when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.

sherlock holmes. sir arthur conan doyle's victorian super sleuth is an absolute joy to read. it's a real winning formula. cast the case in front of the reader and smack a solution that is seemingly totally unconnected soon after. after baiting the reader with mystery, draw in the line with solid, common-sensical and seemingly everyday knowledge to wrap everything up in a watertight explanation.

the charm of it all lies in the sheer simplicity holmes deals with each case, no matter how baffling they are. granted, not all stories will have one at the edge of their seat. however, most of the cases are unique and downright interesting. and the solution to each case can be found with the most logical reasonings and inference from the most minimal of evidence. how many of us would even dare infer that a man's wife has ceased to love him based upon the dust collected on his hat, even if we were living in the victorian context and era? holmes, for all his eccentricities, is a focused and highly objective detective, and his character is rather endearing despite his egoistic tendencies.

if you get a chance to read the works of sherlock holmes, i would definitely reccommend it wholeheartedly, and the reasons are positively elementary.