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| Title: | The Adventure of the Retired Colourman | Collection: | The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes |
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| Year published: | 1926 (December) | Year set in: | |
| Mystery: | What happened to a woman and her lover? | ||
| Apparent crime: | Apparent theft | Actual crime: | Shown below (possible spoiler) |
| Summary: | A woman and her lover disappear with some savings, and her husband calls in Holmes. | ||
- Introduction
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Josiah Amberley contacts the police and then Holmes when his wife disappears with her lover and Amberley's life savings.
- Actual crime
- Apparent theft
- Explanation (spoiler alert)
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Amberley had actually murdered his wife and her lover and had gone to the police to establish an alibi.
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- Characters in this story (3)
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Surname First name Title Amberley Josiah Holmes Sherlock Watson John Doctor
- Locations in this story (1)
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Location Town/City County 221b Baker Street London
- Other notes
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- Keywords
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Josiah Amberley Ernest Haven Elman Little Purlington Barker MacKinnon