one time
i was being bullied by this jerkoff with a big dog,which he painted with some kind of glowy crap and tried to scare the shit out of me.Aha!,thought I,and I called in a detective and this short fat guy who was always writing.Turns out the bully was a retard,as he fucked off pretty sharpish and accidentally drowned in a bog.Result!
(Fuckpig "That's not even a pound a midget.", Mon 18 May 2009, 16:29, 7 replies)

Wow
I've not read that book in years. Asssuming you're actually referring to the book and it's not some weird Baskervilles' hound copy-cat.
( uberdeity Wondered why Owen Lars knew of the term "hell" on, Tue 19 May 2009, 9:59, closed)

I was always disappointed by that story
and Sherlock in general.
( M3rx likes the Asian ladies, Tue 19 May 2009, 9:59, closed)

i hear this a lot,i think i know where you're coming from
1) if youre paying attention,you know by chapter 3 that it's stapleton - it's meant to be evocative and spooky rather than a plain mystery.
2) Watson is undoubtedly the main character.
(Fuckpig "That's not even a pound a midget.", Tue 19 May 2009, 11:08, closed)

It's not hard to work out whodunnit
But it's not so easy to work out what the servants are up to and where they fit in.

Personally, I always liked it more than the other longer stories. You see the whole plot as it unfolds rather than in flashbacks and stories.
( MatJ LOOK, Tue 19 May 2009, 13:56, closed)

i agree
and frankly,its the only story to contain a degree of menace.in the other novels and short stories, holmes is some kind of superhero.in HOTB he's more human and fallible.And I like that.
(Fuckpig "That's not even a pound a midget.", Tue 19 May 2009, 15:53, closed)

You forgot to mention the time
he followed you back to your hotel room and nicked your shoes. Or when he had a massive go at you just for talking to his missus.
(Uncle Comrade, Wed 20 May 2009, 0:02, closed)

oh
bollocks!
(Fuckpig "That's not even a pound a midget.", Wed 20 May 2009, 0:38, closed)