I would like to begin by acknowledging that Sherlock Holmes is a brilliant detective. I would also like to acknowledge that if I lived in Victorian London, Sherlock Holmes would never have needed to solve The Red-Headed League because I would have taken one look at the premise and said, “Absolutely the fuck not.” Friends. FRIENDS. **Warning: Spoilers Ahead!** The World’s Most Suspicious Job Posting We start with a newbie assistant (who has agreed to work for half-pay!) approaching his middle-aged pawnbroker boss and says: “Good news! There’s an ad in the newspaper saying a dead millionaire created a secret organization exclusively
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A Study in Scarlet – Sherlock Holmes’ Fever Dream
The TL;DR on Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes makes his debut in *A Study in Scarlet*, and it’s got all the classic elements of a Sherlock story: murder, intrigue, and the kind of deductions that make you go, “Okay, dude, but like… how?” But then, as if Arthur Conan Doyle said, “You know what this story *really* needs? A hard pivot to the American West!”—suddenly, there are Mormons in Utah, and I’m left clutching my tea wondering what just happened. Watson’s Broke Roommate Saga: A Relatable King It starts innocently enough with our friend Dr. John Watson, who, much like every