Contents
Copyright
A Brief Introductory Note
“The Only Unofficial Consulting Detective”
His Credo
“I Have Some Knowledge, However, of Baritsu”: Arts, Martial and Otherwise
Detection, the Lifestyle
Elementary
Etiquette
The Fairer Sex, Advantages and Vexations
His Methods
Human, All Too Human
Life and Life Only
Mind Games
Mistakes Were Made
The Firm
His Nemesis
Just the Facts, Please
At Leisure
Getting a Clue
His Observations—Mundane and Acute
The Proper Study of Mankind
Police, Mostly Baffled
The Scarlet Thread
Rules to Continue Living By
Sciences, Forensic and Otherwise
Strategy, Tactics and Tools
Tendencies, Criminal and Otherwise
The Business of Business
The World, Flesh and the Devil
Why There’ll Always Be an England
Watson: The Trusty Comrade
The Reasoner’s Reasoning
Memories, Schemes and Reflections
The Game’s Forever Afoot!