I was always disappointed by that story
and Sherlock in general.
( M3rx likes the Asian ladies, Tue 19 May 2009, 9:59, 1 reply)

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)