consulting detective who works to prove that it can. Sherlock has the extraordinary ability to reveal characteristics of strangers, simply by observing what most people fail to notice. His skills are expressed in literature, A Study in Scarlet, and motion picture, “A Study in Pink”. Both of these storylines follow Holmes and his assistant as they expose the clues behind a suspicious murder. The passage and show…

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    done in China and his right hand is bigger than his left. Sherlock Holmes appeals to millions of readers because he makes his story more appealing. His readers think that he is smart, talented, and intelligent, for the things he does like crimes. Watson sees himself as a person who loves to solve mysteries and crimes, he presents himself to the readers as a person who is interested with working for Sherlock Holmes. He asks a lot of questions…

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