Good morning pupils.
This is Holmes. Doctor Watson is always telling histories about me. Probably I don’t deserve so much attention, though my remarkable services have became notorious. Today, I’m going to propose a simple puzzle. It only requires a little bit of wit and, in addition, the main character is Doctor Watson.
Doctor Watson was telling [...]
Good afternoon my dear friends.
Here it is the solution, some of you found it. Perhaps I recommend you to Holmes as assistants in some case. Well I am forgetting the importan thing.
Dick Powers was 68 years old at his death. Why? Because when his youngest child was born Mr Powers was 34 and his oldest child was [...]
Good afternoon, my dear friends.
I was very pleased with your comments. Holmes thinks the anterior puzzle was elemental and you need a new exciting challenge. So here it is a little problem.
Sherlock Holmes glanced up from his evening newspaper.
“Dick Powers, the gang leader who was responsible for all that touble down at the docks, has [...]
Irene Adler
The only woman in whom Holmes ever showed any interest simmilar to romantic one was Irene Adler. According to Watson, Holmes always referred to her as “The Woman” . Holmes himself is never directly quoted as using this term — though he does mention her actual name several times in other cases.
Gayle Hunnicut as Irene Adler in [...]
Hello again, dear pupils.
Here it is the solution to The Surnames puzzle. Your hypothesis were partially right or wrong, depending on the point of view. The profession of detective is really demanding. You have to improve your logic skills. Don’tforgot it;next time pay attention to the distracting clues. If two cousins are two sister’s sons then the [...]
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Here it is the solution to the Tree Ladies puzzle. It wasn’t so complicate. Use Algebra, it is your friend not your enemy!
Three ladies have 30 fingers. The three lady were wearing 14 rings. Let x the number of rings that the second ladywas wearing. The first lady was wearing TWICE as [...]
Moriarty by Sideny Paget
His complete name was James Moriarty. He was created by Doyle as antagonist and archenemy of Sherlock Holmes. He is at the same intellectual level as Holmes.
Moriarty is a criminal mastermind, described by Holmes as the “Napoleon of Crime”. Professor Moriarty ruled the London underworld in the late 19th century, before (apparently) [...]
