Undetectable Poison Notes: I have included this page out of sheer admiration for the character of Dr. Brambleweir, who I dearly wish was a Veridical Personality, and not consigned merely to the pages of books and magazines. Sigh… Continue reading
Telegrams The Documents In The Case Of Gamehen, Thumbscrew, and the Bishop’s Secretary These telegrams form an important part of my solution of this troublesome case. I present them in order. The first telegram: The Bishop’s Reply: The next two telegrams, both from Pimsley, arrived in rapid succession: The Bishop… Continue reading
Secrets Introduction If you’ve been Detecting for any amount of time at all, you will have noticed something that may strike you as a bit odd: Secrets. Many people have them. And most people who have Secrets don’t want to share them with anyone, even with a Seeker After Truth… Continue reading
RElatives, Acquisitive If you are a Subscriber to this fine Periodical, you are, according to our recent Member Survey, a Rich Old Man. With Christmas only a month away, you are, no doubt, in the process of sending out Invites to the Familial Manse for the traditional Old-Fashioned Christmas Family… Continue reading
Quicklime Madam, You are in a Pickle and No Mistake! Most of us DO NOT EXPECT to commit MURDER. But Sometimes The Unexpected Happens And we find ourselves with A Corpse on our hands. At these times… You Can Count On Quigley’s Quicklime!!!! Quigley’s Quicklime: Dissolving Inconvenient Corpses since 1801… Continue reading
Person or Persons Unknown Front Row: Mary, Hamish, Hammett, Holmes Back Row: Edgar, Grimm, “Topper,” The Village Witch, Mr. Moppet, Mrs. Moppet, Victoria Moppet (aka “Lil”), “Sweepsie,” Rue, MacAbre A Logical Conundrum Use the Clews below and the picture above to solve The Crime. Write in with Your Solution, making… Continue reading
Omens Like one, that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread, And having once turned round walks on, And turns no more his head; Because he knows, a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread. -Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Rime of the Ancient Mariner Does the above… Continue reading
Nosy Neighbors Writ By A Low Type What Has Risen In The World (Or, To Be Frank, Dictated-Like, To A Lad What Knows How To Spell, Proper) Hello, Alfie W. ‘ere, with me weekly Account of my Hobservations Among The Nobs. Any words what you lads don’t know, try to… Continue reading
Maze Langley’s Labyrinths Are Available For Hire! Gentlemen, you may think it Unlikely that you will be called upon to Assassinate one of England’s Political Enemies. You may even describe such a practice as Barbarous. But One Must Look To The Future! Who can say what it holds? Do you… Continue reading
Last Will And Testament Last Will And Testament of Gilford Grimsby I, Gilford Grimsby, being of Sound Mind, and Disliking Solicitors, especially my own Solicitor, Mr. Gaunt, who is a sniveling Stick-In-The-Mud and REFUSED to write this Will out properly, have decided to do it myself. I ask that… Continue reading
