The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story
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"The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet", one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is the eleventh of the twelve stories collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. The story was first published in Strand Magazine in May 1892.
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Also contained in:
- [Adventures of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL262421W/The_Adventures_of_Sherlock_Holmes)
- [Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - V](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL24312039W)
- [Annotated Sherlock Holmes: Volume II](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL8287177W)
- [Avventure di Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18188726W)
- [Classic Adventures of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14929956W)
- [Famous Cases of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17657231W)
- [Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL18200122W)
- [Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15548953W)
- [Obras completas de Conan Doyle: II](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20787319W)
- [Treasury of Sherlock Holmes](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL262548W)
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“Holmes,” said I as I stood one morning in our bow-window looking down the street, “here is a madman coming along.” ~ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A great short story were the clues allow the reader to infer the solution at the same speed as Sherlock Holmes.
A banker asks Holmes to investigate after a "Beryl Coronet". This was entrusted but ends up getting damaged at his home. Awakened by noise, he had found his son, Arthur, holding the damaged coronet. Arthur refuses to speak, neither admitting guilt nor explaining himself. Footprints in the snow outside the house tell Holmes that the banker's niece had conspired to steal the coronet. Arthur had discovered the crime in progress. The coronet got damaged during his struggle to prevent it. He had refused to tell his father the truth of the crime because of his love for his cousin.
Recommend to those who appreciate a well crafted mystery.
Series
11 primary booksThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a 11-book series with 11 primary works first released in 20 with contributions by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Series
10 primary booksSherlock Holmes Chronicles is a 10-book series with 10 primary works first released in 1891 with contributions by Arthur Conan Doyle.
