Disguise, duped doctors, and deadly retribution. "The Adventure of the Resident Patient" is the first of many cases Holmes and Watson solve together in 1886. Today, we tackle Watson the true crime chronicler, Holmes's questionable sense of humor, a convenient shipwreck, and John le Carré.

Read le Carré's introduction to The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes here: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-nov-14-bk-lecarre14-story.html

Content warning: Our discussion includes descriptions of a suicide by hanging, as well as a depiction of a dead body.

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