‘Our highest assurance of the goodness of Providence seems to me to rest in the flowers. All other things [are] necessary for our existence in the first instance. But this rose is an extra…. It is only goodness which gives extras.’
—Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Naval Treaty.
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson rarely discussed their belief in God, but their Christian faith is evident in the Canon for those who look for it. Now Kel Richards, author of the popular ‘Sherlock Holmes’s Tales of Terror’ series, returns with a collection of fifty delightful 5–Minute Mysteries that serve both as brief you-solve-it puzzlers of the fair-play tradition, and as a launching pad for personal Christian exploration. Each self-contained tale gives readers an opportunity to consider the evidence and deduce the solution before Sherlock Holmes reveals the truth, and then Doctor Watson concludes with a moral lesson reflecting on the story.
Drawing heavily from Kel Richards’ extensive knowledge of the Canon, these stories reveal the truth behind a multitude of baffling mysteries, enabling you to see and observe while Sherlock Holmes:
—Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Naval Treaty.
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson rarely discussed their belief in God, but their Christian faith is evident in the Canon for those who look for it. Now Kel Richards, author of the popular ‘Sherlock Holmes’s Tales of Terror’ series, returns with a collection of fifty delightful 5–Minute Mysteries that serve both as brief you-solve-it puzzlers of the fair-play tradition, and as a launching pad for personal Christian exploration. Each self-contained tale gives readers an opportunity to consider the evidence and deduce the solution before Sherlock Holmes reveals the truth, and then Doctor Watson concludes with a moral lesson reflecting on the story.
Drawing heavily from Kel Richards’ extensive knowledge of the Canon, these stories reveal the truth behind a multitude of baffling mysteries, enabling you to see and observe while Sherlock Holmes:
- Solves the mystery of ‘The Disappearance of James Phillimore’ (THOR)
Exposes a scandal at ‘The Nonpareil Club’ (HOUN)
Unravels ‘The Porlock Puzzle’ (VALL)
Investigates a ‘Murder in the Diogenes Club’ (GREE)
Takes on a second case for the Duke of Holdernesse (PRIO) at ‘The Deadly Garden Party’
Prevents one of Moriarty’s most sensational crimes in ‘The Adventure of the Crown Jewels’
Encounters the brother of Charles Augustus Milverton (CHAS) in ‘The Bungling Blackmailer’
Explores the aftermath of the Ricoletti case (MUSG) in ‘A Sailor’s Yarn’
Responds to another request by Morrison, Morrison, and Dodd (SUSS) in ‘The Headless Ghost’
Assists Stamford (STUD) with the case of ‘The Patient in St. Bart’s’
Matches wits with Colonel Sebastian Moran (EMPT) in ‘The Big Game Hunter’
Finds time for another case near the Reichenbach Falls (FINA) that proves ‘As Cold as Death’
Come along with Holmes and Watson as they investigate these and 38 other mysteries that demonstrate the Christian faith underpinning all their work.
In his introduction to the book, author Kel Richards tells us that Doctor Watson’s ‘battered dispatch box has now been found and opened, so you can decide for yourself whether you have the deductive powers to pick up the clues and solve the puzzles along with Sherlock Holmes.’ Will you meet the challenge?
Genre: Mystery
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