Sherlock Holmes and the Redheaded League

About this episode

A London pawnbroker seeks help from Sherlock Holmes after a mysterious job with the Red-Headed League dissolves unexpectedly.

When a humble London pawnbroker answers a mysterious newspaper advertisement seeking men with bright red hair, he finds himself hired for a strange job that pays handsomely for copying passages from an encyclopedia. But when the mysterious “Red-Headed League” suddenly dissolves without explanation, the bewildered man turns to the great detective for help. Sherlock Holmes and his loyal friend Dr. John Watson soon realize the bizarre employment scheme is only the surface of a much more sinister plot unfolding beneath the streets of London. As Holmes pieces together the clues, the investigation leads to one of the most ingenious criminal plans ever devised. Originally written by Arthur Conan Doyle, “ The Red-Headed League ” remains one of the most clever and entertaining Sherlock Holmes mysteries—full of eccentric characters, sharp deduction, and a perfectly timed trap for a brilliant criminal mind.

Topics covered

• Sherlock Holmes
• mystery
• crime
• detective

Keywords

• Arthur Conan Doyle
• Red-Headed League
• London
• investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Red-Headed League

Places: London

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