Stories / The Adventure of the Dying Detective

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The Deathbed Prop Room

Audit every symptom of the dying detective: disease, or dressing-room?

Culverton Smith gloated over a sickbed that was, in every particular, a stage set. Weigh each observed 'symptom' against what could produce it.

Drawn from The Adventure of the Dying Detective (His Last Bow, 1913) โ€” read the summary & analysis, or try Watson's Sickroom Notes, this story's game. More at the Game Room and the tool bench.