The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes #9

Arthur Conan Doyle with Hugh Bonneville (Narrator)

58 minutes • first pub 1892 (view editions) user-added

fiction classics mystery thriller adventurous mysterious fast-paced
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Description

In a uniquely strange and macabre tale, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are tasked with helping a young engineer solve the mystery around his missing thumb and how it came to happen. 

Community Reviews

3.36
based on 208 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 92%

adventurous: 55%

dark: 25%

tense: 22%

reflective: 7%

funny: 3%

informative: 3%

lighthearted: 3%

sad: 3%

Pace

83% of readers chose fast
16% of readers chose medium
fast
medium

Plot or character driven?

80% of readers chose Plot
10% of readers chose A mix
10% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

88% of readers chose No
11% of readers chose N/A
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

35% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
17% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

5% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
72% of readers chose No
11% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

11% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
70% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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