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1、TomBulllmoreORIENTPAPERBACKSADivisonofVisionBooksPvt.Ltd.NewDelhi•Mumbai•HyderabadISBN81-222-0231-41stPublishedinOrientPaperbacks19982ndPrinting2001SherlockHolmesPuzzlesOriginallypublishedasBakerStreetPuzzles©1992,TomBullimore/KnightFeaturesIllustratedbyIa
2、nAndersonCoverdesignbyVisionStudioPublishedinarrangementwithPeterKnight,EnglandPublished,byOrientPaperbacks(AdivisionofVisionBooksPvt.Ltd.)MadarsaRoad,KashmereGate,Delhi-110006PrintedinIndiaatKayKayPrinters,Delhi-110007CoverPrintedatRavindraPrintingPress,D
3、elhi-110006ContentsAboutSherlockHolmesandOthers4Puzzles^Answers123Index128AboutSherlockHolmesandOthersSherlockHolmes:Over6feettall,abrilliant,eccentric,detective,whosesharppiercingeyesmissnothingandhawk-likenose'smells'trouble...whoseemstoknoweverydetailof
4、everycrimecommittedinthe19thcentury...whoseintuitiveskillsmakehima'hero'eveninScotlandYard,London'spoliceheadquarters...Dr.J.H.Watson:thepipe-smoking,retiredarmydoctorandHolmes'flatmate...andtheperfect'soundingboard'forHolmes'seeminglyfar-outtheories...Mr.
5、Lestrade:thesallow-faced,dark-eyeddetectiveofScotlandYard...whoseinabilitytosolvecasesoftentakeshimtoSherlockHolmesreluctantly...ProfessorMoriarty:themaster-mindofLondon'scrimeworld...continottslybattlinghiswitsagainstHolmesinanon-goingwarbetweengoodandevi
6、l...221b,BakerStreet:theLondonresidenceofSherlockHolmes...whosewallsreverberatewiththebrainstorms,ravings,andramblingsofHolmesasheeliminatesandgatherscluesandinformation...Jointhemall—theworld'sbest-knowndetective,the'trueblue'Englishdoctor,thepompousLestr
7、ade,andMoriarty—the'Napoleon'ofcrime.Readtheirminds,anticipatetheirnextmoves,searchforvitalclues,andsetouttosolvetheSherlockHolmesPuzzles.SherlockHolmesPuzzles•1SherlockHolmesandDrWatsonwererelaxingbythefireinthestudyof221bBakerStreet.Holmeswaspuffingonhis
8、favouritepipewhileWatsonwasreadingtheTimes.Suddenly,WatsonglancedoverthetopofthenewspaperandlookeddirectlyatHolmes."Whenisyourbirthday,Holmes?"heasked."Youtellme,Watson,"Holmesrepliedwithasmile."Thedaybeforey