Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Cardboard Box

Dan H said Quick, captivating read. This was a very quick read, which suited the story quite well. I was not as quickly captivated by the story as I have been other Sherlock Holmes encounters, but once it got going, I was hooked until the very end. It's always incredibly fascinating to see the train of thought that Holmes uses in his deductions and the ways in which he wraps up details. The only marginally frustrating part is that as a reader, you are not given all of the details up front to be able to ac. Another Hit Kindle Customer Chose this rating because of how the story came together at the end. Good plot. A very good short read. Not one of my favorite of Doyle's by still very good. One of the more quicker tales delving into the inner workings of the mind of man. Sad tale of how jealousy and drink can lead to the downfall of not only the drinker, but those around him. Also touches into you get more than you bargain for sometimes when you interfere in the lives of others. A dark tale without getting to gruesome, a classic tale well worth reading.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (May 22, 1859-July 7, 1930) was a British author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction.. "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box" is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and one of eight stories in the volume His Last Bow