The Case Of The Cumberland Kidnapping

A Fair-Play Sherlock Holmes Detective Puzzle Book.

Read the case. Examine the evidence. Solve it! – before Holmes does.

Cumberland, 1890. Evelyn Carrow walks out one summer morning to sketch by an old chapel – and does not come home. No struggle. No ransom note. Only a satchel left behind, and a family name no one at Askham Grange will speak aloud.

Sherlock Holmes is summoned from London. Dr Watson recalls the case exactly as it happens – testimony, forensic detail, and documentary evidence, all included, nothing saved for a twist ending.

Read the story straight through. Then, if you dare, turn to Holmes’s own supplementary clues – the evidence gathered beyond Watson’s sight – before making your final deduction.

Only then turn the page to see if you were right.

This is not simply a Sherlock Holmes story. It is a genuine case for you to solve, with every clue you need laid fairly on the page.