Sherlock Holmes: "The Musgrave Ritual"

Week 2: "The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual"

Our second week features another story from Holmes's past!  Comment below with your thoughts on the story, or share a link to your blog/vlog review.

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Comments

Carol said…
Such a great idea for a challenge!
January 10, 2017 at 1:50 AM
Bookish Realm said…
Posted my link! I'm ready to get into the more complex mysteries that he solves!
January 15, 2017 at 8:07 PM
Christine said…
I enjoyed this second story very much! I have never read any of the novels before, so looking forward to our next "assignment" with Study in Scarlet!
January 17, 2017 at 1:17 PM
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