The Derby Book

Sir Robert's entire ruin, staked at starting odds — run the book that justified the crypt.

Sir Robert owed everyone, mortgaged everything, and put what remained on his own horse at long odds. Set the debts, the stake, and the price, and read the ledger that made a man hide his sister's death.

Drawn from The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place (The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, 1927) — read the summary & analysis, or try The Secrets of Shoscombe, this story's game. More at the Game Room and the tool bench.