| It's the classic collection of short stories, about the adventures of a detective and his trusty assistant/biographer. What can I say, read it! | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - Dry-cynical How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given Time/era of story: Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Main Adversary How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting Europe Yes European country: - England/UK - Switzerland Mountains/Cliffs Yes Mountains: - falling off City? Yes City: - London - dangerous - wealthy Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment Unusual forms of death - poisoning - dropped from large heights - fright - hanging - perforation--bullets - perforation--swords/knives Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - mostly dialog |
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