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“The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge” - SHDB
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“The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge”


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Description
Title: The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge Collection: His Last Bow
Year published: 1908 (August) Year set in: 1892
Mystery: Who murdered a man and why did his servants disappear?
Apparent crime: Murder Actual crime: Shown below (possible spoiler)
Summary: A man is invited to the house of an acquaintance but the latter is nervous and, later on, is found dead.
Introduction

John Scott Eccles meets a man called Garcia and is invited to his house. Garcia is nervous and the evening unpleasant. In the morning, Scott Eccles finds that Garcia and the servants have disappeared.

Later on, Garcia is found dead on a Oxshott Common.


Actual crime
Murder
Explanation (spoiler alert)

Garcia had been part of a group attempting to assassinate a hated Central American leader, Murillo, and had intended to use Scott Eccles as an alibi. Garcia was murdered Murillo.


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Characters in this story (4)
Surname First name Title
Gregson Tobias Inspector
Holmes Sherlock
Scott Eccles John
Watson John Doctor

Locations in this story (2)
Location Town/City County
221b Baker Street London
Wisteria Lodge Esher Surrey

Other notes


Keywords

John Scott Eccles Gregson Baynes Aloysius Garcia Melville Wisteria Lodge Esher Oxshott Common Walters Henderson High Gable Lucas Burnet Warner Murillo Tiger Pedro Victor Durando voodoo


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