The Boscombe Valley Mystery - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story

Librarian's note: this entry is for "The Boscombe Valley Mystery." Collections of short stories by the author can be found elsewhere.This is #4 of the 12 stories in "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes."Lestrade summons Holmes to a community in Herefordshire, where a local land owner has been murdered outdoors. The deceased's estranged son is strongly implicated. Holmes quickly determines that a mysterious third man may be responsible for the crime, unraveling a thread involving a secret criminal past, thwarted love, and blackmail.