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bridget_voisin's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.5
eirinstiva's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
cris's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.25
emily_brekker's review
mysterious
2.75
2.75/5
There is some racist language in this short story that doesn't age well. The plot itself was good and interesting.
There is some racist language in this short story that doesn't age well. The plot itself was good and interesting.
sirchutney's review against another edition
3.0
This was a strange but dated adventure. There is a decent amount of racist stereotyping and sexism, which I struggled with.
Mary Maberley asks Holmes for help. She's an elderly woman who lives in a house called the Three Gables. Holmes becomes interested as a hired thug, Steve Dixie, threatens him not to get involved. Holmes finds out a man named Haimes-Johnson has approached Mrs. Maberley. He said he was acting on behalf of someone who wanted to buy her house and all its contents. Mrs. Maberley turned down the offer. The reason: the buyer would not allow her to remove anything from the house.
Holmes suspects that Haimes-Johnson's mysterious client wants something valuable which, unknown to her, has recently come into Mrs. Maberley's possession. There is a robbery at the Three Gables. The only items that are taken are from trunks that arrived a few days earlier. These contain the personal effects of Mrs. Maberley's recently deceased son.
Not bad. But not the best.
Mary Maberley asks Holmes for help. She's an elderly woman who lives in a house called the Three Gables. Holmes becomes interested as a hired thug, Steve Dixie, threatens him not to get involved. Holmes finds out a man named Haimes-Johnson has approached Mrs. Maberley. He said he was acting on behalf of someone who wanted to buy her house and all its contents. Mrs. Maberley turned down the offer. The reason: the buyer would not allow her to remove anything from the house.
Holmes suspects that Haimes-Johnson's mysterious client wants something valuable which, unknown to her, has recently come into Mrs. Maberley's possession. There is a robbery at the Three Gables. The only items that are taken are from trunks that arrived a few days earlier. These contain the personal effects of Mrs. Maberley's recently deceased son.
Not bad. But not the best.
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