Publisher's Synopsis
One of the more gruesome crimes that Holmes is called upon to solve in which the titular object contains two severed human ears. The story is really as much an examination of the corrosive effects of sibling rivalry, jealous and a hunger for vengeance as it is a murder mystery.The Adventure of the Yellow FaceNotable for being one of the few instances in which the deductive reasoning of Holmes ultimately proves wrong. The story is rather unusual examination of racism fueled by a healthy bit of traditional spousal paranoia.The Adventure of the Stockbroker's ClerkA chronological reading the Holmes stories will inevitably remind readers of "The Red-Headed League" when they get to this story that, like the previous classic, revolves around a needlessly complicated plot to remove an inconvenience to an attempted robbery.
