Despite the latter, the story is just as compelling, with red herrings and unexpected twists.

Holmes is on the case, only to discover that some dead men don’t remain dead after all.

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A split image showing artwork from The Sinking City, Ace Attorney Investigations, and Detective Pikachu.-1

Time to get to the bottom of things - these characters will have the mystery solved in no time.

A collage of images including a detective, a silhouette of a woman and an anthropomorphic frog

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A collage of The Hound of the Baskervilles, BBC’s Sherlock and Sherlock Holmes.

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Sherlock Holmes and John Watson in 1979’s Murder By Decree.

Nicholas Rowe as a teenage Sherlock Holmes.

Sherlock and Watson read through several letters as they converse.

Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles.

Peter Cushing and Nigel Stock as Holmes and Watson.

Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as Holmes and Watson in The House of Fear.

Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law as Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson.

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson discuss a case in Elementary.

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson stand in a busy London street in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as Sherlock Holmes and John Watson in BBC’s Sherlock.