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Author Archives: Edward McManus

Dunits. Features an image of Sherlock Holmes' deerstalker cap, a magnifying glass, a thick iron key, a stack of books, and a white teacup on a wooden tabletop.

Poetry: Sherlock Holmes and The Closed Room Murder Mystery: The Vicar’s Last Homily

Posted on March 19, 2020November 5, 2024 by Edward McManus

Sherlock Holmes and The Closed Room Murder Mystery:  The Vicar’s Last Homily   Rev. Alfred E. Critchley, Vicar, St. Swithins BA, MA, Ed.D, DD, D.Min, J.C.D. 1824-1895   Preamble   “Somewhere in the vaults of the bank of Cox and Co., at Charing Cross, there is a travel-worn and battered tin dispatchbox with my name, […]

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