The Message That Killed Trevor
Decode the note that struck a Norfolk magistrate down mid-sentence — Holmes's first case's last secret.
The note reads as gibberish about game and fly-paper: "The supply of game for London is going steadily up. Head-keeper Hudson, we believe, has been now told to receive all orders for fly-paper and for preservation of your hen-pheasant's life." Find the message inside it.
Drawn from The "Gloria Scott" (The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, 1893) — read the summary & analysis, or try The Every-Nth-Word Cipher Desk, this story's analysis tool. More at the Game Room and the tool bench.