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| Title: | The Adventure of the Abbey Grange | Collection: | The Return of Sherlock Holmes |
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| Year published: | 1904 (September) | Year set in: | 1897 |
| Mystery: | Who killed Sir Eustace Brackenstall? | ||
| Apparent crime: | Murder | Actual crime: | Shown below (possible spoiler) |
| Summary: | Sir Eustace Brackenstall is found dead in the dining room of his house with his wife tied up and injured. A local gang is suspected. | ||
- Introduction
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Stanley Hopkins calls Holmes to a stately home, Abbey Grange, where the owner, Eustace Brackenstall, has been fatally attacked with a poker. his wife is found tied up and with a head wound. Hopkins suspects a gang of burglars but Holmes is suspicious.
- Actual crime
- Murder
- Explanation (spoiler alert)
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Brackenstall, a violent man, has caught his wife and her former love, Jack Crocker, in the room and attacked the latter. Crocker had defended himself by killing Brackenstall.
- Quotations in this story (1)
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Quote "Come, Watson, come!" he cried. "The game is afoot. Not a word! Into your clothes and come!"
- Characters in this story (3)
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Surname First name Title Holmes Sherlock Hopkins Stanley Inspector Watson John Doctor
- Locations in this story (2)
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Location Town/City County 221b Baker Street London Abbey Grange Marsham Kent
- Other notes
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- Keywords
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Randall gang Sydenham Eustace Brackenstall Fraser Australia Theresa Wright Jack Crocker port beeswing